HEATHER WALDMAN EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENED. WELL, THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN NATIVE CHINOOK SALMON RETURN FROM THE OCEAN TO THEIR NATIVE RIVERS IN ORDER TO BEGIN SPAWNING SEASON AND THE SALMON ...

With commercial salmon fishing in California closed for the third straight year, the state has relied on hatchery operations – as well as habitat restoration – to help the struggling stocks recover.

The final salmon egg taking of the season will be available for the public to view at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery next week, according to hatchery officials. Egg-taking combines eggs from euthanized ...

A salmon makes its way up the salmon ladder on the American River. The annual ladder opening at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Sacramento County, planned for Tuesday, was delayed due to a “water ...

Water from Folsom Dam makes its way through Lake Natoma before reaching Nimbus Dam and this morning releases from Nimbus in the Lower American River doubled, jumping from 2,500 to 5,000 cubic feet per ...

The Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Sacramento County has delayed the annual opening of its salmon ladder. The fish hatchery, which had scheduled the ladder opening for a Halloween event Tuesday, said it ...