The salmon run is the time at which salmon swim back up the rivers in which they were born to spawn. Pacific salmon spawn and then die, while Atlantic salmon winter over in deep spots in the river and try to return to the sea to recover in the spring and return to spawn again in two years. The annual run is a major event for sportfisherman.

California's Central Valley fall run of chinook salmon apparently has collapsed, portending sharp fishing restrictions and rising prices for consumers while providing further evidence that the state's water demands are causing widespread ecological damage.

Salmon fishermen in Idaho are waiting to see if the Salmon run for 2008 will meet expectation. If the run is as good as predicted this years run will be the best since the great run in 2001

The South Platte River offers some of the best kokanee salmon fishing in Colorado, during the fall salmon spawning run. Wherever you choose to fly fish for kokanee salmon in Colorado, centering your efforts around the fall spawn run not only is your best shot at catching a kokanee on a fly but plays into the natural instincts of the fish.

Fisheries biologists in Northern California who count the salmon that return up the American, Feather and Sacramento rivers are seeing a big decline in fish for this time of year. Some runs might have as few as 20 to 25 percent of the fish normally expected by this time of year, data show

A proposed open-pit copper and gold mine in southwestern Alaska has sparked outrage among some locals, the nearby fishing industry and a coalition of environmentalists, who worry it would carve up the pristine wilderness and poison a large salmon run.