Thursday May 23, 2024
PhysOrg —
The California Fish and Game Commission has voted to ban salmon fishing in the Sacramento, American, Feather and Mokelumne rivers.
This is the second consecutive year the commission has voted to ban in-river salmon sport fishing in the Klamath River Basin and Central Valley rivers, according to a news release from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The fishing ban prohibits the taking and possession of Chinook salmon in the Sacramento, American, Feather and Mokelumne rivers and their tributaries, along with the ban of fishing fall-run Chinook salmon in the Klamath and Trinity rivers and their tributaries.
The commission’s decision to ban salmon fishing again also includes the adoption of emergency closures of the spring Chinook salmon sport fishing seasons on the Klamath and Trinity rivers and their tributaries.
The salmon fishing ban is expected to take effect no later than July 1, following approval by the state Office of Administrative Law.