Commercial salmon season is opening off the coast of California for the first time since 2022 this May. The Pacific Fishery Management Council announced this week that it had elected to adopt ...

For the first time since 2023, both sport and commercial salmon fishing will be legal in California waters this spring. After years of closures that squeezed anglers and devastated commercial fishing ...

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 ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has launched new digital tools that allow both commercial and recreational fishers to track in-season harvests of ocean salmon. “We’re excited to ...

Earlier this month, California’s ocean recreational salmon fishing season closed for 2025. The recreational season lasted six days — after two fully closed seasons. California’s commercial fishing ...

Fresh, wild-caught California King salmon returns to markets and restaurants, bringing its celebrated flavor to consumers and chefs California King salmon is back for the 2026 commercial fishing ...

Commercial fishermen George Jue, left, and Dan St. Clair work at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay in March 2024. (Loren Elliott / Los Angeles Times) Commercial fishers will be allowed to catch ...

It's been three years since local commercial fishermen were able to cast their lines off the California coast because of declining numbers. While there is optimism for the future, some experienced ...

The remaining fall dates for recreational salmon in California have been closed, after 12,000 Chinook salmon were caught off the coast of the San Francisco Bay Area in a brief opening earlier this ...

Last week, California’s ocean recreational salmon fishing season closed for 2025. The recreational season lasted six days — after two fully closed seasons. California’s commercial fishing fleet has ...