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    • September 30, 2022
    An aerial photo looking down on Shasta Reservoir at the system of buoys and nets in place as part of the Juvenile Salmon Collection System.

    State and federal biologists and engineers, in partnership with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, have begun testing an experimental system in Shasta Reservoir that could help collect young salmon from the McCloud River in future years.

    Categories: Salmon
    • September 30, 2022
    A freshly caught Chinook salmon on the  rocks alongside the rod and reel that caught it.

    Based upon California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) projections of the recreational fall-run Chinook salmon catch on the Klamath River, anglers will meet the Upper Klamath River adult fall-run Chinook salmon quota below Iron Gate Dam for the 2022 season as of 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Klamath Basin, Salmon
    • September 3, 2022
    A single Chinook salmon is measured for length.

    Due to dramatically increased harvest rates of Chinook salmon above the Highway 101 bridge, the recreational fishing quota for the Lower Klamath River will be imminently met. Based upon CDFW projections of the recreational fall-run Chinook salmon catch on the Klamath River, anglers will meet the Lower Klamath River adult fall-run Chinook salmon quota below the Highway 96 Bridge near Weitchpec for the 2022 season as of 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 5

    Categories: Fishing, Klamath Basin, Salmon
    • September 2, 2022
    People fishing at the mouth of the Klamath River

    The spit fishery at the mouth of the Klamath River will be closed to angling at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 5.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon
    • August 30, 2022
    Three men fishing

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is encouraging all Californians to get outdoors and give fishing a try for free on California’s second Free Fishing Day, Saturday, Sept. 3.

    Categories: Fishing, Fishing in the City, Hatcheries, Salmon, Trout