William "Captain Smitty" Smith stands for a portrait at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay in 2024. (Loren Elliott / For The Times) After a two-year shutdown, fishing boats will fan out along the ...

It has been more than 2½ years since recreational anglers have been able to target salmon in the ocean. There is no doubt that a healthy salmon population is essential for the fishing industry as ...

We're geared up with the chartreuse stingeye spinners and we're casting for Salmon in the Niagara Whirlpool. We also share some great braided line fishing tips. As always until next time, good luck ...

Last month, a public federal process determined there will be no commercial salmon fishing off California’s coast for the third year in a row. It’s a grim milestone for our state. While we will see ...

NOAA Fisheries will close or constrain fishing for salmon off the southern Oregon and California coasts for the 2025-26 fishing season, citing “anticipated extremely low returns of California Chinook ...

Drought and water contracts diverted river flows, killing 75% of 2021 salmon eggs Overestimated ocean counts led to 2022 harvests that removed 75% of stocks Infrastructure failures and pollution in ...

Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. With salmon populations throughout California declining ...

Salmon are one of California’s most iconic species. The powerful fish is famous for its long migration from the rivers to the ocean, and their final, fatal return to their spawning grounds. Once ...

An endangered species has returned to its Northern California river habitat for the first time in almost a century, wildlife officials said. Winter-run chinook salmon — one of nine species considered ...