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 2025 Ocean Salmon Fishing Regulations Now in Effect, State Conforms to Federal Regulations May 27, 2025 On Friday, May 16, 2025, the National Marine Fisheries Service published the annual West Coast salmon fishing regulations for federal waters, including those for California’s limited ocean recreational salmon season. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon Tagged: Salmon FishingCalifornia Ocean Salmon SeasonChinook Salmon Limited Chinook Sport Fishing to Reopen in 3 Central Valley Rivers May 20, 2025 While low Chinook salmon counts have called for the continued closure of Chinook salmon fishing in the Klamath River Basin and mainstem Sacramento River, Chinook fishing opportunities will be allowed in three inland Central Valley rivers for the first time in two years. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, General, Klamath Basin, Salmon, Sturgeon, Wildlife Tagged: ChinookChinook salmonCentral Valley rivers CDFW Adjusts Salmon Releases to Support Sacramento River Populations May 5, 2025 In a significant shift of California’s salmon strategy, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has begun releasing juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon from CDFW-operated hatcheries into the main stem of the Sacramento River for the first time. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon Tagged: Chinook SalmonSacramento River Klamath River Chinook Salmon Reoccupying Historic Habitat, Spawning Above Former Dam Locations October 18, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is excited to announce that adult fall-run Chinook salmon have begun occupying and spawning in newly accessible habitat behind the former dam locations on the Klamath River. These are the first observations of anadromous fish returning to California tributaries upstream of the former Iron Gate Dam since 1961. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Hatcheries, Klamath Basin, Salmon Tagged: Klamath RiverChinook SalmonDam Removal 1.53 Million Inland Salmon Released to Enhance Recreational Fishing August 16, 2024 As part of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Hatchery Program’s mission to support fish conservation, angling opportunities and California’s economy, CDFW stocked 1.53 million inland Chinook and Kokanee salmon fingerlings into reservoirs in 17 counties this spring. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Salmon Tagged: California reservoirsfishinginland salmonKokanee salmonChinook salmonfisherieshatcheries 1234Next