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Urban Fishing and Fish-Stocking Programs Survive Series of Lawsuits
Media Contact: Mike Taugher, (916) 591-0140 A Sacramento judge last week ruled in favor of the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG), resolving a series of lawsuits brought by both industry and...
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Nimbus Hatchery Fish Ladder to Open Nov. 5
The three major state-run hatcheries in the Central Valley – the Nimbus Hatchery in Sacramento County, and hatcheries on the Feather River in Butte County and the Mokelumne River in San Joaquin County...
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CDFW Central Valley Hatcheries Release 900,000 Steelhead Smolts in February
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) released 900,000 steelhead smolts from its Central Valley hatcheries in February.
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Nimbus Hatchery Fish Ladder to Open Nov. 4
The salmon ladder at Nimbus Hatchery in Rancho Cordova will open Nov. 4, signaling the start of the spawning season on the American River. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) hatchery...
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Court Action Allows Mad River Hatchery to Start Steelhead Spawning Operations
Media Contacts: Philip Bairrington, CDFW Senior Environmental Scientist (707) 825-4859 Harry Morse, CDFW Communications, (916) 323-1478 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) personnel...
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Drought Prompts Fish Evacuation at San Joaquin Hatchery
With a fourth year of extreme drought conditions reducing the cold water supply available, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is moving fish out of the San Joaquin Hatchery near...
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Feather River Hatchery Fish Ladder to Open Sept. 14
The fish ladder at Feather River Hatchery in Oroville will open Monday, Sept. 14, signaling the start of the spawning season on the Feather River. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)...
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Shasta County Hatchery Closed for Environmental Renovations, Expected to...
The Crystal Lake Hatchery in eastern Shasta County is currently closed to the public while a major environmental restoration is underway in nearby Rock Creek. “Because there is so much construction...
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Quarantined Shasta County Hatchery to Reopen
Darrah Springs Hatchery, operated by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), was partially released from quarantine on Oct. 9 after being in quarantine since May because of whirling...
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Nimbus Hatchery Fish Ladder to Open Nov. 2
The salmon ladder at Nimbus Hatchery in Rancho Cordova will open Monday, Nov. 2, signaling the start of the spawning season on the American River. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)...
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Mt. Shasta Hatchery “Kids’ Fishing Days” Canceled Indefinitely
Due to an outbreak of Whirling Disease last year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will be canceling the popular “Kids’ Fishing Days” at the Mt. Shasta Hatchery indefinitely. The...
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Bay Area Lakes to Receive Trout This Month
CDFG is planting more than 30,000 pounds of rainbow trout – some as large as one pound each – in Bay Area lakes during the month of December.
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CDFW Begins Stocking Trout in San Diego County Lake
Some of the stocked rainbow trout will have $10 reward tags, which CDFW hopes will increase angler interest and recreational activities at the lake. Signs will be posted at access points around the...
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CDFW Stocks 10,000 Steelhead in Thermalito Afterbay Near Oroville
“The fish stocked this year should provide fast action through the spring months and trophy fishing opportunities over the next several years,” said CDFW biologist Jay Rowan. “We have double-marked...
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The 2013-14 Freshwater Sports Fishing Regulation Pamphlet Issued
Changes this year include new regulations on sturgeon, salmon and steelhead retention, new areas where hatchery trout or steelhead may be retained, and a black bass slot limit removal on five waters....
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Lakes and Streams Looking Good for Eastern Sierra Trout Season Opener
Warm weather has been melting snow and ice on lakes that often are still frozen in late spring, giving anglers more access to lakes, streams and waterways for the Saturday, April 27 season opener....
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CDFW Trucks Salmon Smolts to the Golden Gate to Help them Avoid Predators
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) biologists and the Commercial Salmon Trollers Advisory Committee are continuing an experimental project to help California’s ocean-bound juvenile...
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Whirling Disease Detection Triggers Quarantine at Two California Trout...
The detection of a disease-causing parasite has led the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to quarantine infected trout at two northern California hatcheries. During routine hatchery and...
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Hot Creek Hatchery Tests Positive for Whirling Disease, Trout Stocking to...
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently learned Hot Creek Hatchery near Mammoth Lakes has tested positive for the parasite that causes whirling disease. Whirling disease was...
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Crystal Lake Hatchery to Supply Trout for Waters Normally Stocked by...
Crystal Lake Hatchery, operated by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), is currently stocking thousands of rainbow trout weekly in Hat Creek and surrounding waters in Lassen, Modoc,...
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