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If you like looking through binoculars and appreciate good optics then the Abert Rim is for you. Photo by Larry Arbanas

If you like looking through binoculars and appreciate good optics then the Abert Rim is for you. Photo by Larry Arbanas

MOB at Medford Show This Weekend
by Jason Haley, FEBRUARY 21, 2019

MyOutdoorBuddy.com (MOB) will be exhibiting this weekend at the 19th Annual KDRV Jackson County Sportsman’s & Outdoor Recreation Show (An ExpoSure Production) in Medford, Oregon. The show runs February 22-24 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. Last weekend, MOB exhibited in Roseburg. Thad Vinson and Jason Webb from Steelhead Slammer Lure Company represented MOB, Sport Fishing Reports, NorCal Fish Reports and Oregon Fish...
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Fall Klamath King Returns Were Up In 2018
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Klamath River

Last fall produced some of the best king salmon fishing on both the Klamath and Trinity Rivers in recent memory, and the preliminary number of returning kings seem to reflect just that. While we’re still not back up to average runs sizes, we’re headed in the right direction. The CDFW predicted a river run size of 91,873 in 2018, and...
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Sonoma County's Victor Gonella Receives Salmon Conservation Lifetime Achievement Award
by GGSA Staff, FEBRUARY 20, 2019

On February 16, friends, associates, fellow fishermen, and dignitaries gathered at the Bodega Marine Lab in Bodega Bay to honor lifelong salmon fisherman and salmon advocate Victor Gonella with a Salmon Conservation Lifetime Achievement Award. Gonella also received recognition from the US House of Representatives and the California State Legislature for outstanding contributions to conservation of California king salmon. Victor Gonella is the...
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Apply by March 1 for Landowner Position on Access and Habitat Board
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 20, 2019

ODFW is looking for someone with experience in forestry to serve as a landowner representative on the statewide Access and Habitat Board. Apply by March 1 using the statewide board application found at dfw.state.or.us/lands/ah/get_involved.asp Send your application to the Oregon Department of Forestry, ATTN: Peter Daugherty, State Forester, 2600 State Street, Salem, OR 97301 or fax to (503) 945-7212 by March 1,...
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ODFW Seeks Candidates for Fish Restoration and Enhancement Board
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking qualified applicants to fill two soon to be vacant positions on the Fish Restoration and Enhancement (R and E) Program Board. Interested individuals must apply by March 31, 2019. One position represents sport fishing interests and the other represents salmon troll fishing interests on the R and E Board. The ideal Sport Fishing...
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Crunching Data on Climate Change and Freshwater Fish
by FISHBIO, FEBRUARY 19, 2019

While polar bears are often the face of climate change vulnerability, freshwater fish may face just as many or even greater challenges from a shifting climate. Freshwater fish are already among the most imperiled animals on the planet, and climate change represents a major threat to the numerous ecological, cultural, and economic benefits that fish provide. In addition, freshwater habitats such...
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