Every year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) gives outdoor enthusiasts a chance to enjoy fishing without needing a sport fishing license on two special days. In 2025, these Free ...

Delta stripers and bass bites going strong, Jeff Soo Hoo said. New Melones trout and bass hitting, Kyle Wise reported. Pine ...

In an effort to reel new anglers into the hobby, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be hosting two statewide Free Fishing Days in the coming weeks, starting this weekend. Free Fishing ...

Fishing an alpine stream in northwestern Colorado. / Photo by Jasper Taback As the summer months approach, dreams of small stream trout fishing resurface. In most parts of the country, alpine streams ...

California’s embattled salmon populations continue to struggle. According to figures released on February 26 by the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) at an Anadromous Fishes Conservation ...

Obviously, we don’t wanna fish on stocks that are in bad shape. We want healthy fisheries,” Tim Klasse.n, owner of Reel Steel ...

In October 2024, scientists created dozens of man-made nests and deposited 300,000 Chinook salmon eggs. Now, those eggs are hatching. California Department of Fish and Wildlife Chinook salmon were ...

Dams were dismantled on the Klamath River last year. An Indigenous writer reflects on how the river is starting to recover.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The 2025 commercial salmon fishing season in California will be closed for an unprecedented third year running, and sportfishing will be restricted to only a few days due to ...