Tag: Sacramento River

July 2, 2016

I’ve been exploring Northern California’s streams—above and below the surface—for most of my life. One of my most memorable adventures took place on a hot…

Lower Battle Creek as it would appear during the fall salmon run. Photo by Author Steven T. Callan.
March 27, 2016

This is an excerpt from “Stakeout at Battle Creek,” a chapter in my recently released sequel, The Game Warden’s Son. I’m sometimes asked if I…

Photo of spawning male Chinook salmon by Steven T. Callan
November 19, 2014

I’m sometimes asked if I had any favorite places to work during my twenty-one years supervising the warden force in western Shasta County. Lower Battle…

October 29, 2013

Driving south on Interstate 5 a few weeks ago, I crossed the Stony Creek Bridge, just north of Orland, California. The experience brought back vivid…