NCGASA’s rep James Stone will give us an update tomorrow at 3pm via Facebook LIVE video. Stone will talk about … Continue reading “SALMON: Where are we? Numbers, Forecast, Season Setting, PFMC, CDFW & meetings”
PFMC MARCH Council Meeting on tap: SALMON will be discussed. How to join, Agenda, listen in and how to participate … Continue reading “Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) to meet in March about SALMON”
CDFW invites the public to attend its annual Salmon Information Meeting via webinar on Friday, Mar. 1 at 10 a.m. … Continue reading “CDFW SALMON INFORMATION MEETING: MARCH 1 AT 10AM, ZOOM IN”
CDFW Seeks Public Input on California’s Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery: Submit angler preferences for open fishing dates for the 2024 … Continue reading “CDFW Seeks Public Input on California’s Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery”
Coalition Letter: Coalition Group is calling on the Federal government to immediately and fully fund the State’s request for disaster … Continue reading “Coalition Group is calling on the Federal government to immediately and fully fund the State’s request for disaster assistance funding for the closure of the 2023 salmon season”
WHITE STURGEON Â is Agenda item #15 at the next Fish & Game Commission & Wildlife Resources Committee meeting in Sacramento … Continue reading “Call to action! Advocate for a white sturgeon fishery”
The annual NCGASA Mad River Hatchery Steelhead Derby takes place during the winter run in Humboldt County on the Mad … Continue reading “Mad River Steelhead Derby: You could WIN Guided Fishing Trips”
SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Small Businesses Economically Impacted by the California Salmon Fishery Closure 2023 Salmon Fishery Closure Webinar … Continue reading “Salmon Fishery Closure: Disaster Assistance, SBA Loan Program”
Click Here to read the PDF document by Ronnie M. Pierce from Feb. 1998. PDF file location online: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=21976 Readers … Continue reading “Understanding the Klamath River Tribal Fishery and Allocation”
2023 Salmon Disaster Relief Form Click here to download a PDF Click here to download a JPG file CLICK HERE … Continue reading “2023 Salmon Disaster Relief Form”
Photo Caption: An amphibious excavator is positioned near the confluence of the Yuba River and Feather River ahead of a … Continue reading “Support for the SBFCA Yuba City Boat Ramp Sediment Removal Project”
THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION FOR OUR MEMBERS! Help us send letters to the Fish Managers and Directors who … Continue reading “Call to Action: Send 10-15 million salmon eggs to Coleman Hatchery immediately”
To: Melanie Gange / NOAA Restoration Center NOAA Fisheries (F/HC3), 1315 East West Highway, Rm. 14853 Silver Spring, MD 20910 … Continue reading “Letter of support from the Bridge Group for the Butte Creek Barrier Assessment grant proposal”
New and Proposed Regulations – 2023 Read full press release from CDFW concerning to the new sturgeon regulations, CLICK HERE … Continue reading “White Sturgeon emergency regulations are posted, submission of comments”
Possible STURGEON closure … have your voice heard if you want to fight for a better managed white sturgeon fishery … Continue reading “Sturgeon on the Commission Agenda — possible CLOSURE?!”
Photo: by cambocady on Instagram, July 2022. Fisherman Andrew Phon landed a 94-inch sturgeon on the Sacramento River in Sacramento. … Continue reading “Blackburn paper suggests more science based data is needed about White Sturgeon population”
Ocean and San Francisco Bay District regulations. Minimum Size Limits, Bag and Possession Limits and Seasons. Click on link to … Continue reading “Ocean and San Francisco Bay District regulations”
The salmon runs are: fall, late-fall, winter and spring. Coleman National Fish Hatchery raises three of the four runs; they … Continue reading “Four distinct runs of Chinook salmon in the Sacramento River”
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has completed the release of approximately 23 million fall-run Chinook salmon raised … Continue reading “CDFW Completes Release of 23 Million Fall-Run Chinook Salmon”
For full report and study, click here. Striped Bass Study by Tom Cannon, July 2023Â Striped bass are one of … Continue reading “Causes of the Long-Term Decline in Striped Bass and Potential Recovery”
The Fish & Game Commission will meet on Oct. 11-12, 2023 in the San Jose Area. Sturgeon and Striped Bass … Continue reading “Fish & Game Commission Meeting on October 11: Striped Bass and Sturgeon on the agenda”
The Fish & Game Commission will meet on Oct. 11-12, 2023 in the San Jose Area. Sturgeon and Striped Bass … Continue reading “Take CDFW’s STURGEON survey | Deadline Aug. 15”
July 5, 2023 Mr. Paul Souza Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2800 Cottage Way Sacramento, … Continue reading “Salmon Fishing Groups and Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Bridge Group Hatchery Production Proposal”
SALMON AND HALIBUT ISSUES: Find the agenda’s to these meeting on the F&G Commish website. https://fgc.ca.gov/Meetings/2023 DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS … Continue reading “May 17 Fish &Game Commission Meeting | Salmon & Halibut Issues”
ANGLERS: CA Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will be hosting a virtual public meeting for White Sturgeon. The purpose … Continue reading “White Sturgeon Meeting and Overview from CDFW”
CDFW News | April 6 | 2023 Today, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) acted unanimously to recommend a full … Continue reading “PFMC Recommends Closure Of 2023 Ocean Salmon Fisheries”
2020 photo courtesy of Northwest Sportsman Magazine PFMC Press Release, April 6, 2023 Foster City, California—The Pacific Fishery Management Council … Continue reading “PFMC adopts West Coast Ocean Salmon Seasons for 2023”
Agenda Item E.5.a Supplemental CFGC Report, CLICK HERE to download the letter as a PDF File. To: Mark Gorelnik, Chair … Continue reading “Inland Fish & Game Commission request salmon fishery management recommendations for Sac & Klamath Chinook”
Join Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) sub panelist and NCGASA Executive Director James Stone on NCGASA’s Facebook page for a … Continue reading “PFMC update on Facebook LIVE at 2pm | March 10”
Download this PDF file from PFMC sub panelist James Stone that he prepared for the PFMC meetings in Seattle (March … Continue reading “PFMC – Sacramento River Chinook Salmon Fall Run Escapement”
Posted on March 1, 2023 by Tom Cannon from California Fisheries Blog CLICK HERE for full working draft report. The harvest of Sacramento … Continue reading “Sacramento River Salmon Harvest Forecast: More Bad News”
Closure of the 2023 salmon season Press Release | Friday, March 3, 2023 |Â Sacramento, CA Today, leadership of the … Continue reading “Commercial Anglers, Ocean Passenger Fleet, and Inland River Guides Call For 2023 Salmon Season Closure and Disaster Assistance Funding”
ZOOM Meeting for NCGASA Members: march 5 @7pm If you would like to learn more about how the Salmon Seasons … Continue reading “PFMC Meetings, ANGLERS to give public input on SETTING THE SALMON SEASON”
CDFW Salmon Season Meeting: March 1 via Zoom MARCH 1: CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE 2023 SALMON INFORMATION MEETING … Continue reading “CDFW Info SALMON Meeting”
We need ALL anadromous salmon anglers on March 1 call! Most of the public comment will transpire at the end … Continue reading “CDFW To Host Virtual Public Meeting On Ocean Salmon Fisheries”
REPORT from the PFMC COUNCIL Habitat indicators of Klamath and Sacramento salmon stocks — stoplight tables for Sacramento River and … Continue reading “PFMC REPORT: Habitat indicators of Klamath and Sacramento salmon stocks”
HELP US SAVE OUR SALMON! WHEN: MONDAY, FEB. 27 starting at 6pm WHAT: NCGASA Exec President James Stone will give … Continue reading “Calling on all NCGASA members who care about the fate of our SALMON”
The Marine Resources Committee will meet on March 14 and 16, 2023. Members of the public are welcome to participate … Continue reading “Marine Resources Committee will meet on March 14 and 16”
Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) PDF file to read. Review of 2022 Ocean Salmon Fisheries: Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation … Continue reading “PFMC: Review of 2022 Ocean Salmon Fisheries; Stock Assessment”
California Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Meeting Wednesday, Feb. 15 starting at 10am. Call to action: ATTEND the California … Continue reading “California Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Meeting”
The latest Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) data on Klamath Salmon. NCGASA’s president James Stone attends these meetings and aims … Continue reading “Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Data Sheets on Klamath Salmon”
By Tom Cannon / on behalf of NCGASA.org / 2022 The NCGASA Board of Directors hired Tom Cannon in the … Continue reading “Sacramento River Fall Run Salmon Report”
Join NCGASA today for as little as $20 to help us fight for your sturgeon fishery Click Here to sign … Continue reading “Delta Sturgeon Closure Coming?”
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced the selection of 25 projects that will receive funding for … Continue reading “CDFW Awards $11 Million For Fisheries Habitat Restoration Program Projects”
Buy your tickets online for the next ISE Show in Sacramento and then visit our booth #3041 in the Pavilion … Continue reading “NCGASA Booth 3041 at Sac ISE Show”
Photo Caption: From Western Outdoors News — Matt Fields of Ripon with a 26-pound Sacramento River king salmon with guide … Continue reading “Inland fisheries disaster – letter from the NCGASA Board”
The Mad River Steelhead Derby (#4) will start on Jan. 1, 2023 at 6am and end on Feb. 28 at … Continue reading “Mad River Steelhead Derby 2023”
A Tale of Two Hatchery Salmon Smolt Release Groups CLICK HERE to read full article. This story relates to two … Continue reading “Central Valley Hatchery Salmon Production Is Being Wasted”
CLICK HERE to read PDF file. This document contains the complete text of the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan … Continue reading “Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan”
WE NEED YOUR HELP: NCGASA Board of Directors Elections are happening now. Interested in volunteering and helping us save our … Continue reading “Board Elections: Nominate 3 NCGASA members”
NCGASA continues to support fish hatcheries such as the Coleman National Fish Hatchery and their efforts in growing and preserving … Continue reading “Salmon Festival at Coleman National Fish Hatchery”
Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 SUTTER, CA — There’s some good news for sportsmen and women who enjoy salmon fishing on … Continue reading “Hatcheries to raise more smolts for release into Feather and American River, additional money for salmon and hatchery infrastructure”
Western Outdoor News Digital Copy: Sept. 6, 2022 By David Hurley The process for a proposed slot limit began when … Continue reading “Town Hall second step in the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s process to review the proposed striped bass slot limit”
Photo courtesy of Golden Gate Salmon Association Inseason Estimates CDFW NEWS: Status Update (August 24, 2022): Provided below are … Continue reading “In Season Salmon Update”
When: Wednesday, Aug. 24 from 6pm to 8pm Where: CDFW Office in West Sacramento Ask: All NCGASA members should be … Continue reading “Striped Bass Slot Limit Town Hall Meeting & Survey”
The Pit River Bridge is the only interstate highway bridge owned by the federal government in the entire United States. … Continue reading “Future Shasta Lake bridge relocation could affect fishing in the main stem as well as boating traffic”
June 15, 2022 The Honorable Melissa Hurtado, Chair Senate Human Services Committee 1020 N Street, Room 521 Sacramento, CA 95814 … Continue reading “Coalition Letter to Oppose AB 1737 (Holden) – youth recreational camps”
State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife M e m o r a n d u m Date: May 16, … Continue reading “CDFW answer to boat limit petition”
Read the previous post about the recent decisions surrounding the Rock Creek Hatchery: click here. Highlights from the OF&W May … Continue reading “What happened at the Oregon Fish & Wildlife Meeting? North Umpqua update”
NORCAL GUIDES AND SPORTSMEN’S ASSOCIATION STRIPED BASS DERBY A HUGE SUCCESS – Grand Champion David Benham with NCGASA President James … Continue reading “Sacramento River striped bass bite in full swing – Striped Bass Derby a huge success”
Northern California anglers to pay attention to what is happening in Oregon. May 2, 2022, A letter from the Oregon Anglers … Continue reading “Umpqua River Steelhead hatchery program to be eliminated?”
Posted on April 22, 2022/Sportsmen’s Alliance The California Game and Fish Commission yesterday evening voted unanimously to deny the Humane … Continue reading “Fish and Game Commission Denies HSUS Bear Ban Petition”
SAVE THE DATE: April 20-21, 2022 California Fish and Game Commission Meeting The Commission will receive an update on ocean … Continue reading “California Fish and Game Commission Meeting April 20-21”
Sign ups cut off was at 8pm on 4/21. Thank you to all who signed up early! Download: NCGASA Striper … Continue reading “Striped Bass Derby & Rules”
Read NCGASA’s response letter to the CA Fish and Game Commission asking them to exempt the Eel River estuary from … Continue reading “Low flow closures on the Eel River in Humboldt County”
NCGASA is looking for help to stock Ellis Lake Park with catfish, bluegill/sunfish and largemouth bass. Visit our donate page … Continue reading “Donate to the Ellis Lake fish program”
Track the hatchery Fall-run Chinook salmon paired releases from the 2021-2022 Season (provisional data). See real time fish detections. Click … Continue reading “Central Valley Enhanced Acoustic Tagging Project”
CLICK HERE for full PDF to download. Conditions in the Central Valley are critically dry, and consequently, Shasta temperature management … Continue reading “Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan for Water Year 2022”
This week NCGASA leadership and our lobbyist held another update meeting with CDFW on the topic of a striped bass … Continue reading “Update on striped bass slot limit from the Smith Policy Group”
The latest Drought Monitor places more than 40% of California in Extreme Drought (D3). According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, … Continue reading “Drought: Driest January through February on record for several locations”
Click HERE for March 30 press release-PDF file 1 to download.  PDF file 2 from April 2, 2022. The Coleman National … Continue reading “Coleman National Fish Hatchery planned release of approximately 4,218,454 brood year 2021 fall Chinook Salmon into Battle Creek beginning on March 31, 2022”
ACCORDING TO State’s natural resources agency, MOU is a Step in Years-Long Effort to Protect Water Reliability and flows • … Continue reading “State and Federal agencies announce agreement with Delta water suppliers”
Sacramento River Winter Chinook age 3 ocean impact rate south of Point Arena by fishery and Alternative. The impacts are … Continue reading “Projected impacts for Sacramento and Klamath chinook”
PFMC public hearing on Ocean Salmon Management held via webinar only • California Meeting – Tuesday, March 22, 2022 CLICK … Continue reading “Online public hearing on salmon management: March 22 at 7pm”
This NOAA website is the public interface for modeled and observed water temperature and flow data for the Sacramento River … Continue reading “NOAA launches Central Valley Temperature Mapping and Predictions (CVTEMP)”
March 14, 2022 Ocean Salmon Season Overview: The number of adult fall-run Chinook salmon forecast to be swimming off the … Continue reading “Ocean recreational salmon season alternatives set”
CLICK HERE for handout PDF to download March 2, 2022 (10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) CDFW Annual Salmon Information Meeting … Continue reading “Members: Attend the CDFW Salmon Meeting, download the handout here”
The undersigned non-profit wildlife conservation organizations must strongly oppose SB 915 – legislation which would prohibit a state officer or … Continue reading “Coalition Letter: SB 915, Firearms & State Property – OPPOSE”
SB 865 – Coaltion Ltr of Support – SNRW – 3 8 22 – REV1 The undersigned wildlife conservation organizations … Continue reading “SB 865 – Coalition Letter of Support”
There’s a big CDFW meeting coming on March 2nd that may just be our last stand — we need the … Continue reading “March 2nd meeting about the status of SALMON”
NCGASA has been on the front line for over five years advocating for the Fry program to be reinstated … Continue reading “615,000 fall Chinook fry released into the Sacramento River”
A plea to raise more fish Dear Regional Administrator Thom, Regional Director Conant, Regional Director Souza, Secretary Crowfoot, Director Bonham, … Continue reading “Request for immediate hatchery production increases, upgrading and updating hatchery management practices”
Click Here to read full letter or download the PDF. Click Here for the Fish & Game Commission’s Proposed Amendments … Continue reading “Sportfishing Coalition Letter regarding harbor craft engine regulations”
Bills in the 117th Congress that affect our fisheries: Click Here to see the PDF or to download the PDF. … Continue reading “Current Federal Legislation – Sept. 2021: Fisheries”
Eight Decades of Hatchery Salmon Releases in the California Central Valley: Factors Influencing Straying and Resilience Click Here to Read: … Continue reading “Eight Decades of Hatchery Salmon”
Capitol Tracker | McGuire to talk drought, fish kills with lawmakers this week By RUTH SCHNEIDER | rschneider@times-standard.com | Eureka Times-Standard, PUBLISHED: July 26, … Continue reading “NCGASA will participate in a state joint committee legislative hearing on Tuesday to discuss salmon fisheries amid drought and a climate crisis”
Photo Caption: Â An amphibious excavator is positioned near the confluence of the Yuba River and Feather River ahead of a … Continue reading “Sediment removal projects planned for the Feather River”
Western Outdoor News Sacramento River 4/2/2021 Collaboration between government agencies and fishing organizations create opportunity for increased river salmon runs … Continue reading “Acoustic Smolt Tagging Project for Fall-Run Salmon and Butte City Release Point”
Join us for the Striped Bass Derby on April 17-18! What: Striped Bass Derby and Fundraiser When: April 17-18, 20201 … Continue reading “Striped Bass Derby April 17-18”
Senate Bill 252 to outlaw bear hunting in California withdrawn by lawmaker, after online campaign. A Change.org petition made change … Continue reading “Senate Bill 252 to outlaw bear hunting in California withdrawn by lawmaker”
Download this letter as a PDF: NCGASA PFMC Escapement letter 02.22.2021. February 22, 2021 Susan Bishop NOAA Branch Chief, West … Continue reading “NCGASA’s concerns about inland salmon fishery on the Sacramento River system”
NCGASA members please attend this meeting on Jan. 12 where the Fish & Game Commission will be discussing Agenda Item … Continue reading “Striped Bass: Fish & Game Meeting Jan. 12”
$50 Entry Fee Enter Here Dates: Tuesday, September 1 – Saturday, October 31, 2020 • Grand Prize is a Lifetime … Continue reading “Sacramento Valley River Salmon Fishing Contest 2020”
Help us stock Ellis Lake in Marysville, CA. Donate via PayPal to NCGASA530@gmail.com or mail check to PO Box … Continue reading “Donate to Ellis Lake”
California Fish and Game Commission to Hold Remote Meeting Posted:Â 14 Apr 2020 04:21 PM PDT The California Fish and Game … Continue reading “California Fish and Game Commission to Hold Remote Meeting 2020”
Attend the Striped Bass Meeting on Friday, Feb. 21 Calling on all NCGASA Members, we need your voice! After hearing … Continue reading “Striped Bass Policy Meeting: Feb. 21”
Date: September 21, 2019
Date: August 31, 2019 1st Place $1,000 2nd Place $500 3rd Place $250 Check out the PDF for full details … Continue reading “2019 Klamath Salmon Derby”
Date: April 20, 2019 1st Place $3,000 2nd Place $1,750 3rd Place $1,000 4th Place $500 5th Place $250 Click … Continue reading “Striped Bass Derby 2019”
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NCGASA began engaging with Coleman National Fish Hatchery after hearing about an excess of adult steelhead filling the raceways at … Continue reading “Coleman National Fish Hatchery Project”
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The Potter Valley Project is a small hydropower project in the headwaters of the Eel River. It consists of two … Continue reading “Potter Valley Project – Eel River”
The California Salmon Council (CSC) under the direction of the California Department of Fish & Game (DFG) assembled an Advisory … Continue reading “PROJECT TWO: 2008 Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries Disaster Program”
The California Salmon Council (CSC) under the direction of the California Department of Fish & Game (DFG) assembled an Advisory … Continue reading “Project One: 2008 Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries Disaster Program”
For more information, please call: James Stone at (530) 923-9440. JD Richey at (916) 952-1554. Ron Kelly at (530) 870-1449. … Continue reading “STRIPED BASS DERBY ON APRIL 21! OVER $5,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES!”
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used his press conference at the on Tuesday at the State Capitol, where he signed an executive … Continue reading “GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER PROCLAIMS DROUGHT, CALLS FOR NEW DAMS”
The California Salmon Council (CSC) under the direction of the California Department of Fish & Game (DFG) assembled an Advisory … Continue reading “2008 Disaster Relief Aide – from the “California Salmon Coucil” website”
SALMON: Where are we? Numbers, Forecast, Season Setting, PFMC, CDFW & meetings
NCGASA’s rep James Stone will give us an update tomorrow at 3pm via Facebook LIVE video. Stone will talk about … Continue reading “SALMON: Where are we? Numbers, Forecast, Season Setting, PFMC, CDFW & meetings”
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Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) to meet in March about SALMON
PFMC MARCH Council Meeting on tap: SALMON will be discussed. How to join, Agenda, listen in and how to participate … Continue reading “Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) to meet in March about SALMON”
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CDFW SALMON INFORMATION MEETING: MARCH 1 AT 10AM, ZOOM IN
CDFW invites the public to attend its annual Salmon Information Meeting via webinar on Friday, Mar. 1 at 10 a.m. … Continue reading “CDFW SALMON INFORMATION MEETING: MARCH 1 AT 10AM, ZOOM IN”
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