The spit fishery at the mouth of the Klamath River will close to angling at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, after anglers reached the area’s adult fall‑run Chinook salmon quota, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The closure applies only to the spit area, defined as the zone within 100 yards of the channel through the sand spit at the river mouth, downstream of the Highway 101 bridge near Klamath. Recreational fishing in that section will remain closed for the rest of the 2026 season. … As of last Friday, roughly 26% of the quota for the stretch from the mouth to Weitchpec had been met. … This year marks the first salmon season in three years in which anglers can harvest adult Chinook on local rivers.

Other fish and habitat news:

• NBC9 (Denver, Colo.): ‘Restore the Gore’: Low water levels aid creek restoration project
• Monterey Herald (Calif.): Restoration underway on Salinas’ Gabilan Creek
• BBC Wildlife: People started building artificial beaver dams in California. Now something “mind blowing” is happening