SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 11 -- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued the following press release:
Based upon California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) projections of the recreational fall-run Chinook Salmon catch on the Klamath River, anglers will have met the Lower Klamath River adult fall-run Chinook salmon quota below the Highway 96 Bridge near Weitchpec for the 2026 season as of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, September13.
This triggers the closure of the adult Chinook salmon fishery on the main stem of the Klamath River from the Highway 96 Bridge to the mouth of the Klamath River at the Pacific Ocean. The fishery at the mouth of the Klamath closed Wednesday, Sept. 2 and will remain closed to all fishing for the rest of th...