The 2026 adult Chinook salmon fishing season will soon close on the Upper Trinity River. The closure comes as California ...

A healthy river is more than just water flowing through a channel. It's a connected system of fish, insects, vegetation, ...

Adult hunters must have a valid California Hunting License, federal duck stamp, state duck validation and Harvest Information Program validations. Junior hunters must have a junior license and, if 16 ...

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Dana Point State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is located about 20 miles south of Huntington Beach along Highway 1, nestled between South Laguna and Dana Point in Orange County. Its northern border ...

Alameda Creek: Portions of the stream have warmwater fish. This creek and many of its tributaries are off limits to fishing due to steelhead restoration project. A section of Arroyo Del Valle adjacent ...

Notice: The White Sturgeon fishing season is closed as of June 30 and will re-open October 1. See the map (PDF) for details on seasons and closures. White Sturgeon are native to the West coast of ...

Before winter takes hold in the Arctic, tens of thousands of tundra swans migrate down along the Pacific Flyway from their remote and solitary breeding grounds to spend winter in California’s Great ...

The Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area is approximately 15,200 acres of baylands, tidal sloughs and wetland habitat. Many waterfowl species and shorebirds including the California Ridgway's rail can be ...

Northern watersnakes are heavy-bodied, aquatic snakes that range from 2 to 4 ½ feet in length. There are four subspecies of northern watersnake: Lake Erie, midland, common, and Carolina. All ...

The ring-necked pheasant is a ground nesting gallinaceous bird native to Asia that was introduced and established in California (PDF) and elsewhere in North America during the 1800’s. Pheasants have ...