Recent News Releases Klamath River Upstream of Interstate 5 Reopened to Adult Chinook Salmon Harvest November 8, 2022 CDFW has announced that recreational fishing for adult, fall-run Chinook salmon on the Klamath River has reopened between Interstate 5 near Hornbrook and 3,500-feet below the Iron Gate Fish Hatchery in Siskiyou County. Continue reading... Categories: Klamath Basin, Salmon Tagged: Salmon FishingKlamath RiverChinook SalmonFall RunCalifornia Fishing CDFW Announces Angling Closure for Lower Klamath River September 3, 2022 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 Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Klamath Basin, Salmon Tagged: Klamath RiverSalmon FishingChinook SalmonAngling Closure CDFW Announces Angling Closure at the Mouth of the Klamath River September 2, 2022 The spit fishery at the mouth of the Klamath River will be closed to angling at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 5. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon Tagged: fishingsalmonKlamath Riverclosurequota CDFW Director Statement on FERC Release of EIS on Klamath Dam Removal August 26, 2022 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Charlton H. Bonham issued the following statement on the release today by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed decommissioning of four dams on the Klamath River. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Klamath Basin, Salmon Tagged: Klamath RiverDam RemovalCDFW DirectorCharlton H. BonhamEnvironmental Impact Statement Chinook Salmon Season to Open July 1 on Portions of Klamath, Trinity Rivers June 30, 2022 Sport fishing for Chinook salmon in the Klamath River Basin is set to begin July 1 and will continue through the fall according to salmon quota and fishery regulations that were adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission during its May teleconference meeting. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Klamath Basin, Salmon Tagged: Klamath RiverTrinity RiverRecreational FishingChinook salmon 12Next
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