{"id":323357,"date":"2026-05-19T20:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/323357\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T20:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:19:13","slug":"sacramento-river-back-in-play-for-salmon-following-3-year-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/323357\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento River back in play for salmon following 3-year closure"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>2026 Salmon Season Map \u2013 Ocean and river salmon seasons are outlined in this map. <\/p>\n

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BY DAVE HURLEY<\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO \u2013 It\u2019s been a long three years since shoreline anglers have been able to cast spinners from the banks on the Sacramento River at Benicia, Freeport, Hood, and other locations along the banks. Trollers will once again be able to pull a variety of Wiggle Warts, Flatfish, and Silvertrons from Isleton to Walnut Grove while others will anchor up higher on the river from the metropolitan Sacramento region upstream with Flatfish or spinners. The reopening of the Sacramento River is a boon to local tackle shops who will now be able to restock their terminal tackle for river salmon.In addition to the Sacramento River, inland anglers will enjoy a full season on the Feather, American and Mokelumne rivers after a shortened season in 2025. For the Central Valley, the general fall-run salmon\u00a0fishing\u00a0season will open on July 16 and close on Dec. 16, with some variation for upper and lower stretches of the rivers. For each tributary a daily bag limit of two\u00a0fish\u00a0and a possession limit of four\u00a0fish\u00a0of any size have been set.<\/p>\n

The river regulations are as follows:<\/p>\n

July 16 \u2013 December 16: <\/p>\n

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Sacramento River from the Carquinez Bridge to Highway 113 near Knight\u2019s Landing
\nSacramento River from Highway 113 to Woodson Bridge<\/p>\n

August 1 \u2013 October 31 and November 1 \u2013 December 31<\/p>\n

Sacramento River from Woodson Bridge to the Deschutes Road Bridge<\/p>\n

The Golden Gate Bridge east to the Carquinez Bridge is still officially listed under Ocean\/San Francisco Bay Regulations from July 27 \u2013 July 22 and August 1 \u2013 August 31.<\/p>\n

This is great news for inland anglers, tackle shops, launches, hotels, gas stations, guides, and all who will once again benefit from the ability to target Chinook salmon in the Sacramento River and tributaries. The ability to fish for inland salmon in 2026 is attributed to increases in hatchery production, investments in salmon research and habitat restoration projects, a series of good water years, dam removals and inland and ocean\u00a0fishery\u00a0closures. All regulations, season dates and boundaries will be printed in the\u00a0Freshwater Sport\u00a0Fishing\u00a0Regulations<\/a>\u00a0when available.<\/p>\n

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