California's sport and commercial fishermen have been walloped by two years of salmon closures and are bracing for a ...

Why bother having a salmon season? That question is based upon the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s annual salmon information meeting and the thre ...

Jamie O’Neill, owner of Seattle-based Dock Street Brokers, said many of California’s commercial salmon fishermen are getting out of the business, selling their permits or simply letting them expire.

Huge bass released and bite improved at Eastman Hensley, Alan Vang reported. Don Pedro king salmon hitting, Monte Smith said. New Melones bass fishing outstanding, John Liechty reported. Pine Flat ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Editor's note: This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

With salmon fishing barred off the California coast for two years, fishermen have been running historic boat tours, party cruises, and scattering the ashes of the deceased to try to stay afloat ...

William Smith has long fished the California coast for salmon, taking avid anglers out on his boat in hopes they'll get to wrestle with and reel in the prized catch. But not anymore. Smith, known ...

Over time, salmon fishing has declined with swings in stocks ... Charter operators, meanwhile, have branched out to host boat tours and party cruises, especially since short trips require little ...