California biologists collect young spring-run Chinook salmon in Deer Creek, a tributary of the Sacramento River, on Oct. 10, 2023. (Peter Tira, California Department of Fish and Wildlife) The ...

Spring Chinook passage over Bonneville Dam has increased during the last week, and the fishing at Drano Lake and the Wind River has picked up. Both fisheries are doing well, but Drano Lake has been ...

In October 2024, scientists created dozens of man-made nests and deposited 300,000 Chinook salmon eggs. Now, those eggs are hatching. California Department of Fish and Wildlife Chinook salmon were ...

Typically, now is the time when creeks along the Sacramento River are filled with young spring-run Chinook salmon preparing to make their journey downstream to the Pacific Ocean, where they will ...

More than 1,200 adult spring-run Chinook salmon meant to return to the San Joaquin River ended up in the Tuolumne River instead, prompting a five-part rescue operation. The fish were originally ...

Spring-run Chinook salmon are also a preferred and primary food for Southern Resident orcas, which are themselves listed as endangered, having a population of only 73 individuals. Diminishing salmon ...

Guide Bill Monroe holds a typical spring Chinook taken in the lower river. While the run has mostly passed, anglers are still getting a few by anchoring with plugs. (Photo by Bill Monroe Outdoors) Due ...

Earlier this month, Fresno welcomed 448 members of the Salmonidae family to town. Which in this case is Latin for adult, spring-run Chinook salmon. The 448 adult salmon represent a milestone for the ...