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    • March 15, 2023
    CDFW staff managing salmon fry in a hatchery

    Anticipating good conditions for the survival of hatchery-produced Chinook salmon throughout the Sacramento River and tributaries, CDFW will release both spring and fall-run Chinook during the historic rain and snowfall the state is experiencing.

    Categories: Fisheries, Salmon
    • March 10, 2023
    A freshly caught Chinook salmon is measured for length.

    Today, on recommendation from California and Oregon agency representatives and industry advisors, the National Marine Fisheries Service took inseason action to cancel ocean salmon fishery openers that were scheduled between Cape Falcon, Ore., and the U.S./Mexico border through May 15.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Klamath Basin, Salmon
    • March 1, 2023
    chinook salmon in a fishing bin

    At the annual Salmon Information Meeting held virtually today, state and federal fishery scientists presented the numbers of spawning salmon that returned to California’s rivers late in 2022 and announced the abundance forecasts for key California stocks.

    Categories: Salmon
    • February 1, 2023
    angler on dock putting salmon in cart next to pickup truck

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites the public to attend its annual Salmon Information Meeting via webinar on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

    Categories: Fisheries, Salmon
    • December 16, 2022
    A Feather River Fish Hatchery employee checks trays of fertilized Chinook salmon eggs as they incubate within the hatchery.

    CDFW and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) have announced that the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville will increase its production of fall-run Chinook salmon in 2023 to approximately 9.5 million fish to combat the impacts of drought and a thiamine deficiency affecting natural spawning and in-river production.

    Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Salmon