Using gilt nets and seines, the Department of Fish and Game periodically samples fish populations in the Saltan Sea to keep tabs on spawning, 

 survival, food conditions, growth rates and general abundance and health of ocean species from the Gulf of California transplanted here. WC6 funds 

 made possible the development of this highly saline inland sea. Here is a corvJno, now abundant in the Saltan Sea. The department transplanted 



2,000 of these as broodstock from 1950 through 1956. 



— Fish and Game Photo 



ACCESS PROGRAM 



A field survey of the Colorado River, the Sacra- 

 mento and San Joaquin River Systems and the San 

 Francisco Bay area A\as completed. This survey re- 

 vealed a considerable need for access to these fishing 

 waters. The Inland Angling Access Program consists 

 of acquisition of land, construction of parking area, 

 boat launching ramps and in some projects fencing, 

 floats and sanitary facilities. 



The projects shown in the upper table on page 20 

 were all in some state of completion or development 

 at the end of the biennium. The allocations were 

 intended to cover the estimated cost of the projects 

 and recoveries of funds can be expected on some of 

 the projects. 



Coastal Access 



A resurvey of the entire California coast line was 

 completed in 1957. This delineated desirable sites that, 

 if acquired, would provide access to ocean fishing. To 

 date, seven coastal counties have agreed to participate 

 in the program by operating and maintaining any 

 projects acquired in those counties. Land is often diffi- 

 cult to obtain at appraised values. This has resulted in 

 a slower program of acquisition. The 1957 Legislature 

 granted authority to acquire by condemnation where 

 necessary if the county boards of supervisors give ap- 



proval for such action. This authority was not used 

 during the biennium. 



OTHER FISH PROJECTS 



Two trout fishing lakes in the Mendocino National 

 Forest in Glenn County were completed and afford 

 fine fishing. Plans were completed and an allocation 

 was made for another trout lake of about 35 surface 

 acres in the same forest to be known as Letts Valley 

 Lake. Legg Lake in Los Angeles County was also 

 under construction during the biennium. 



The Salton Sea project in Imperial and Riverside 

 Counties was a co-operative project among the De- 

 partment of Fish and Game, University of California 

 at Los Angeles, and the Wildlife Conservation Board. 

 The objective was to establish a fishery in the vast Sal- 

 ton Sea. The success of this project was even greater 

 than anticipated and limits of corvina and sargo are 

 now being taken by anglers. 



Somewhat similar projects are under way for the 

 improvement of fishing in coastal lagoons. 



The Berkeley Pier in San Francisco Bay was leased 

 to the Department of Fish and Game and a WCB 

 project, to make the pier safe for public use, is nearing 

 completion. The City of Berkeley will maintain the 

 pier exclusively for sport fishing. 



