"These bugs are the liquid gold for fish," Katz added. Scientists believe those bugs are the ideal fish food for salmon. “Before we had dams and levees all over California, water would flood ...

The lower Eagle River water is off color. It is not quite muddy but more than milky — depending on what stretch of river you fish. Wolcott is where color begins to affect the ...

SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THOSE BUGS ARE THE IDEAL FISH FOOD FOR SALMON. BEFORE WE HAD DAMS AND LEVEES ALL OVER CALIFORNIA, WATER WOULD FLOOD ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE. THESE FISH WOULD GO OUT INTO THE FLOOD ...