Situated between forests and fault lines, this northern California wilderness offers open skies, barely any crowd, and basic, ...

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 ...

The Palisades Fire that has been burning for a week in Los Angeles County is only 14 percent contained as of Tuesday, and high winds in the forecast could make matters worse. Officials are already ...

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 ...

Experts say sediment flowing into the creek where the trout live poses the greatest threat. Wildlife officials may opt to temporarily move the endangered fish out of the mountains once it’s safe to do ...

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 ...

From left, UC Davis lead author Lauren Hitt, junior specialist Jordan Colby and coauthor Mackenzie Miner prepare to search for chinook salmon on Lower Putah Creek by canoe. (Dennis Cocherell, UC Davis ...

California’s embattled salmon populations continue to struggle. According to figures released on February 26 by the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) at an Anadromous Fishes Conservation ...

After a two-year shutdown, fishing boats will fan out along the California coast angling for Chinook salmon this weekend as recreational fishing resumes under strict limits. Coastal salmon fishing was ...