Ben Hutchinson's big mackinaw would make for a pretty picture no matter how he caught it. But it wins Picture of the Week award because he caught it from shore – on trout gear.

After decades of bass fishing experience and countless tournament wins on his home water, the "West's All-Time Leading Money Winner" Gary Dobyns shared some late spring, early summer info to help you enjoy 100 fish days on Lake Oroville.

Jon Clark was hoping to catch a trout or three Friday morning at Lake Chabot, instead he caught the first sturgeon from the Castro Valley lake since 1997 and earned himself a lake record..

The 2013 Fall Chinook salmon regulations for the Klamath and Trinity River drainages are in the final approval phase.  The proposed season for the Klamath River will be from September 1^st through December 31^st.  The Trinity River season will run from September1st through December 31^st.

Even though the Upper Sacramento River is open year-round, I had a hotel room booked in Dunsmuir for opening weekend.

Following is a list of Northern and Central California salmon charter boats. The harbors are listed by alphabetical order. Included are the web address, phone, boat capacity and anticipated price per person.