Ocean and River Salmon Closures Likely On Wednesday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) hosted its annual 2025 Salmon Information Meeting where fishery agencies provided ocean salmon abundance forecast information to the public. And if these forecasts are accurate, Chinook salmon will once again be scarce this year in both the ocean and rivers. It will also likely result in...
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The time is passing by so fast I am having trouble trying to keep up with everything! First it was the New Year, then Storms and Power Outages, then the Snow Measures, Presidents Week, Valentines Day and now the Salmon Hearings. I just don’t know where the time goes, seems as though the time just flies by any more.   The storms...
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he Pacific Fishery Management Council released its “Review of 2024 Ocean Salmon Fisheries” report Wednesday, and the news was not good for the Klamath Basin. Based on an ocean abundance of 178,200 Klamath River fall Chinook thought to be swimming in the ocean last fall, forecasters predicted roughly 65,138 adults would return to the river. Unfortunately, the run fell well short...
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Another Atmospheric River has turned our coastal rivers high and muddy, again. Prior to Thursday, we were getting oh so close to seeing some green water on the Humboldt rivers, but that door is now firmly slammed shut for at least a week, or more. The upper South Fork Eel near Leggett had already turned green, along with sections of...
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While the rest of the North Coast rivers were nearing monitor or even flood stage this week, the Smith and Chetco remained green and fishable. And were actually on the drop. You can chalk that up to the frigid temperatures up north that turned rain to snow. These two rivers should remain in good shape, though they will start to...
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