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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

ODFW Weekly Recreation Report Highlights
by ODFW, JANUARY 5, 2019

Shotgun skills workshops Jan, 12 and 13 Whether you plan to bird hunt or shoot clays, or just want to try your hand at hitting a moving target, these hands-on workshops focus on safe and effective shooting. Learn more and register. Best bets for weekend fishing Several Willamette Valley ponds have been regularly stocked with trout – including some big ones – in recent...
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The Dalles Pool sturgeon season to close January 7
by ODFW, JANUARY 5, 2019

The recreational sturgeon season in The Dalles Pool (The Dalles Dam upstream to John Day Dam) will close effective 12:01 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, under rules announced today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. The states decided to close the sturgeon sport fishery based on catch projections which indicate the 135 fish guideline may be achieved by Friday evening. Catch...
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OHA wins suit protecting Ochoco elk habitat
by Oregon Hunters Association, JANUARY 4, 2019

A U.S. District Court Judge in Portland on Jan. 3 upheld the August findings of a Pendleton Magistrate Judge, siding with the Oregon Hunters Association (OHA) and other groups who filed suit to stop the U.S. Forest Service from building an additional 137 miles of off highway vehicle (OHV) trails in critical elk habitat on the Ochoco National Forest. District Judge...
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Anticipated Storms Should Help Steelhead Fishing
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, JANUARY 4, 2019
Chetco River

Chetco River flows have lowered to nearly 1,100 cfs, making the fishing ‘tough’ at best. But according to Harvey Young, owner of Fishawk River Company, the numbers of steelhead have not been as high as they usually are in early January. “There are some of the best fishermen hitting the river,” says Young. “If they only get one fish a day,...
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What Does it Mean to Take Urchins "By Hand?"
by CDFW, JANUARY 4, 2019

Question: The regulations state that sea urchins “may be taken only on hook-and-line or with the hands.” Does “with the hands” mean that I can use pliers, a knife or any hand-plying tool to help in gathering the urchins, or do I have to do this bare-handed? I am allowed to wear gloves? (Kin) Answer: You may be incorrectly referring to the California Code of...
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Great start to the New Year
by Gary Heffley, JANUARY 3, 2019

The brown trout are still stacked in the bay adjacent to the ramp at Baum Lake, the proof being the 27 I caught and released in about an hour and a half using Cripplures. It was definitely a nice way to start the new year, but an omen for sometime later in 2019! The fishing gods always have a way to even...
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