A Humpback Whale Was Spotted in a California River, 60 Miles From Its Pacific Ocean Home - WXXV News 25

A humpback whale was spotted in a California river, 60 miles from its Pacific Ocean home - WXXV News 25

By  TERRY CHEA and PATRICK WHITTLE ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Denny Glover was hoping for a big catch when he went fishing with buddies on the Sacramento River, but he wasn’t expecting a fully grown humpback whale. Glover saw the whale surfacing on Wednesday while he was fishing for salmon and striped bass from a 21-foot (6.4-meter) boat, less than...

Humpback whale swims 60 miles inland after losing way from SF Bay

SF Gate reported It’s not clear if the whale, named Rio, is still in the Delta near Rio Vista, or if it managed to escape back toward freedom. Read on www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/humpback-whale-rio-vista-delta-22440681.php

Massive Humpback Whale Seen Swimming in the Sacramento River, 60 Miles From the Ocean

Photo via Denny Glover Salmon anglers on the Sacramento River near Rio Vista got a surprise on Wednesday that had nothing to do with fish. A humpback whale surfaced beside their 21-foot boat roughly 60 miles from the Pacific Ocean, spouted, and slipped back under. Video of it blowing near shore spread across Northern California …