10/28/2015 – J. W. Snyder – SWFN The salmon ladder at Nimbus Hatchery in Rancho Cordova will open Monday, Nov. 2, signaling the start of the spawning season on the American River. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) hatchery workers will open the gates in the ladder at 9:30 a.m. and may …
10/24/2015 – J. W. Snyder – SWFN The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) has simplified its 2016 steelhead report card. The new card is shorter and easier to fill out. It provides anglers with clear and concise reporting instructions, consolidates location codes and better defines the data being collected. Major changes …
10/19/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Southwest Fishing News (SWFN) Darrah Springs Hatchery, operated by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), was partially released from quarantine on Oct. 9 after being in quarantine since May because of whirling disease. Extensive DNA testing of the fish by a commercial sciences lab have …
10/07/2015 – John Snyder – SWFN The Crystal Lake Hatchery in eastern Shasta County is currently closed to the public while a major environmental restoration is underway in nearby Rock Creek. “Because there is so much construction work and equipment on the property, we had to close the viewing area and temporarily …
