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 ...

Limited Chinook salmon fishing on sections of the Mokelumne, Feather and American rivers is being reopened for the first time in two years, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced ...

Millions of Chinook salmon were released into the Sacramento River to bolster dwindling populations. Recreational salmon fishing will be allowed for two days in June with a limit of 7,000 fish. The ...

(FOX40.COM) — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife released 3.5 million juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon into the Sacramento River amid a struggle to boost the fish population. • Video Above ...

Authorities seized over 150 pounds of packaged salmon roe from poachers amidst the river’s closure. Sturgeon released, packaged salmon roe seized from illegal fishing operation along Sacramento River ...

Despite the closure of salmon fishing in California river and ocean waters in 2023 and 2024, the number of Fall Chinook Salmon returning to both the Sacramento and Klamath River Basins was well below ...

Adult winter-run Chinook salmon have been seen in Northern California’s McCloud River for the first time in decades. On July 15, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reported the ...

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PMFC) is weighing a decision at one of their conferences to determine the fate of California's salmon fishing season. While they're still in the early stages of ...

FAIR OAKS — Nature cameras are becoming a popular way to check out wildlife. A bald eagle camera in Southern California has more than 600,000 YouTube subscribers. Now, Sacramento County could soon ...

Salmon are thriving in the Klamath Basin just a year after the removal of four dams, marking a significant environmental ...

SACRAMENTO (KCRA) — Salmon fishing officially closed on the American and Sacramento rivers in 2023 due to low abundance estimates, but officials on Tuesday said that hasn’t stopped some from illegally ...

California will reopen limited Chinook salmon fishing on three Sacramento-area rivers. New regulations take effect in mid-July on the Mokelumne, Feather and American rivers. Salmon population recovery ...