Klamath anglers downstream of the Highway 96 bridge at Weitchpec (confluence with the Trinity River) will be able to continue fishing for “jack” salmon, 22 inches or shorter, until the lower river reopens to the take of adult salmon more than 22 inches on Dec. 1.

Fish and Game biologists checking fish landings earlier this month said their projections are that anglers will have reached the 631-fish “impact quota” on adult Chinook salmon by the end of Sept. 10. The amount represents half the number of adult fish allotted to recreational anglers for the entire Klamath-Trinity river basin.

The remaining 631 adult salmon are available to recreational anglers on the Klamath River above the Highway 96 bridge at Weitchpec, and on the Trinity River.

Anglers are reminded that Chinook salmon which are 22 inches total length or larger may not be retained on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from Sept. 1 through Nov. 30 from the Highway 96 bridge at Weitchpec to Iron Gate Dam, and in the Trinity River from Hawkins Bar Bridge (road to Denny) downstream to the mouth of the Trinity. In addition, anglers may not retain any salmon more than 22 inches total length on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from Sept. 15 through Nov. 30, in the Trinity River from Old Lewiston Bridge to the Highway 299 West Bridge at Cedar Flat.

The Hoopa Valley Tribal Fisheries Department (HVT) will assist DFG with angler creel surveys to estimate Chinook salmon harvest in the upper Klamath River and lower Trinity River. This cooperative effort will help DFG track the number of fish harvested in the two quota managed fisheries. The HVT has conducted creel surveys in the lower Trinity River for the past six years.

Anglers may keep track of the status of open and closed sections of the Klamath and Trinity rivers by calling (800) 564-6479.