Wild trout and steelhead are “line shy” – they can see heavy fishing line in the water and will veer off rather than bite if it frightens them. Email Bill Ryan at acorn_3@comcast.net.

AMERICAN RIVER/Sacramento: River flows are down to 2,050 CFS. and the river is very wade able. Steelhead numbers have improved and should only get better.

The hike includes part of the city’s free 35-mile Sacramento River Trail Network that cuts through downtown. There's good fly fishing on the river at the Sundial Bridge, anglers said.

The February 2024 ocean abundance forecast was only 213,600 Sacramento River fall chinook adults and 180,700 Klamath River fall chinook adults. “The 2023 and 2024 salmon shutdowns did not come ...

Sections of the Sacramento River were flowing high Wednesday morning, placing parts of the Valley under a flood warning. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for portions of ...

Trout need to move for several reasons: to feed, spawn, and find shelter. When a river is dammed, it doesn’t allow trout to do what they need to survive and reproduce.

MISSOULA, Mont. — In the early season, when the rivers are still running high and cool from snowmelt, KynsLee Scott loves trout fishing. As a fishing guide and conservationist, her life revolves ...