Salmon fishing remains good on the lower Klamath, especially earlier in the week. Fresh kings, adults and jacks, are still making their way into the river. The best bite continues to be upriver, with not a lot of fish stopping on the lower end. That’s been the story for the last couple of weeks. Flows are starting to drop as of Wednesday evening due to the reduction in flows coming from Lewiston Dam on the Trinity. By Friday morning, flows will be down to about 2,550 cfs on the lower river from 3,200 cfs, which should help slow the fish down.

The recreational fall-run adult salmon quota on the Klamath River below the Highway 96 Bridge near Weitchpec was met as of Sunday, Sept. 13. The lower main stem of the Klamath River below the Highway 96 Bridge will remain open to the harvest of jack salmon (2-year-olds) measuring 23 inches or less. All adult Chinook salmon caught in this reach must be immediately released.

Anglers may still target adult Chinook salmon in other reaches of the Klamath Basin, including the main stem of the Klamath River above Weitchpec and the entire Trinity River, until those fisheries are closed.