Originally Posted by
tcorfey
Still to be determined: The fate of the inland Central Valley fall Chinook fishery and the Klamath River fall and spring-run Chinook seasons. At the April 17-18 California Fish and Game Commission meeting, season proposals will be heard from California Fish and Wildlife staff. These proposals will be decided upon at the May 15 California Fish and Game Commission meeting.
I would consider that it is highly likely we will have a closed season for Salmon again this year.
Interestingly, the there are "surplus" fish available in the Klamath-Trinity basin. There is still a possibility for an in-river fishery for both spring and fall-run Chinook in the Trinity. I know the Trinity County supervisors are planning to petition CDFW to open both fisheries, even in a limited nature. I'm not a fishery manager but I do think the population could sustain the harvest of a couple thousand fish.
I agree with you though in that CDFW will likely close the in-river fishery as well.
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