With salmon populations struggling, fishery officials have decided to ban fishing along the California coast for a second straight year. The Pacific Fishery Management Council, a multi-state, ...

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 ...

Fishery managers unanimously voted to ban commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California for the second year in a row. State officials blame drought conditions as one reason ...

If you have an old rod in your closet that’s been gathering dust, because you don’t have a fishing license, now’s the time to whip it out. It’s Free Fishing Day this Saturday, July 6, in all of ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The 2025 commercial salmon fishing season in California will be closed for an unprecedented third year running, and sportfishing will be restricted to only a few days due to ...

OCEANO, Calif.— In response to a lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, a federal court has ruled that the California Department of Parks and Recreation violated the Endangered Species ...

Calif. (KESQ) - This Fourth of July weekend marks the first of two free fishing days for California residents presented by the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW). This program is set to run July 5 ...

Anyone interested in fishing in California lakes or streams can take up the hobby for free, at least for two days this summer ...

California officials are debating whether to cancel the salmon fishing season for the third year in a row amid a concerningly low Chinook salmon population in the Sacramento Valley. In 2023 and 2024, ...

Charter fishing crews in California harbors are preparing for recreational salmon fishing to resume this weekend after a two-year shutdown. Fishing will only be allowed on certain dates and with ...