Adult winter-run Chinook salmon have been spotted in northern California’s McCloud River for the first time in nearly a century, according to the California department of fish and wildlife (CDFW). The salmon were confirmed to be seen near Ash Camp, tucked deep in the mountains of northern California where Hawkins creek flows into the McCloud River. A video posted by CDFW and taken by the Pacific states marine fisheries commission shows a female Chinook salmon guarding her nest of eggs on the river floor. … The Winnemem Wintu Tribe has long fought the enlargement of the Shasta dam, which has hindered salmon hatching by warming water temperatures above the chilly range that salmon prefer to lay their eggs in.

Other anadromous fish news:

• Capital Radio (Sacramento, Calif.): A ‘living fossil’ at risk: California’s white sturgeon population continues to decline
• California Sportfishing Protection Alliance: News release: North Fork Feather River salmon reintroduction feasibility study
• Record Searchlight (Redding, Calif.): North State jubilee coming soon is a joyful destination for all things salmon
• WyoFile (Lander, Wyo.): The connection between orcas, salmon, kelp and Wyoming