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    • October 20, 2022
    The Trinity River curves around rocks and sandy banks.

    Based upon California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) projections of the recreational fall-run Chinook salmon catch on the Trinity River, anglers will meet the Upper Trinity River adult fall-run Chinook salmon quota for the 2022 season as of 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon
    • June 30, 2022
    A freshly caught Chinook salmon alongside a fishing rod and reel on the rocks.

    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.

    Categories: Fisheries, Klamath Basin, Salmon
    • October 20, 2021
    river running through steep, forested mountains

    Based upon CDFW projections of the recreational fall-run Chinook salmon catch on the Trinity River, anglers will soon meet the quotas for both the Upper Trinity River and Lower Trinity River.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Klamath Basin, Salmon
    • June 30, 2021
    A freshly caught Chinook salmon laying on river rocks next to  a fishing rod and reel.

    The spring Chinook salmon fishery on the lower Klamath River (downstream of the Highway 96 bridge at Weitchpec) and Trinity River (upstream of the confluence of the South Fork Trinity River) will open July 1 and run through Aug. 14 on the Klamath River and through Aug. 31 on the Trinity River.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing