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2023 Brood Year Releases

Updated August 5, 2026

Fall Chinook Salmon Releases Brood Year 2023 

DateRelease
Location
CWT CodeForklength(mm)
avg (min-max)
Number released with clip and tag (estimated)Total released (estimated)
March 21,2024Battle Creek at
Coleman NFH
05-00-7075 (45-110)94,010 376,040
05-00-7175 (45-110)75,992 303,969
05-00-7275 (45-110)72,050 288,200
05-00-7475 (45-110)97,791 391,164
05-00-7575 (45-110)93,138 372,551
05-00-7675 (45-110)78,842 315,368
05-00-7775 (45-110)106,585 426,338
05-00-7875 (45-110)93,769 375,076
March 23, 2024Sacramento R at
Butte City Boat Ramp
05-00-7375 (45-110)107,046 428,184
March 27, 2024Battle Creek at
Coleman NFH
05-00-7975 (45-110)104,522 418,088
05-00-8075 (45-110)89,461 357,844
05-00-8175 (45-110)99,163396,652
05-00-8275 (45-110)99,225 396,901
05-00-8375 (45-110)407408
April 12, 2024Battle Creek at
Coleman NFH
05-00-8375 (45-110)103,854 415,416
05-00-8475 (45-110)90,927363,709
05-00-8575 (45-110)100,113 400,450
05-00-8675 (45-110)91,994 367,975
05-00-8775 (45-110)95,864 383,455
05-00-8875 (45-110)101,941 407,765
05-00-8975 (45-110)105,748 422,990
April 26, 2024San Francisco Bay at 
Marin Rod and Gun Club
05-00-3775 (45-110)42,654 170,615
05-66-7475 (45-110)9,54438,174
May 1-2, 2024Sacramento R at
Butte City Boat Ramp
05-00-9075 (45-110)106,531426,124
May 7-10, 2024Various locations within 
San Francisco Bay 
05-00-9175 (45-110)105,850422,318
05-00-9275 (45-110)96,191372,762
05-00-9375 (45-110)102,622410,487
05-00-9475 (45-110)99,351397,402
05-00-9575 (45-110)100,113400,452
05-00-9675 (45-110)98,955395,819
05-03-0075 (45-110)70,417281,669
05-04-0075 (45-110)67,885271,539
05-05-0075 (45-110)41,492165,969
05-65-9075 (45-110)37,904151,616
05-00-9775 (45-110)114,963459,851
Total released               2,996,91411,973,340

Late-Fall Chinook Salmon Releases Brood Year 2023 

 

DateRelease
Location
CWT CodeForklength(mm)
avg (min-max)
Number released with clip and tag (estimated)Total released (estimated)
December 18, 2003Battle Creek at
Coleman NFH
05-67-28150 (75-225)60,76460,764
05-67-29150 (75-225)68,204 68,204 
05-67-30150 (75-225)73,47373,473
05-67-31150 (75-225)74,938 74,938 
05-67-32150 (75-225)67,15567,155
05-67-33150 (75-225)70,03870,038
05-67-34150 (75-225)61,40561,405
05-67-35150 (75-225)69,67469,674
05-67-36150 (75-225)71,04871,048
05-66-87150 (75-225)74,74574,745
05-66-91150 (75-225)67,04067,040
05-00-45150 (75-225)70,55270,552
05-00-46150 (75-225)72,53972,539
05-00-47150 (75-225)66,94666,946
December 22, 2003Battle Creek at
Coleman NFH
05-66-89145 (75-225)60,76460,764
December 29, 2023Battle Creek at
Coleman NFH
05-66-90145 (75-225)71,049 71,049
January 11, 2024Battle Creek at
Coleman NFH
05-66-91145 (75-225)67,01867,018
Total released               1,167,3521,167,352

Steelhead Releases Brood Year 2023 

DateRelease
Location
Forklength(mm)
avg (min-max)
Number released with clip Total released 
December 19, 2003Sycamore Grove
Sacramento River
Red Bluff, CA
195(100-300)142,402142,402
December 29, 2023
January 5, 2024
Sycamore Grove
Sacramento River
Red Bluff, CA
195(100-300)276,336276,336
Total released          418,738418,738
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