The Salmon River is a 19.6-mile-long (31.5 km) [2] tributary to the Klamath River in western Siskiyou County, California. The river has its origins in the high mountains of the Trinity Alps, Russian Mountains, and Marble Mountains (all sub-ranges of the larger Klamath Mountains).

Current river level data for the Salmon River in Northern California.

The California Salmon River flows between the Marble Mountains and the Trinity Alps in the Northern California Coast Range and is one of the major tributaries of the Klamath. Although it's quite a trek to get to the Cal Salmon from anywhere, it's well worth it due to the beautiful canyon, sparkling clear water, and awesome rapids.

From the big Sacramento and Klamath to the rugged Smith, California has some great salmon fishing rivers when the runs are strong. Here are the best of them.

The Cal Salmon is an undammed Wild & Scenic River, so you’ll have to keep in mind wildly fluctuating flows, especially during the rainy season. The waters of the Cal Salmon are some of the purest in Northern California, at lower flow, the water will often take on a …

2025年1月24日 · With all the recent trout plants, the best action has come at easy access points throughout the 20-mile stretch. Anglers are scoring trout with salmon eggs, crickets, minijigs. Improved success this week, as Paul Clouse and Al Hurwitz trolled Los …

The Salmon River watershed is located in the Klamath Mountains of far Northwestern California. The sub-ranges of the Trinity Alps, Russians, Marble Mountains, and the Salmon Mountains form rugged topography that is deeply incised by the river and its tributaries.

The Salmon River flows from the high peaks of the Salmon Mountains, a sub-range of the Klamath Mountains, in far Northern California. It is the second largest tributary to the Klamath River and joins the Klamath at Somes Bar, California, about 106 km …

2024年7月1日 · The Salmon River in northern California has the largest remaining wild spring-run Chinook salmon in the Klamath River watershed (map). Adult salmon migrate upstream from the ocean in late spring/early summer. Spring-run salmon in this region were declared threatened by the State of California in 2022.

Below Methodist Creek, the Salmon offers tight rapids in a narrow gorge, then opens up a bit, where you encounter some fun steep drops. The Salmon flow approximately doubles at the North Fork confluence, with only class II rapids down to Nordheimer campground.