Every year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) gives outdoor enthusiasts a chance to enjoy fishing without needing a sport fishing license on two special days. In 2025, these Free ...

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 ...

Summer isn't quite over, and there is still time to do more fishing at a lake, river, or body of water near you, and a fishing website has compiled a list of the 30 best lakes in California for the ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) plans to inject 350,000 Chinook salmon eggs into the North Yuba River ...

Seasonal closures are coming at recreational sites along the Klamath River in Oregon and California.

Summer isn't quite over, and there is still time to do more fishing at a lake, river, or body of water near you, and a fishing website has compiled a list of the 30 best lakes in California for the ...

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the ...

Since its launch in late 2024, the program has seen success with several reintroduction methods. Last fall, CDFW and its ...

After the largest dam-removal effort in U.S. history, salmon appear to be thriving in the Klamath River, though some are taking a detour.

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 ...