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Heed the siren call of Crockett, the Bay Area small town that time forgot
With a colorful history matched with sleepy charm and excellent food and drink, Crockett’s an excellent place for a day trip.
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US House votes to remove endangered status for San Francisco-area smelt
In January 2025, USFWS proposed designated 91,630 acres – including the waters of San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, and the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta – as critical habitat. “Like most of the delta’s ...
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Central California fishing report: Delta sturgeon biting; McClure bass small but aggressive - MSN
Sharks and rays are the staple in San Pablo Bay, but for the first time in a few years, more sturgeon are showing up in San Pablo and also in the south bay. These areas are open for catch-and ...
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Central California fishing report, April 2-April 8 | Merced Sun-Star
Call: Eastman Lake 689-3255; Valley Rod & Gun, Clovis 292-3474; 559 Fresno Bait and Tackle 515-6273.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hensley Lake Hidden Dam 673-5151. Lake Don Pedro. Bass 2 Trout 2 ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to Protect Longfin Smelt, a Rare Fish in San Francisco Bay-Delta, Center for Biological Diversity Reports
A longfin smelt in the San Francisco Bay is measured during population surveys. Jacob Stagg/USFWS January 15, 2025 - SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday proposed to ...
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Commercial Dungeness crab season is here - The North Bay Business Journal
The record for our area is a 9-foot, 6-inch, 468-pounder caught in 1983 by an angler fishing in San Pablo Bay between Crockett and Benecia. It took Joe Pallotta more than five hours to bring the ...
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Central California fishing report, Jan. 1-7 | Fresno Bee
Sharks and rays are the staple in San Pablo Bay, but for the first time in a few years, more sturgeon are showing up in San Pablo and also in the south bay. These areas are open for catch-and ...
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Giant white sturgeon caught in Suisun Bay - The Stockton Record
On July 9, 1983, Joey Pallotta of Crockett, California caught the world record white sturgeon weighing 468 pounds while fishing from his boat in San Pablo Bay in Contra Costa County.
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Sea Monsters! The 10 Biggest Trophy Fish Ever Caught in California
Sturgeon are sometimes refered to as ancient fish due to their dinosaur-like appearance with bony plates along their back. The biggest white sturgeon was caught by Joey Pallotta on July 9, 1983. He ...
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Central California fishing report week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3 | Fresno Bee
Golden Gate/San Francisco Bay. Halibut 2 Striper 2 Rockfish 3 Leopard shark 2 Sturgeon 2 . ... Striped bass are found in San Pablo Bay with live anchovies.
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How a caviar producer with a fake Russian name became the vanguard of sustainable aquaculture - The Seattle Times
Last summer, hundreds of sturgeon died and washed ashore in the Delta and San Francisco and San Pablo Bays during a major red algal bloom. It was the largest sturgeon die-off recorded in the Bay ...