William Smith has long fished the California coast for salmon, taking avid anglers out on his boat in hopes they'll get to wrestle ... of the health of California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

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 ...

The question for the past year on most northern California anglers’ lips has been: Will there be a salmon season in 2025? That question has changed to: Why bother having a salmon season?

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 ...