Omega Nguyen of Mega Bait and Tackle in Lathrop reported overall slow striped bass action, but castable umbrella rigs are ...

Axel Veerkamp, 14, of Placerville with a 38-pound, 46-inch salmon he caught trolling near Stinson Beach with Captain Trent ...

Summer isn't quite over, and there is still time to do more fishing at a lake, river, or body of water near you, and a fishing website has compiled a list of the 30 best lakes in California for the ...

Summer isn't quite over, and there is still time to do more fishing at a lake, river, or body of water near you, and a fishing website has compiled a list of the 30 best lakes in California for the ...

Recently planted rainbows are taken on Speedy Shiners or T-Bone Tackle spoons at depths from the surface to 25 feet. Besides the occasional larger model taken on swimbaits, small bass are the rule as ...

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 ...

William Smith has long fished the California coast for salmon, taking avid anglers out on his boat in hopes they'll get to wrestle with and reel in the prized catch. But not anymore. Smith, known as ...

Calif. (KESQ) - This Fourth of July weekend marks the first of two free fishing days for California residents presented by the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW). This program is set to run July 5 ...

The Pacific Fishery Management Council, a multistate, quasi-federal body, is expected to decide in April after a series of meetings whether there will be a limited fishing season or none at all. LOS ...

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 ...

Fishery regulators have voted to ban commercial fishing for Chinook salmon along the California coast for an unprecedented third consecutive year because of low population numbers. A fishery ...

California’s commercial fishing fleet depends on catching salmon, but low population numbers could lead regulators to shut down or sharply limit fishing this year. Salmon fishing was banned in 2023 ...