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- Written by: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
In the Klamath Management Zone, which is the area between the Oregon/California state line and Horse Mountain (40° 05’ 00” N. latitude), the season will open June 1 and continue through Sept. 3, 2018.
The Fort Bragg and San Francisco areas, which extend from Horse Mountain to Point Arena (38° 57’ 30” N. latitude) and Point Arena to Pigeon Point (37° 11’ 00” N. latitude), respectively, will open June 17 and continue through Oct. 31, 2018.
The Monterey area between Pigeon Point and the U.S./Mexico Border opened on Apr. 7 and will continue through July 2, 2018.
Shorter recreational ocean seasons in 2018 are the result of two key California salmon stocks attaining ‘overfished’ status this year. Both Sacramento River fall Chinook and Klamath River fall Chinook have experienced three successive years of poor adult returns, in response to the drought and poor conditions for survival.
The minimum size limit is 20 inches total length in all areas north of Pigeon Point and 24 inches in all areas south of Pigeon Point. The daily bag limit is two Chinook salmon per day. No more than two daily bag limits may be possessed when on land. On a vessel in ocean waters, no person shall possess or bring ashore more than one daily bag limit. Retention of Coho Salmon (also known as Silver Salmon) is prohibited in all ocean fisheries off California.
In 2019, the recreational ocean salmon season will open Apr. 6 south of Horse Mountain. The minimum size limit will be 20 inches total length in the area from Horse Mountain to Point Arena and 24 inches total length in all areas south of Point Arena. The daily bag limit will be two Chinook salmon per day. The remainder of the 2019 ocean salmon season will be decided at the PFMC meeting in April 2019.
For the first time, state ocean salmon regulations will automatically conform to federal regulations using the new process described in the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 1.95. Federal regulations for ocean salmon were published in the Federal Register (83 FR 19005) on May 1, 2018, and are effective as of May 1, 2018.
Public notification of any in-season change is made through the National Marine Fisheries Service Ocean Salmon Hotline. Before engaging in any fishing activity for ocean salmon, please check one of the following resources for the most up-to-date information:
– CDFW Web site, www.wildlife.ca.gov/oceansalmon;
– National Marine Fisheries Service Ocean Salmon Hotline, 800-662-9825;
– CDFW Ocean Salmon Hotline, 707-576-3429.
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- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
The three-day tournament, hosted by the Konocti Vista Casino Resort & Marina, will feature a top prize of up to $85,000, including a brand new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard engine.
“This tournament is going to be a slugfest,” said Yamamoto Baits pro Jimmy Reese of Witter Springs, who has 12 top-10 finishes on Clear Lake in FLW competition. “Aside from some clouds, which could change a few things, it’s supposed to be between 79 and 85 degrees just about every day leading up to the event. It’s going to be good.
“There has already been a wave of fish that have spawned, so anglers will be able to target them in all three phases – postspawn, spawners and even some prespawners,” continued Reese. “An underspin will play a big role for prespawners, as well as jerkbaits and lipless crankbaits like a Live Target Golden Shiner. For spawners, a Yamamoto Flappin’ Hog or another light-colored grub will be good choices.”
Reese said the postspawn fish will prefer topwater lures like a Boing Topwater or a Heddon Super Spook.
“I’ll throw a Super Spook when I’m trying to cover a lot of water, and the Boing in tighter places because it walks – it has a noise to it and sends out a vibration,” said Reese. “Buzzbaits and frogs will be good postspawn lures as well.”
Reese said he thinks most of the lake will be utilized by anglers for this event, especially the north end.
“The water level is lower this year compared to the last few years, due to the lack of rain. Docks and tules will still be the deal for fish in all three phases, though,” said Reese.
The California veteran said that a three-day cumulative total of 72 pounds should be enough to take home top honors.
“Everything is lined up for this to be a great event,” said Reese. “Clear Lake hasn’t shined in the last eight months like it has in the past, but I think people will be surprised by what they see in this tournament.”
Anglers will take off from Konocti Vista Casino Resort & Marina, located at 2755 Mission Rancheria Road in Lakeport, at 6:30 a.m. PDT each day. Weigh-ins will also take place at Konocti Vista Casino Resort & Marina, and will begin at 2:30 p.m. each day. All takeoffs and weigh-ins are free to attend and open to the public.
In Costa FLW Series regular-season competition, payouts are based on the number of participants competing in the event.
At Clear Lake, pros will fish for a top prize of up to $85,000, including a brand new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard if Ranger Cup qualified. Co-anglers will cast for a brand new Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower Evinrude outboard, and $5,000 if Ranger Cup qualified.
The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the International division. Each U.S. division consists of three regular-season tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to compete in the season-ending Costa FLW Series Championship.
The 2018 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Nov. 1 to 3 on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama, and is hosted by the Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
For complete details and updated information visit www.FLWFishing.com . For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Costa FLW Series on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
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- Written by: Editor
Training topics include Hunter and firearms safety, ethics and hunter responsibility, basic survival and first aid, wildlife identification and management, hunting techniques and equipment, and wild game care.
This class is required to be eligible to hunt in California.
The class will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, May 7, through Wednesday, May 9, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Highland Springs Range at 3600 E. Highland Springs Road in Lakeport.
Students are required to attend all days and hours to receive full credit and must pass the required written and practical tests for certification of completion.
Registration must be completed online by visiting the CDFW Web site at www.wildlife.ca.gov/Hunter-Education and following the step-by-step instructions.
Class space is limited to 15 students on a first-come, first-served basis.
Additional course dates and locations are also located at this site.
For additional information or if your organization would like to host a course, please contact Wildlife Officer Mike Pascoe at 707-263-1044 or Roland LeDoux at 707-994-0637.
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- Written by: Mendocino National Forest
The total route is approximately 300 miles, starting in Stonyford, traversing the forest, stopping overnight in Fort Bragg, and returning to Stonyford.
It will run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day and may involve up to 500 dual sport bike riders.
Comments will be accepted until Monday, May 7.
The scoping letter is posted at https://www.fs.usda.gov/projects/mendocino/landmanagement/projects.
Please provide comments by mail, fax, email or in person to the responsible official, Dionne Uzes, Acting District Ranger, c/o Linda Serret, district NEPA planner, at 825 N. Humboldt Ave., Willows, CA 95988; fax 530-934-1212; email