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Optimism for 2025 salmon season takes a gut punch by report of insufficient early returns to the Sacramento River

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SACRAMENTO – The optimism for the 2025 salmon season to end two years of closure took a gut punch this week when the preliminary...

Anglers show up for sand bass Fifty-plus testify before the Fish and Game Commission

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BY MERIT McCREA SACRAMENTO – Over 50 recreational angling advocates showed up in person and online to testify before the Fish and Game Commission at...

Hodges opener slow out of the gates, but there’s already a double-digit bass on the board

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BY MIKE STEVENS WON Staff Writer ESCONDIDO — The season opener at Lake Hodges got off to a sluggish start, but things have been...

Young hunters find success at CCA’s inaugural Youth Duck Hunt at Barrett Lake

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Anticipation and excitement were high, despite the low temps in the back country near Barrett Lake. It was especially cold (near freezing) in the...

Five new state fishing and diving records certified

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SACRAMENTO—  In 2024, four saltwater anglers and one spear fisherman became new state record holders after hauling in some exceptional fish. The California scorpionfish (Scorpaena...

DOUBLE DIGITS! Lake Jennings rings in prespawn with four trophy bass in two days

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BY MIKE STEVENS LAKESIDE— It seemed to happen overnight. Reports picked up by Western Outdoor News seemed to go from “winter mode” to “pre-spawn” in...

Field Notes from the Deschutes: A day with California bighorn sheep

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TRCP’s Oregon and Nevada field representatives volunteered at a recent California bighorn relocation operation BY Tristan Henry TRCP.org A train of headlights and dusty-red taillights cut the...
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