Californians love trout, and the streams and lakes in Southern California have been used by sport fishermen for more than 150 years. But are these prized gamefish natives to the region? The answer is ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Gaviota, CA – [March 7,2025] – In a significant conservation effort, over 200 critically endangered Southern California ...

Just over 270 Southern California steelhead trout were rescued last week from their last refuge in the Santa Monica Mountains. The rescue came about a week after hundreds of another type of endangered ...

If you get the chance to fish for native brook trout in their home waters, don't pass it up. There’s a lot to like about brook trout – even if they're technically a char, not a trout. They sport ...

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the ...