Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on X Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Search News News Releases, 2022-Present Ocean Salmon Season Opens This Weekend Along California Coast June 4, 2025 After two years of closure, the recreational ocean salmon fishery will open statewide for two days on June 7-8, 2025. Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Salmon Tagged: oceansalmonfishing 2025 Ocean Salmon Fishing Regulations Now in Effect, State Conforms to Federal Regulations May 27, 2025 On Friday, May 16, 2025, the National Marine Fisheries Service published the annual West Coast salmon fishing regulations for federal waters, including those for California’s limited ocean recreational salmon season. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon Tagged: Salmon FishingCalifornia Ocean Salmon SeasonChinook Salmon Limited Chinook Sport Fishing to Reopen in 3 Central Valley Rivers May 20, 2025 While low Chinook salmon counts have called for the continued closure of Chinook salmon fishing in the Klamath River Basin and mainstem Sacramento River, Chinook fishing opportunities will be allowed in three inland Central Valley rivers for the first time in two years. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, General, Klamath Basin, Salmon, Sturgeon, Wildlife Tagged: ChinookChinook salmonCentral Valley rivers CDFW Adjusts Salmon Releases to Support Sacramento River Populations May 5, 2025 In a significant shift of California’s salmon strategy, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has begun releasing juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon from CDFW-operated hatcheries into the main stem of the Sacramento River for the first time. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon Tagged: Chinook SalmonSacramento River Pacific Fishery Management Council Recommends Limited Recreational Ocean Salmon Season, Continued Closure for Commercial Salmon Fishing off California April 15, 2025 On April 15, 2025, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) acted to recommend limited fishing opportunities for California’s recreational ocean salmon fisheries through the end of 2025. This decision will allow for the first recreational salmon fishing in California since 2022. The PFMC also recommended a repeat year of closure for California’s commercial salmon fisheries, the third year in a row. Continue reading... Categories: Salmon Tagged: Salmon FishingSport Fishing2025 Fishing Season 1234567...1314Next