Klamath River - Upper - OR

A closer look at same fall-run Chinook Salmon seen on Oct. 16, 2024, in a tributary of the Klamath River after removal of the dams marking the first fish to return since 1916.

Fall-run Chinook Salmon, Oct. 16, 2024

A fall-run Chinook Salmon seen on Oct. 16, 2024, in a tributary of the Klamath River after removal of the dams marking the first fish to return since 1916.

The weather is warming up and the fishing is getting good in the Klamath Basin. This beautiful, healthy Hen put up a GREAT battle, after a couple spools, and big jump she was landed and then safely released back into the river.

Mike Walton, left, and Niko Mirante from Tracy hold a couple of salmon they landed on the Klamath River back on Sept. 9. Fishing remains red-hot on the Klamath, with fresh kings being caught throughout the river. Photo courtesy of Tony Sepulveda/Green Water Fishing Adventures

Sparky Bob of Brookings hold 2 of the 5 rockfish he caught along with 2 lingcod he also caught on a glassy-flat Tuesday morning out of the Port of Brookings Harbor.

The author holds a Chinook caught in the KMZ.