2025 Brood Year Releases | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Late-Fall Chinook Salmon Releases Brood Year 2025
Date	Release Location	CWT Code	Forklength (mm) avg (min-max)	Number released with clip and tag (estimated)	Total Released (estimated)
November 13, 2025	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	05-68-05	150 (75-225)	72,020	72,020
	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	05-68-07	150 (75-225)	48,426	48,426
	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	05-68-08	150 (75-225)	67,761	67,761
	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	05-68-09	150 (75-225)	75,585	75,585
November 17, 2025	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	05-68-10	145 (75-225)	75,119	75,119
December 17, 2025	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	05-37-00	150 (75-225)	74,178	74,178
	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	05-68-06	150 (75-225)	72,926	72,926
	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	05-68-11	150 (75-225)	71,033	71,033
	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	05-68-12	150 (75-225)	51,061	51,061
	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	05-68-14	150 (75-225)	75,775	75,775
	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	05-68-15	150 (75-225)	45,127	45,127
	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	05-68-17	150 (75-225)	78,776	78,776
December 22, 2025	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	05-68-13	145 (75-225)	60,873	60,873
January 8, 2026	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	05-68-16	145 (75-225)	57,109	57,109
Total Released to Date				925,769	925,769

Steelhead Releases Brood Year 2025
Date	Release Location	Forklength (mm) avg (min-max)	Number released with clip (estimated)	Total Released (estimated)
December 15-16, 2025	Sycamore Grove Sacramento River	195 (100-300)	90,019	90,019
December 17-18, 2025	Battle Creek at Coleman NFH	195 (100-300)	555,720	555,720
Total Released			645,739	645,739

Fall Chinook Salmon Releases Brood Year 2025 (in progress
Date	Release Location	CWT Code	Forklength (mm) avg (min-max)	Number released with clip and tag (estimated)	Total Released (estimated)
January 16, 2026	Sacramento River at Posse Grounds	PBT	43 (36-47)	480,101	480,101
January 20-22, 2026	Conaway Ranch Rice Fields	PBT	45 (35-50)	1,028,478	1,028,478
January 23, 2026	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	PBT	45 (35-50)	1,217,157	1,217,157
January 25-30, 2026	Knaggs Ranch Rice Fields	PBT	45 (35-50)	1,030,170	1,030,170
February 5, 2026	Sacramento River at Posse Grounds	PBT	45 (35-50)	968,195	968,195
February 6, 2026	Sacramento River at Red Bluff	PBT	45 (35-50)	1,066,631	1,066,631
February 11-13, 2026	Sacramento River at Posse Grounds	PBT	45 (35-50)	832,492	832,492
February 12, 2026	Sacramento River at Butte City Boat Launch	PBT	45 (35-50)	574,135	574,135
March 20, 2026	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-82	75 (40-145)	386,851	386,851
March 20, 2026	Sacramento River at Red Bluff	05-68-79	75 (40-145)	226,102	226,102
March 23, 2026	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-54-53	75 (45-110)	1,701	6,805
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-54-57	75 (45-110)	2,465	9,861
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-65-17	75 (45-110)	3,030	12,118
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-56	75 (45-110)	124,718	498,870
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-57	75 (45-110)	108,492	433,966
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-59	75 (45-110)	92,482	369,926
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-62	75 (45-110)	103,194	412,776
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-63	75 (45-110)	102,541	410,164
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-64	75 (45-110)	83,102	332,408
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-65	75 (45-110)	104,401	417,605
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-66	75 (45-110)	112,273	449,091
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-67	75 (45-110)	106,692	426,769
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-68	75 (45-110)	89,159	356,636
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-69	75 (45-110)	108,246	432,984
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-70	75 (45-110)	86,681	346,724
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-71	75 (45-110)	112,565	450,259
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-72	75 (45-110)	96,031	384,125
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-73	75 (45-110)	90,440	361,758
March 23-24, 2026	Sacramento River at Butte City Boat Launch	05-68-80	75 (40-145)	353,933	353,933
March 25-26, 2026	Marin Rod and Gun Club San Francisco Bay	05-68-83	75 (40-145)	199,905	199,905
April 7, 2026	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-58	75 (45-110)	95,272	381,087
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-60	75 (45-110)	117,374	469,497
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-61	75 (45-110)	82,109	328,437
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-74	75 (45-110)	110,842	443,368
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-75	75 (45-110)	91,195	364,781
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-69-26	75 (45-110)	5,742	22,966
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-81	75 (40-145)	203,077	406,154
	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-76	75 (45-110)	107,428	429,710
April 9-10, 2026	Sacramento River at Tisdale Boat Ramp	05-68-84	75 (40-145)	208,447	416,893
April 9, 2026	Battle Creek Coleman NFH	05-68-77	75 (45-110)	104,677	418,709
Total Released to Date				11,018,526	18,158,597

Late-Fall Chinook Salmon Releases Brood Year 2025

Date

Release Location

CWT Code

Forklength (mm) avg (min-max)

Number released with clip and tag (estimated)

Total Released (estimated)

Total Releasedto Date

925,769

925,769

Steelhead Releases Brood Year 2025

Date

Release Location

Forklength (mm) avg (min-max)

Number released with clip (estimated)

Total Released (estimated)

Total Released

645,739

645,739

Fall Chinook Salmon Releases Brood Year 2025 (in progress

Date

Release Location

CWT Code

Forklength (mm) avg (min-max)

Number released with clip and tag (estimated)

Total Released (estimated)

Total Releasedto Date

11,018,526

18,158,597

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