Winemakers relish in the Sonoma Coast
"Here, let me draw you a map," said Sonoma Coast vintner Nick Peay. I had mentioned the maps I had for Fort Ross-Seaview AVA did not provide the detail I had hoped for in a region made up of some paved, and some unpaved roads. Wine people love maps. Of all the...
Top California Democrats, drilling foes unite in opposition to Trump’s marine sanctuaries review
Top Democratic Party leaders, environmentalists and fishermen Wednesday gathered in a show of united opposition to President Donald Trump’s order to review and potentially open up federal marine sanctuaries off the California coast to new oil and gas drilling....
Fish for free next Saturday (Sept 2nd)
If you want to go fishing in California, you must buy a fishing license, except if you go fishing next Saturday, Sept. 2, which has been declared a “free fishing day” by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. All other fishing regulations, such as bag and...
23rd Annual Bodega Seafood Art & Wine Festival
August 26th & 27th, 2017 Watts Ranch: 16855 Bodega Highway Bodega, CA 94922 Held on a rugged, rural ranch, a few miles inland from the spectacular Sonoma Coast, the Bodega Seafood, Art & Wine Festival is both sophisticated and down-home. It has garnered the reputation...
Salmon season flops: Drought years cut North Coast salmon population
The salmon season off Sonoma and Marin coastlines was severely trimmed this year. Usually it starts in May and the best fishing months go through July. But the 2017 season just started in August and runs to the end of September. On Sept. 1, the minimum commercial size...
