Increased Abundance of Sacramento and Klamath River Chinooks Points to Improved Salmon Season

The potential for fishing seasons on the ocean in the Klamath Management Zone and the Klamath and Trinity River systems looks better

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Increased Abundance of Sacramento and Klamath River Chinooks Points to Improved Salmon Season
The American River, a major tributary of the Sacramento River, in the Sacramento Metropolitan Area during the short salmon season in 2025. A total of 46,840 adult salmon and 30,593 jacks returned to the American alone in 2025. Photo by Dan Bacher.