California
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New CDFW Policy Recognizes Ecological Value of Beavers in California
The policy also outlines a process to mitigate beaver depredation conflict, prioritizes the use of nonlethal deterrents whenever possible and ensures that lethal removal of depredation beavers is done in a humane manner.
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Westernbass Magazine, Summer 2023
Hi All, Isn’t it ironic! The water levels have come up and the bass within the fisheries don’t seem to know how to act! The erratic bites, lack of giant pre-spawner photos, blanking boats and less than typical tournament weights for the season are leaving many of us scratching our heads. Many – but not all! Ken Mah for one seems to have figured something out and that something earned him over $125,000 in the inaugural Western Bass Shootout. Congratulations Ken! What an event that was and we can only expect it to improve! The Western Bass Shootout win earned Ken his third cover on WesternBass Magazine. A first for us! A well-deserved accomplishment for Ken. As we progress into summer, we are already near the six-hour tournament requirement of California, and the annual ICAST show – things we all know and expect, but what about something new? For 2023 there will be a new Outdoor Show on the block and it’s happening this fall. We will have more info soon. In the meantime, good luck with that summer topwater bite, the frog tournaments, and the final events of your tournament circuits. Fall TOC’s are just around the corner. Tight Lines! Wayne
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2023 June California Fish and Game Commission Meeting
The meeting will also be held via webinar/teleconference.
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10th Annual California Invasive Species Action Week
Learn how invasive species affect California’s wildlife and their habitat.
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Colorado River deal: What does it mean for California?
After almost a year of intense negotiations, California, Nevada, and Arizona reached a historic agreement on May 22nd to use less water from the over drafted Colorado River over the next three years.
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2023 Ultimate Frog Challenge - coming to the California Delta July 29th and 30th!
First 100 signups will enjoy a FREE Tri-Tip BBQ
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CDFW Holding Public Workshops to Promote Grant Funding Opportunities
Central and Southern California
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Water and River "Pulsing" May Help California Salmon
Repeated atmospheric rivers delivering rain and snow to California over the last winter will provide enough runoff to provide two pulse flows on the Sacramento River this year.
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May 2023 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar
All calendar items are subject to change.
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California bracing for severe flooding from snowpack melt
It contains twice as much water as the state’s 28 major reservoirs.
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Winter Weather Will Impact 2023 Eastern Sierra California Trout Opener
While the eastern Sierra trout season opener is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year, the record snowpack of 2023 will be a major factor
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CDFW Provides Nearly $36 Million for Projects to Save Salmon and Other California Fish and Wildlife Species
Saving salmon and rebuilding their populations for future Californians involves many key actions including investing in and restoring salmon strongholds as climate refugia, increasing partnerships, working with Tribes, doing more large-scale restoration at a faster pace, modernizing old infrastructure and creating fish passage around migration barriers. Today’s awards invest in those types of salmon projects.
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An interesting start to the year for California anglers
With some crazy weather changing things and forcing tournament directors to scramble to adjust their schedules.
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Discuss the First Ten Years of California’s Marine Protected Area Network
Today at the Management Review Forum held in Monterey, nearly 300 participants representing state agencies, California Tribes, researchers, environmental groups, commercial and recreational fisheries, and others joined together to discuss the first 10 years of California’s globally recognized Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network. Presented to the California Fish and Game Commission in February, the MPA Decadal Management Review (PDF) report is the first comprehensive statewide review of California’s MPA Network and Management Program.
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California Tribes Submit Comments on Proposed Water Quality Standards
We write in strong support of EPA’s recognition that tribal reserved rights may be impaired by water quality standards that fail to, for instance, ensure sufficient instream flows to protect native fisheries and other riparian resources.
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