COASTSIDE FISHING FOUNDATION

The Coastside Fishing Foundation is a California not for profit (501c3) company founded in 2014 by members of the Coastside Fishing Club to further the interests of recreational anglers and boaters, primarily in the San Francisco coastal and bay waters. Its major effort involves the net pen acclimation of hatchery Chinook salmon smolt in ocean water rather than releasing them in the Sacramento River, avoiding water quality issues, especially during the current drought. The delivery of smolt by the Department of Fish and Wildlife usually begins early May at Pillar Point, usually after 10:30 in the morning. You can read about the project or see the entire delivery and release schedule using the buttons below. The Foundation will continue the project in 2018 and expects to release a record 1,000,000 salmon smolt.

CFF also provides funds, gear and volunteers for Kids and Veteran's fishing events, working with other groups that have similar objectives.
The Foundation is funded by public grants and private donations and support of other like minded conservation organizations.