The 2025 recreational ocean salmon season dates for the California coast have been finalized...it will be short...but hopefully sweet!  Here are the open dates (which are now available to book on our website):
 

• For ocean waters between the Oregon/California state line and the U.S/Mexico border, the season will open June 7-8, with a 7,000 Chinook summer harvest guideline. If the limit is not attained in those two days, the fishery will open again July 5-6. Additional dates are available slated for Thursday, July 31 through Sunday, August 3, and Monday, August 25 through Sunday, August 31 or until the 7,000 harvest is obtained.
   
• For ocean waters between Point Reyes and Point Sur (portions of the San Francisco and Monterey subareas), the fall fishing season will open September 4-7, with a 7,500 Chinook fall harvest guideline. If this guideline is not attained, the fishery will reopen September 29-30. Additional days are available in October between Point Reyes to Pigeon Point if any of the fall harvest guideline remains.  Those dates are scheduled for October 1-5 and October 27-31.

The short windows of open fishing followed by a period of closure are designed to allow for careful tracking and estimation of catch by CDFW to ensure the fishery does not exceed the harvest guidelines.  The minimum size limit is 20 inches total length, and the daily bag limit is two Chinook salmon per day.