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 …
By – Associated Press – Tuesday, June 30, 2015 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) – The state Department of Fish and Wildlife allowed fishing to resume on Monday across 138 square miles of water off the Santa Barbara coast that was closed following last month’s huge oil spill. Fish and Wildlife officials said decided to …
10/01/2015 – J. W. Snyder – SWFN Thousands of lobster fishermen are eagerly awaiting the start of the sport season for California’s spiny lobster, which opens Saturday, Oct. 3 and continues through March 16, 2016. There is currently a strong El Niño event occurring in the eastern Pacific, with above-average water temperatures expected …
01/14/2015 – John Snyder – SWFN The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds anglers and divers that they are required by regulation to report or return their 2014 report cards. Information collected from sport fishing report cards provides CDFW biologists with important data necessary to monitor and manage California’s diverse recreational …
