Federal fishery managers voted Wednesday to cancel all commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California for the second year in a row, and only the fourth time in state history, ...

California officials are debating whether to cancel the salmon fishing season for the third year in a row amid a concerningly low Chinook salmon population in the Sacramento Valley. In 2023 and 2024, ...

Adult fall-run Chinook salmon congregate near the Nimbus Hatchery Fish Ladder on the American River in Sacramento County in this October 2012 file photo. (Photo by Carl Costas/California Department of ...

After a three-year hiatus, recreational salmon fishing is making a comeback along California’s coastline in 2025, offering middle-aged men and seasoned anglers a chance to cast their lines once again.

With commercial salmon fishing in California closed for the third straight year, the state has relied on hatchery operations ...

California regulators have decided to ban fishing for chinook salmon on the state’s rivers for a second year in a row, in effort to help the species recover from major population declines. The ...

Fishing regulators are poised to potentially shut down California’s king salmon season for the second time in two years, and just the third time in history. The Pacific Fisheries Management Council ...

William "Captain Smitty" Smith stands for a portrait at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay in 2024. (Loren Elliott / For The Times) After a two-year shutdown, fishing boats will fan out along the ...

Fishery managers unanimously voted to ban commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California for the second year in a row. State officials blame drought conditions as one reason ...

The federal council that regulates fishing along the West Coast recommended Wednesday that the California ocean salmon season be canceled for the second year in a row. The renewed ban is a devastating ...