It has been more than 2½ years since recreational anglers have been able to target salmon in the ocean. There is no doubt that a healthy salmon population is essential for the fishing industry as ...

An endangered species has returned to its Northern California river habitat for the first time in almost a century, wildlife officials said. Winter-run chinook salmon — one of nine species considered ...

NOAA Fisheries will close or constrain fishing for salmon off the southern Oregon and California coasts for the 2025-26 fishing season, citing “anticipated extremely low returns of California Chinook ...

Last month, a public federal process determined there will be no commercial salmon fishing off California’s coast for the third year in a row. It’s a grim milestone for our state. While we will see ...

Earlier this month, California’s ocean recreational salmon fishing season closed for 2025. The recreational season lasted six days — after two fully closed seasons. California’s commercial fishing ...

With commercial salmon fishing in California closed for the third straight year, the state has relied on hatchery operations ...