Salmon Season 2026
Good News: California’s 2026 ocean salmon season scheduled to open on April 11 from Pigeon Point south By Dan Bacher SACRAMENTO - The Pacific Fishery ...
Conservation
James Stone Breaks Down Salmon Season Setting Process
We're all getting amped up for salmon season in California, but the rules and regs for 2026 are still in the works. Check out this video where James Stone, president of NorCal Guides & Sportsmen Association, breaks down the salmon season setting process. He walks through the current status and timel...
Nor-Cal Guides and Sportsmen’s Association: The Sportsman’s Voice
Nor-Cal Guides and Sportsmen’s Association: The Sportsman’s Voice The Nor-Cal Guides and Sportsmen’s Association (NCGASA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit th...
Salmon Season Special Public meeting
CDFW to Host Public Meeting on California’s Salmon Fisheries Sacramento - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites the public to ...
Spotlight on Conservation
SACRAMENTO — Opponents of the Delta Tunnel project last month celebrated their successful campaign against Newsom’s trailer bill to fast-track the Del...
Nimbus Hatchery Begins Fall-Run Chinook Spawning
American River, CA – Following the opening of the Nimbus Hatchery fish ladder last week, California Department of Fish and Wildlife staff started spaw...
13 Nov 2025•
Fish Sniffer Staff
Fish Sniffer Staff
Delta Tunnel Opponents Slam Revised budget Plan
Delta Tunnel opponents slam Gov. Newsom's revised budget plan to fast-track project SACRAMENTO - Sacramento — Governor Gavin Newsom in May announced, ...
U.C. Davis study finds dams are ineffective for conservation of salmon and trout
For many years, federal, state, and corporate proponents of building more dams in California have touted cold water river releases provided by increas...
17 Sep 2021•Fish Sniffer Staff
Fish Sniffer Staff
Reclamation announces extension of Shasta Dam raise comment period to Oct. 5
REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation today announced a virtual open house website for the controversial Shasta Dam raise proposal EIS, official...
11 Sep 2020•Fish Sniffer Staff
Fish Sniffer Staff
Conservation Groups Oppose Exxon's Plan to Restart Offshore Rigs Idled by Refugio Oil Spill
May 19 of this year marked the fifth anniversary of the massive Plains All American Pipeline spill near Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County th...
2 Sep 2020•Fish Sniffer Staff
Fish Sniffer Staff
California Assembly Bill 3030 Passes Through Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee
Sacramento – On a vote of 6-2 that fell along party lines, the California Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee on August 12 approved Assembly ...
15 Aug 2020•Fish Sniffer Staff
Fish Sniffer Staff
Governor Newsom releases final water portfolio that includes Delta Tunnel, Sites Reservoir
SACRAMENTO – California Governor Gavin Newsom on July 28 unveiled a final version of his controversial Water Resilience Portfolio, a water plan that i...
30 Jul 2020•Fish Sniffer Staff
Fish Sniffer Staff