After three years of unprecedented closures that devastated California’s fishing industry, commercial salmon fishing is poised to reopen this spring. The return comes with a catch: Regulators at the ...

For the first time in three years, recreational anglers up and down the California coast have been allowed to wet a line in pursuit of Chinook salmon. The feeling in the harbors and on the charter ...

Garrett Rose shows off some fresh-caught California king salmon, packed in ice, on May 5, 2026. California has reopened commercial and recreational salmon fishing, but experts warn the rebound is ...

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California's salmon population has declined so severely over the last several years that regulators canceled the fishing season in 2023 and again in 2024. This year, state estimates show the number of ...

Federal fishery managers voted Sunday to open waters off the coast of California to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022, with the population rebounding after wet winters ended a ...

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The 2025 commercial salmon fishing season in California will be closed for an unprecedented third year running, and sportfishing will be restricted to only a few days due to dwindling numbers of fish, ...

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SACRAMENTO — Federal fishery managers voted Sunday to open waters off the coast of California to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022, with the population rebounding after wet ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After three years of unprecedented closures that devastated California’s fishing industry, commercial salmon fishing ...

After three years of unprecedented closures that devastated California's fishing industry, commercial salmon fishing is poised to reopen this spring. The return comes with a catch: Regulators at the ...