Spencer Creek will close to fishing Sept. 30, a month earlier than usual, to protect fall Chinook salmon that have returned for the first time in more than a century after dam removal, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The tributary of the Klamath River will be closed starting Oct. 1 to protect spawning fall Chinook salmon. … In October 2024, fall Chinook were documented in Spencer Creek for the first time since 1912 after four Lower Klamath River dams were removed, ODFW said. 

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