Klamath River - Lower - CA

Dick Davis, pictured right, of Crescent City, landed a nice early-season Klamath River king salmon on Wednesday. The fall quota will go into effect on the Klamath River for fall-run Chinook salmon beginning Aug. 15. Davis was fishing with guide Mike Coopman, also pictured. Photo courtesy of Mike Coopman’s Guide Service.

The planned removal of four dams on the Klamath River is intended to help improve fish runs and prevent disease outbreaks like the one that has stricken these juvenile salmon.

A stretch of the Klamath River, which flows 250 miles from Upper Klamath Lake in Oregon to the Pacific Ocean in Northern California.

At 173ft, the earthen Iron Gate Dam is the tallest of four dams planned to be removed from the Klamath River in California and Oregon.

A project map showing the dams along the Klamath River, including four that are scheduled to be removed.

An aerial view of Copco 1 Dam on the Klamath River in California. It is one of four dams scheduled to be removed as part of the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement.

Napa resident Dan Sherilo landed this nice hatchery spring salmon on the Lower Rogue near Elephant Rock last week. Springer fishing has been good, with most guides getting a fish or two a day. Only hatchery salmon can be retained through May 31. Photo courtesy of Gene Garner/Gold Beach Guide Service

Arcata resident Scott McBain landed this nice winter steelhead on a drift down the South Fork Eel River in early February. Steelhead season will come to a close after Saturday for most rivers, including the South Fork Eel. The Smith and the main stem Eel will remain open to fishing. Photo courtesy of Kenny Priest/Fishing the North Coast.

Brothers Nathaniel (left) and Finnigan Holmes of Loleta hold a pair of kings taken during the 2016 ocean salmon season. After a full closure in 2017, the North Coast is slated to have an ocean recreational salmon season in 2018. Season dates and lengths will be determined in April.

Nice klamath river steelhead