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Updated February 25, 2026

GOLDEN GATE — Every angler is waiting for the results of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s annual Salmon Information Meeting taking place this Wednesday, February 25 at 1:00 pm. This is a hybrid meeting where in person attendance is available along with a livestream online. There is great optimism as the upper Sacramento River saw an adult salmon return 15 times as great as 2024 along with a threefold increase in jacks, or two-year-old sub-adult salmon, from 5,500 in 2024 to about 14,500 in 2025.” After the February 25 meeting, the next steps in the process are the March 4-9 Pacific Fishery Council Meeting (PFMC) in Sacramento for the development of a range of ocean fishing season alternatives.  Final season recommendations will be adopted at the April 7-12 meeting of the PFMC. Rockfish season is expected to open on April 1, and charter boats such as the Perseverance out of Berkeley Marina will specifically focus on rockfish this season.