California's fishing fleet depends on catching Chinook salmon. Low population numbers could lead regulators to shut down or ...

DEC raises 750,000 steelhead fingerlings at its Salmon River Fish Hatchery in Altmar to stock ... on a drift rig or under a float. That’s the bait Muckey uses into early December.

As an example, if you were drifting a mealworm or salmon egg, you’re going to want to cast upstream of the target area and let the current carry the bait down to the fish. Depending on the speed ...