The McCloud River is a designated wild and scenic river that offers a true wilderness experience and has been fished by dignitaries, railroad barons and even presidents. The upper and lower portions are so named by their division at the McCloud Reservoir....
A breach from a PG&E canal has turned Butte Creek a bright orange color, which has fisheries experts concerned that the water could compromise spawning salmon. ...
The 50-fathom RCA boundary line is defined by straight lines connecting a set of waypoints as adopted in federal regulations (50 CFR Part 660, Subpart G). With the exception of sablefish and flatfish as described below, only shelf rockfish, slope rockfish and lingcod may be taken or...
In 1989 Shedd started the AFTCO Tag Flag program in both the Atlantic and Pacific, which for 18 years played a major role in increasing awareness of and participation in tag and release sportfishing. He also served on the board of...
As many in Northern California celebrate the ongoing removals of four Klamath River dams, there is growing optimism that the Eel River dam removal project is also getting closer to becoming a reality. Here’s more from CalTrout in an update: Dam...
In April 2023, the razor clam fishery was closed in Humboldt County due to risk of domoic acid exposure. During the closure, state health agencies continued to assess domoic acid levels which consistently exceeded the federal action level for domoic acid...