CalTrout News
On January 29th, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) closed some waters to fishing in order to protect native salmon and steelhead from low water flows in California streams and rivers that have been significantly impacted by drought. CDFW is also recommending that the Fish and Game Commission adopt emergency regulations on other rivers.
The CDFW press release states
Current low stream flow conditions will prevent the movement of migrating anadromous fish, primarily wild steelhead trout. Stream flows in many systems are inadequate to allow passage of spawning adults, increasing their vulnerability to mortality from predation, physiological stress and angling. Furthermore, survival of eggs and juvenile fish in these systems over the coming months is likely to be extremely low if the current drought conditions continue. These temporary angling closures on selected streams will increase survival of adult wild steelhead.
With our mission of protecting and restoring wild trout, steelhead, salmon and their waters throughout California, we support these closings.
Still plenty of great places to fish out there but plan accordingly.
3 Comments
YEP THERE YOU GO GUYS SLEEP WITH THE ENEMY< ENJOY NOT BEING ABLE TO FISH HAHAHAHAHAHA
The fish would of had a better chance of survival from the dredges working the rivers than what they do now ! Hopefully we can work TOGETHER instead of trying to Hog the rivers for one groups personal interests. You all need to look up Public Lands For The People and support them … they are fighting for your rights too !
It has taken us less than two hundred years to almost eliminate the system that the fish live in. It took millions of years for the river system to evolve. We must move forward aggressively but with caution to bring back what we have greedily damaged.