Nearly 70,000 salmon returned to the Klamath River and its tributaries, according to a recently released Review of 2026 Ocean Salmon Fisheries. Published by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC), the report says a total of 39,860 adult fall-run Chinook salmon returned to spawn in the Klamath River and its tributaries in the fall of 2025, two years after dam removal was completed. The salmon return was 205% of the preseason prediction of 19,417 adults, according to the document used to help plan West Coast commercial, Tribal and recreational salmon fishing season alternatives every year.

Other salmon news:

• Turtle Island Restoration Network: Blog: 2025-2026 coho spawning update