This week, CDFW conferred with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the IPHC and the Pacific Fishery Management Council to review projected catch amounts and determine the closure date. Formal authority to close the fishery resides with NMFS, which took action...
Three junior license holders will be chosen by lottery. Selected youth must possess an A zone deer tag and must be accompanied by an adult. Participants will receive classroom, range and field training in gun handling techniques and safety, deer hunting and game care. Hunts...
Tribal organizations around Northern California are celebrating the start of four dam removals on the Klamath River and hoping the impact will be significant in the future. ...
CDFW will continue to monitor groundfish species of concern, such as quillback rockfish. If the current in-season change prohibiting take of quillback rockfish is not sufficient to reduce harvest, additional in-season actions such as modifications to the season dates and/or depth...
“We are optimistic the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act will have positive and lasting effects on the future of the species in the face of climate change,” said CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham. “Our team is excited for this opportunity to...
If the water gets too warm, cabrilla will head to cooler, deeper water. You can catch them under these conditions using vertical jigs or dropper loop baits. That’s not the style of cabrilla fishing I long to do, though. I...
