The Trinity River is getting its salmon season back, and we have the full rundown on what anglers need to know. Late spring-run Chinook fishing on the Trinity opens August 1 and continues through August 31. … The Klamath River opens a month earlier, with late spring-run fishing starting July 1 and running through August 14. Fall-run on the Klamath begins August 15 and continues through December 31. This is the first salmon season on the Trinity and Klamath rivers since 2022. Three consecutive years of closures devastated fishing communities, guides, tackle shops and the rural economies that depend on salmon season traffic. The reopening is the result of increased hatchery production, habitat restoration, dam removal on the Klamath and three years of ocean and inland closures that gave populations room to recover.

Other salmon news:

• California Fisheries Blog (California Sportfishing Alliance): Flood bypasses are key to the future of wild salmon in Sacramento River Valley