News Archive 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 Upper Trinity River Nears Adult Fall-Run Chinook Quota; Fishery to Close This Week October 26, 2026 The 2026 adult Chinook salmon fishing season will soon close on the Upper Trinity River. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing Tagged: Klamath BasinCalifornia Salmon FishingTrinity River Fishing Lower Trinity River Nearing Quota; Adult Fall-Run Chinook Salmon Fishery to Close October 15, 2026 Based upon CDFW projections, anglers will have met the Lower Trinity River adult fall-run Chinook salmon quota below the Denny Road Bridge at Hawkins Bar for the 2026 season as of 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, triggering the fishery's closure. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Klamath Basin, Salmon Tagged: Klamath BasinTrinity RiverQuota FisheriesCalifornia Salmon Fishing Public Invited to Celebrate Salmon, Community at CDFW’s Big Springs Ranch Wildlife Area in Siskiyou County October 14, 2025 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and California Trout (CalTrout), joined by several community and conservation partners, invite the public to join in celebrating the fall return of Chinook salmon to the Shasta River in the Klamath Basin. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Klamath Basin, Lands Tagged: Klamath BasinSalmonShasta RiverCommunity CelebrationConservation Recreational Ocean, In-River Salmon Fisheries in California to Close for Remainder of 2023 May 19, 2023 The California Fish and Game Commission acted unanimously to enact a full closure of California’s recreational salmon fishing season in the Klamath River Basin and Central Valley rivers through its annual process for adjusting seasons and bag limits on Tues., May 17, 2023. Continue reading... Categories: FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, Klamath Basin, Marine, Salmon Tagged: Salmon Fishing ClosureKlamath BasinNorth CoastCentral ValleyRecreational Fishing