Trout fishing continues to be ‘fair to good ‘for trollers near the dam using Needlefish or Berkley’s Flicker Shad as the ...

A group carries their raft on a road beside the Kern River to protest water diversions that often leave nearly 16 miles of the river impassable. It started out like a typical whitewater rafting trip ...

A California Fish and Game commissioner urged staff on Thursday to look for ways to better protect the upper Kern River watershed and fishery as part of the ongoing relicensing of Southern California ...

Boaters and anglers trying to get greater flows on the upper Kern River have been frustrated by what they feel is an absolute betrayal of the river ecosystem by the one state agency they hoped would ...

Six rafting enthusiasts held a grueling protest Sunday to draw awareness to what they say are inadequate flows in a 16-mile stretch of the Kern River because of Southern California Edison’s diversions ...

Bakersfield celebrates new Kern River Canal Backup Weir completion. Project enhances flood control, water management and adds ...

Fresno Bee fishing writer Roger George shows off a 42-inch, 34-pound striper caught, and released, at the San Luis Reservoir on Aug. 8, 2025. “It fought like a bullfrog,” he said. Fishing report ...

It started out like a typical whitewater rafting trip on the North Fork of the Kern River. Boaters paddled through churning rapids, gliding past boulders and crashing through breaking waves. But after ...