Chinook (King) Salmon

Scientific Name

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Alternate Species Name

California Coast fall Chinook salmon

More about this species

http://calfish.ucdavis.edu/species/?uid=19&ds=698

Check California Department of Fish and Wildlife Regulations https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Regulations for legal sizes, bag and possession limits, and seasons, which can vary from year to year.

High in Omega 3s

Advisories

Advisory for Fish that Migrate
American River, Lower
Feather River, Lower
Folsom Lake
Lake Berryessa
Lake McClure
Lake Natoma
Mokelumne River at Lodi Lake
Mokelumne River, Lower
Sacramento River and Northern Delta
San Francisco Bay
Shasta Lake

Fish Advisory Map

View maps of current statewide and site-specific advisories

Fish, Ecotoxicology and Water Section

Sacramento Office
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 423-7572
fish@oehha.ca.gov