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Heading offshore at dawn with a calm sea is the wish of every saltwater angler and skipper. Photo by Casey Allen

Heading offshore at dawn with a calm sea is the wish of every saltwater angler and skipper. Photo by Casey Allen

My Old Friend
The Outdoor Edge
by Don Webster, JANUARY 12, 2019

Just about all outdoor men and women have a few, favorite items they've kept over the years, things that for one reason or another, seem to hang around for a long time. There are reasons for this. First, the item is obviously useful. Secondly, it has been made well, and has been able to endure the ravages of countless treks afield....
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ODFW Weekly Recreation Report Highlights
by ODFW, JANUARY 11, 2019

ODFW licensing system down to new customers on Sunday On Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. the ODFW licensing system will be offline in order to install new security measures. This will only affect people who are buying a fishing or hunting license for the first time in over three years. This will not affect people who have a current hunting or fishing...
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Wolf Plan revision to be presented to Commission in March
by ODFW, JANUARY 10, 2019

After completing the last scheduled facilitated meeting with stakeholder representatives on Monday, Jan. 8, ODFW staff are working to finalize a revised Wolf Conservation and Management Plan. That Plan will be presented to the Commission at its March 15 meeting in Salem for final adoption. Last year, Commissioners decided to postpone Wolf Plan revisions and conduct additional facilitated outreach in hopes...
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Smith, Chetco best bets for green water
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 10, 2019
Chetco River

If you’re on the hunt for green water this weekend, you’ll want to head north. The Smith and Chetco will both be on the drop and should be in prime shape. All stretches of the Eel, Van Duzen, Mad and Redwood Creek are currently blown out, with very little relief in sight. A chance of rain is in the forecast...
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Mushing in Northern California
by April Cox, JANUARY 10, 2019

Sled dog racing has a rich history in California dating back to the early 1960’s. Most of the races were held in the northern part of the state, technically, the state of Jefferson. Truckee, California hosted a race in which the famous Iron Man Johnson participated. He is the man the Disney film Iron Will was loosely based on. Over the...
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The Most Interesting Fish In The World
by FISHBIO, JANUARY 8, 2019

FISHBIO recently embarked on a quest to find the most interesting fish in the world. Clearly, what constitutes “interesting” is highly subjective: we asked 20 FISHBIO staff to pick the most interesting fish and got 20 different answers. So we decided to try a more quantitative approach by defining “interesting” as the amount of attention a species receives in the...
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