Three years ago, organizers of the California Classic Weekend came up with two bold ideas that would set their event apart from others around the state: Read comments

Summer's early arrival in the mountains north and east of Fresno is great news in some ways and a tad worrisome in others. Read comments

Want to design California's 2013 upland game-bird stamp? The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking submissions. Read comments

Central San Joaquin Valley recreational announcements. Submit items and search for events using planitfresno.com. All numbers are 559 area code unless noted. Read comments

Amanda Alarcon Banks likes to spend her afternoons crawling on her stomach trying to avoid touching dangling wires carrying live electrical current. Read comments

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Central San Joaquin Valley recreational announcements. Submit items and search for events using planitfresno.com. All numbers are 559 area code unless noted. Read comments

Compiled by Dave Hurley and edited by local fishing expert Roger George, a former Olympic-class decathlete at Fresno State and striper record-holder at Millerton Lake. Read comments

BASS LAKE -- The trucks, bulldozers and dredging barges are gone. Lake levels are slowly rising, water clarity is improving and the fish are biting. Read comments

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Central San Joaquin Valley recreational announcements. Submit items and search for events using planitfresno.com. All numbers are 559 area code unless noted. Read comments

Compiled by Dave Hurley and edited by local fishing expert Roger George, a former Olympic-class decathlete at Fresno State and striper record-holder at Millerton Lake. Read comments

Trout anglers up and down the Valley are itching for action. Read comments

A bill that would allow California anglers to buy a 12-month fishing license, regardless of when it was purchased, was approved Tuesday by the Senate Natural Resources Committee. Read comments

Central San Joaquin Valley recreational announcements. Submit items and search for events using planitfresno.com. All numbers are 559 area code unless noted. Read comments

Central San Joaquin Valley recreational announcements. Submit items and search for events using planitfresno.com. All numbers are 559 area code unless noted. Read comments

A dry winter in the southern Sierra Nevada isn't necessarily good news for local outdoors enthusiasts. Read comments

The Fresno running community is showing its support on Sunday for the victims, spectators and participants impacted by Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon by holding a Love To Boston Walk/Run. Read comments

Central San Joaquin Valley recreational announcements. Submit items and search for events using planitfresno.com. All numbers are 559 area code unless noted. Read comments

Sycamore Island Park is celebrating the restoration of the San Joaquin River with a bass and trout fishing derby on Saturday. Read comments