California's northern temperate coastline is a beautiful and bracing geography full of peaceful natural landscapes. This ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced two upcoming free fishing days that will allow California anglers to cast out on a local lake or stream without needing a state fishing ...

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 ...

In an effort to reel new anglers into the hobby, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be hosting two statewide Free Fishing Days in the coming weeks, starting this weekend, including ...

If you’re looking for giant fish or huge numbers of fish, small stream trout fishing probably isn’t for you. Small streams require technical fishing, patience, and the willingness to get excited about ...

This story originally appeared in the Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 edition of the. A Sacramento judge ruled in favor of the ...

Prior to the urbanization of Southern California, rainbow and steelhead trout were native to these waterways and they were a ...

California is one of the top fly-fishing destinations of the nation, especially when it comes to wild trout. But as climate change continues to warm our rivers, the pressure is growing on California's ...

Last week, the California Fish and Game Commission moved to list white sturgeon under the Golden State’s Endangered Species Act. The action kicks off a review process by the California Department of ...