Mike Long, who ran a Bodega Bay fishing charter company on his boat Miss Vic for eight years, said Chinook salmon fishing used to drive a frenzy of local activity.

Since 1973, Bodega Bay has hosted the annual Fisherman’s Festival to celebrate the opening of salmon fishing season and community.

Bodega Bay fishing fleet catches break with waived docking fees To reduce the hardship caused by closed salmon and reduced crab seasons, local fishers can get dock fees waived through the end of ...

Bodega Bay’s fishing fleet will have to stay in port again this summer after cancellation of the commercial salmon fishing season.

Captain Ryan of Northbay Fishing Charters recently reported quality deep-water rockfishing out of Bodega Bay, finding calm flat seas and good quality limits using canaries, yellows, and reds in ...

When the salmon closure hit two years ago, sportfishing charter boat operator Ty Taube’s revenue stream was cut almost in half. To compensate, he has shifted much of his business from Bodega Bay to ...

Dick Ogg, a commercial fisherman in Bodega Bay who spoke at a Thursday press conference alongside Artis, said it’s a difficult situation for people in the fishing industry.