Fishing

Commercial Salmon Fishing Season Opens With Talk Of California Rebound

Commercial salmon fishermen are heading to sea from San Francisco and other area ports in what is expected to be a strong fishing season.

2013/05/01

Tom Stienstra On Creating A Marine Paradise

Head over the old Bay Bridge lately? Driven past Candlestick Park? The old eastern span of the Bay Bridge and Candlestick Park could turn San Francisco Bay into a marine paradise…

2013/04/11

Squids on display at a food market.(Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images)

California Squid Fishermen Enjoy Record Haul For 3rd Straight Year

California’s market squid fishermen are hauling in record numbers as ocean conditions have for the third-straight year helped them net the legally allowed maximum.

2012/12/03

Calif. Department Of Fish And Game Renamed, Sporting Groups Leery

After six decades as the Department of Fish and Game, the agency in charge of California’s wild animals has a new name—one that has many hunting and fishing organizations leery.

2012/10/02

A video posted on YouTube shows a group of fishermen catching a green sturgeon, a protected species, in the Delta. (CBS)

Video Shows Fishermen Harming Protected Sturgeon On Delta

A group of fishermen could be in trouble after a video posted on YouTube shows a protected green sturgeon being yanked from the dark waters of the Delta.

2012/07/03

Hit The Water On The Southern Part Of The Bay

Take a fascinating adventure to the lesser-explored parts of the south San Francisco Bay. Check out South Bay sights one can only see from water, including breath-taking kayak excursions, and an abandoned World War I destroyer.

CBS San Francisco–2012/05/19

Tom Stienstra Outdoor Report Links

05/25/13 – Salvage Memorial Day With Kayak Rental Rentals, Guided Trips San Francisco: City Kayak, South Beach Harbor (Pier 40), (415) 357-1010, citykayak.com San Mateo Coast: Half Moon Bay Kayak Company, Pillar Point Harbor, (650) […]

KCBS–2012/05/04

Salmon filets. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Bay Area Fisherman Excited For Rebounding Salmon Season

After years of watching their industry collapse, Bay Area commercial fishermen are saying this salmon season is rebounding to near record levels.

2012/05/02

Bay Area Fishermen Report Strong Start To Salmon Season

There’s nothing fishy about it – the reports from sport salmon fishermen are positive after the Easter holiday weekend, which also marked the opening weekend of the 2012 fishing season.

2012/04/09