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2025 brought highest salmon numbers in years to California's Yuba River

2025 brought highest salmon numbers in years to California's Yuba River

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California's salmon fishing season could face second year of total closure

California's salmon fishing season could face second year of total closure

NBC Bay AreaBrendan Weber

California’s two-day ocean salmon season June 7-8 offered up some of the best salmon fishing many longtime anglers could ever remember. Fast action, quick limits, and bustling harbors characterized the weekend along much of the coast with a hot salmon bite reported as far south as San Luis Obispo. CDFW staffed every major boat launch and sport fishing center from Avila Beach to Crescent City counting anglers and their fish and collecting heads of hatchery-origin fish to recover coded wire tags w

California’s two-day ocean salmon season June 7-8 offered up some of the best salmon fishing many longtime anglers could ever remember. Fast action, quick limits, and bustling harbors characterized the weekend along much of the coast with a hot salmon bite reported as far south as San Luis Obispo. CDFW staffed every major boat launch and sport fishing center from Avila Beach to Crescent City counting anglers and their fish and collecting heads of hatchery-origin fish to recover coded wire tags w

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Salmon make historic trek past recently removed Klamath River dams

Salmon make historic trek past recently removed Klamath River dams

NBC Bay AreaJoe Rosato Jr.

California Fishermen Bracing For A Complete Closure of Salmon Season

California Fishermen Bracing For A Complete Closure of Salmon Season

NBC Bay AreaJoe Rosato Jr.

CDFW salmon hatcheries across the state have completed weeks of time-intensive salmon spawning and processing. Work to raise the eggs and produce millions of salmon that will eventually be released into California waters has just begun. CDFW hatchery staff are now sorting the collected eggs, separating viable eggs from dead and non-viable ones using mechanical devices followed by a labor-intensive manual process. Once sorted and counted, the eggs are placed into incubation jars. To learn more ab

CDFW salmon hatcheries across the state have completed weeks of time-intensive salmon spawning and processing. Work to raise the eggs and produce millions of salmon that will eventually be released into California waters has just begun. CDFW hatchery staff are now sorting the collected eggs, separating viable eggs from dead and non-viable ones using mechanical devices followed by a labor-intensive manual process. Once sorted and counted, the eggs are placed into incubation jars. To learn more ab

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CDFW has announced the release of the California Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future: Progress Report. By restoring and rebuilding salmon populations, improving habitats, and using cutting-edge science, California is preparing for a brighter future for our waters and wildlife. | California Department of Fish and Wildlife

CDFW has announced the release of the California Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future: Progress Report. By restoring and rebuilding salmon populations, improving habitats, and using cutting-edge science, California is preparing for a brighter future for our waters and wildlife. | California Department of Fish and Wildlife

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Where to spot salmon in B.C. this fall!

Recently, CDFW released 79,000 coho yearling salmon (about 4 to 6 inches in length) into Fall Creek, which feeds into the Klamath River. These salmon were raised from eggs collected last year at the Iron Gate Fish Hatchery and were released at the new Fall Creek Fish Hatchery. Coho salmon in the Klamath Basin are listed as a threatened species under both state and federal endangered species acts. CDFW hatcheries are committed to building long term resiliency for salmon populations in the Klamath

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Yesterday, the Oregon department of Fish and Wildlife got this video of a salmon making it over the last standing PacifiCorp dam on the Klamath River. Next stop upper Klamath Lake! | Save California Salmon

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After two years of closure, California anglers got two brief, recreational ocean salmon seasons in 2025. CDFW salmon hatcheries play a critical role in supporting current and future salmon seasons by raising and releasing millions of salmon at different life stages and at different locations to maximize survival and ocean abundance. CDFW salmon hatcheries also fulfil important conservation functions by keeping salmon on the inland landscape and supporting reintroduction efforts to return salmon

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Officials recommend Salmon fishing in California for the first time in years

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California's struggling salmon to get more room to move

In CDFW’s continued support of salmon populations on the Klamath River, last week, staff from the Fall Creek Hatchery released 165,124 Chinook salmon yearlings with the average weight of 11 fish per pound. Over the course of the next few weeks these fish will take advantage of increased flows from recent rains as they migrate out of Fall Creek into the Klamath River on their 198-mile journey out to the Pacific Ocean. | California Department of Fish and Wildlife

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Salmon spawning season has officially begun at the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville, which opened its fish ladder today (Sept. 15) to allow spring-run Chinook and later fall-run Chinook salmon to enter the hatchery. Ladder openings will follow at the Mokelumne River and Nimbus Fish hatcheries. Spawning at the Feather River Fish Hatchery takes place Monday through Friday and can be seen through self-guided or scheduled tours. Hatchery staff will also be spawning salmon Saturday, Sept. 23 a

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SPLASH REPORT: Adult winter-run Chinook salmon have been spotted in the McCloud River for the first time in almost 100 years! On July 15, CDFW confirmed reports of adult salmon near Ash Camp and saw an adult female Chinook salmon exhibiting spawning behavior guarding her nest (also known as a redd, seen in the video). Multiple smaller males – known as jacks – were seen nearby competing for position near the redd. The salmon likely originated with efforts started in 2022 by CDFW, the Winnemem Win

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Wildlife officials released 1.53 million salmon into California reservoirs this spring

Recovery Through Reintroductions for California’s Central Valley Salmon

California Has Temporarily Banned Salmon Fishing — Here's Where to Go Instead

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California Salmon River - Whitewater Rafting (Intermediate - Advanced)

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During the winter of 2025, as part of a broader initiative to expand salmon hatchery release strategies, CDFW released 2 million Chinook salmon fry from the Nimbus Fish Hatchery directly into the American River. These salmon fry were released shortly after hatching, which mimic the same life stage in the wild when they would swim up out of the gravel. This approach allowed CDFW to expand salmon production while salmon raised at smolt size occupy hatchery raceways at maximum capacity. Due to the

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California releases 3.5 million salmon into Sacramento River amid population crisis

Over 9,000 Chinook salmon caught during California’s 2-day season

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California to reopen recreational salmon fishing for first time since 2022

Fishing Season in California: The Complete Guide for 2026

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Amid sunny skies and with ideal river conditions, CDFW this week successfully released approximately 500,000 juvenile salmon into the Klamath River below the Iron Gate Dam. On Tuesday, joined by leaders of the Karuk, Yurok, Shasta Indian Nation and the Quartz Valley Indian tribes, CDFW released approximately 90,000 yearling coho salmon into the river, the first coho salmon release since dam removal began in earnest late last year. In this video, Jason Roberts, Inland Fisheries Program Manager fo

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California Salmon Season Update (2026) – Monterey Bay Alright guys, here’s the latest update on the 2026 California salmon season, and it’s actually looking promising for those of us fishing Monterey Bay. The Pacific Fishery Management Council just released the proposed options for the upcoming ocean salmon season, and for the first time in a while it looks like king salmon fishing could reopen in Monterey Bay this year. Nothing is final yet, but here’s what the proposals are showing so far for

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Damns have destroyed wild salmon populations in California and all over the west coast of America. Chinook salmon are on the brink of a population collapse, leading to salmon season being canceled again in California. The number one reason for this is dams. Dams block salmon runs from reaching their ancestral spawning grounds that they have used for thousands of years. That’s what makes Dry Creek so special. It’s one of the few creeks left in California where wild salmon get to spawn where they

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It’s International Day of Action for Rivers and at DWR we know it takes a team effort to care for all the beautiful rivers in California. One project DWR is proud to participate in with our state, federal, and Tribal partners is the Juvenile Salmon Collection System. This innovative project reconnects endangered fish with the habitat they need to survive. But what exactly is the Juvenile Salmon Collection System and how does it work? Check out the video to learn more! #InternationalDayofActionfo

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Chinook salmon swimming tribe's ancestral McCloud River for first time in decades

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