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Protecting the Lower Yuba River: The Daguerre Point Dam Fishway Debate
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Protecting the Lower Yuba River: The Daguerre Point Dam Fishway Debate

Episode #2August 1, 2026
On this episode of KNCO’s Fishing & Outdoor Report, host Denis Peirce welcomes Frank Rinella of Nevada County’s Gold Country Fly Fishers for an in-depth discussion about the proposed Nature-Like Fishway around Daguerre Point Dam on the lower Yuba River. Rinella explains how the project is intended to improve passage for green sturgeon, Chinook salmon, steelhead and other native fish, while outlining concerns about striped bass and American shad entering protected spawning habitat upstream. The conversation covers Englebright Dam, Yuba Water Agency, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA Fisheries, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, irrigation diversions, fish screens and public-comment opportunities. Peirce also shares a Northern California salmon fishing report covering the Feather River, Boyd’s Pump and early-season conditions for local anglers.