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April 29, 2024 All the rainbow trout fry that hatched and grew in the Incubator Building in 2024 have been released into the Kings River. On April 18th, with the help of Kings River Conservation District and Kings River Water Association staff and 7 public volunteers, trout fry was released in various spots on the […]

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March 19, 2024 On Thursday, February 22, 2024, the Kings River Fishery Management Program (KRFMP) hosted the first rainbow trout fry release of the year. Students from Buchanan High School came out in the morning to assist with fish release. The students received insights on the operations of the incubator building and got to release […]

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Fresno Fly Fishers for Conservation Lower Kings River Cookout and Outing January 20, 2024 Written by Leo Labbe, FFFC Board President The Fresno Fly Fishers for Conservation (FFFC) was organized in 1961 by a group of devoted fly fishers deeply concerned with the preservation of trout and all game fish, their environment, and the quality […]

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December 19, 2023 The Kings River Fisheries Management Program (KRFMP) would first like to thank everyone who took time out of their busy schedules to volunteer for our Annual Kings River Fish Population Electrofishing Survey! We appreciated all your help! The next KRFMP volunteer opportunity coming up during the months of January through April is […]

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November 9, 2023 Over the years, the Kings River Fisheries Management Program (KRFMP) and the Kings River Conservation District (KRCD) have conducted supplemental rainbow trout stocking in the Lower Kings Watershed to support the fishery. The supplemental stocking is in addition to the California Fish and Wildlife stocking program (https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FishPlants/). This year, the KRFMP will […]

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October 16, 2023 The Kings River Fisheries Management Program (KRFMP) partners teamed up with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to celebrate this year’s annual National Public Lands Day on September 23rd, 2023. This year’s event  was held at the Kings River Wildlife Area located below Pine Flat Dam in Fresno County. Volunteers completed […]

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August 31, 2023 On Saturday, August 19th, Kings River Cleanups resumed following the reopening of the Kings River at the beginning of the month. At the Cleanup, 8 volunteers collected 8 bags of trash from the North Riverside Park and the South Side of the Kings River below the US Army Corps of Engineers Bridge. […]

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February 27, 2020 Staff of the Kings River Fisheries Management Program and local volunteers of all ages gathered for another successful trout fry release on the Kings River. Thousands of trout fry were released at different locations along a 9-mile stretch of river from the incubator building near the Army Corps of Engineers bridge to […]

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Kings River Fisheries Management Program surveys fish populations with a snorkel survey

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Are you an outdoor enthusiast? An aspiring or seasoned environmental professional? A nature devotee? Interested in water resources management? It’s that time of year again…we are now recruiting volunteers for the annual fish population survey! Join us this December for a day or two…or six! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY to spend a day e-fishing in the Kings River […]

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