California's commercial Dungeness crab season is set to open on January 5 with limits on the number of commercial traps because of the risk of humpback whale entanglements, authorities said Friday.

After a three-year hiatus, recreational salmon fishing is making a comeback along California’s coastline in 2025, offering middle-aged men and seasoned anglers a chance to cast their lines once again.

January 1, 2026 - Wildlife areas, ecological reserves and other properties may be closed due to wildfires, flooding or storm ...

The council overseeing U.S. Pacific coast fisheries issued a new recommendation Tuesday for “very limited” recreational ...

Commercial fishing for Dungeness crab, usually a centerpiece of Christmas dinners in Northern California, will open Jan. 5 in central California waters, the state Department of Fish ...

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 ...

Charlton "Chuck" Bonham is leaving the top post at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at the end of the month to ...

Salmon fishing shuttered again as Chinook collapse worsens in California. California officials have closed the state’s commercial salmon fishing season for the third straight year due to the ongoing ...

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and holds the striper record at Millerton Lake. Delta ...

LA JOLLA, Calif. - A group of kayakers and snorkelers in Southern California encountered a rare deep-sea fish, which is drawing attention from marine scientists and conservationists. The discovery of ...