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Fishing on Sacramento River

USA, CA

Second only to the Columbia River on the west coast of the United States in Chinook salmon runs, the Sacramento and its tributaries once supported a huge population of this fish.

Length:

640

[km]

	Source :	Confluence of Middle and South Forks
Lattitude:	41.30

Longitude:	-122.40
Elevation:	1120	[m]
Location:	Confluence of Middle and South Forks

County:

Siskiyou

	Mouth :
Lattitude:	38.10
Longitude:	-121.90
Location:	Suisun Bay, Contra Costa-Solano county line

Fish Species

Bass, Striped		Sturgeon, White
Pikeminnow, Sacramento		Trout, Rainbow
Sculpin, Prickly		Lamprey, River
Salmon, Pink		Chub, Thicktail
Sculpin, Rough		Sucker, Modoc
Salmon, Coho		Splittail
Sucker, Mountain		Sculpin, Riffle
Stickleback, Threespine		Sucker, Sacramento
Lamprey, Western Brook		Hardhead
Chub, Tui



Salmon, Chinook		Smelt, Delta
Smelt, Longfin		Dace, Speckled
Sculpin, Marbled		Perch, Sacramento
Sculpin, Pit		Trout, Bull
Hitch		Lamprey, Pacific
Salmon, Kokanee		Clear Lake Splittail
California Roach		Sacramento Blackfish
Chum Salmon		Perch, Tule
Lamprey, Pit-klamath Brook		King-of-the-salmon

Tributary	\|	Lat/Lon	\|

American River	\|	38.6 -121.5	\|	Source
Feather River	\|	39.6 -121.5	\|	Source

Tributary	\|	Lat/Lon	\|

Butte Creek	\|	39.7 -121.7	\|	Source

Close by	\|	Lat/Lon	\|

Cache Creek	\|	38.7 -121.7	\|	20 km
MORRISON Creek	\|	38.5 -121.5	\|	10 km
Tule Canal	\|	38.7 -121.6	\|	20 km

Close by	\|	Lat/Lon	\|

ARCADE Creek	\|	38.6 -121.4	\|	20 km
LAGUNA Creek	\|	38.4 -121.4	\|	20 km
Lake Oroville	\|	39.6 -121.4	\|	20 km

Last News	\|	Date	\|	Source

Much of drought-plagued West Coast faces salmon fishing ban	\|	24/03/2023	\|	foxnews
A new study finds a critical vitamin for salmon in rivers	\|	21/01/2024	\|	opb
Federal advisory group recommends curtailed Oregon ocean salmon fishing again	\|	15/04/2024	\|	KLCC
Delta striped bass, sturgeon fishing sizzles as emergency regulations go into effect	\|	06/12/2023	\|	The Stockton Record
California Seeks Federal Help for Salmon Fishers Facing Ban	\|	06/04/2023	\|	Associated Press
Plummeting salmon population could trigger closure of fishing season in California waters	\|	02/03/2023	\|	latimes

Last News	\|	Date	\|	Source

Much of Oregon faces ‘devastating’ salmon fishing ban	\|	25/03/2023	\|	oregonlive
Fishing and conservation groups condemn Delta Tunnel as final EIR is released	\|	14/12/2023	\|	msn
Simply Catastrophic: California Salmon Season to Be Restricted or Shut Down	\|	11/03/2024	\|	lostcoastoutpost
Regulators signal no California salmon season this year amid dismal return of adult fish	\|	10/03/2023	\|	THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
State seeking federal help for salmon fishers facing ban	\|	08/04/2023	\|	cbsnews
Warm water leads to thousands of salmon deaths in the Sacramento River	\|	04/01/2022	\|	Redding Record

Last change: 2023-04-08 Last data change: 2024-12-10