Still, the total is down from 735 in 2023. "As you know, the salmon fishery has been closed the past two years, so it (low numbers) is a statewide thing and not just Putah Creek," said Max Stevenson, ...

During the season of Oct. 1 to Nov.15, when this poaching incident occurred, a daily limit of two salmon was in place. The current season, which ends on March 15, is closed for fishing salmon.

Anglers have more time to go after hatchery steelhead on Salmon Creek. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife set the season beginning Sunday (March 16) through May 23.

Large chinook salmon were swimming up the Los Gatos Creek in Campbell as they prepare to spawn in the coming days. There was a large crowd on Monday. “That’s very unusual.

A Chinook salmon navigates through shallow water as the fish builds a redd nest to spawn in Sonoma Creek, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park near Kenwood.

A coho salmon spawns in Lagunitas Creek near the Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area in western Marin. (James Cacciatore/Marin Independent Journal) Originally Published: May 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM PDT ...

A graduate student in his class and lead author of the study, Lauren Hitt, used otoliths — or tiny ear bones no bigger than a thumbnail — from 407 adult salmon carcasses recovered from the ...