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Bass Fishing Basics, Part IV – Bait & Tackle, cont.
by Gary Heffley, MAY 24, 2018


(This is the last of Gary Heffley's 4 part series on Bass Fishing Basics. You can catch Part 1, Bass Basics, Part II- Bass Species, and Part III- Bass Bait & Tackle, by clicking on the links) Plastic Lures for Bass It used to be very simple when talking about using plastics. Initially there were three colors of worms to choose from....
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Spring Chinook fishing reopens on Columbia River
by ODFW, MAY 24, 2018
Columbia River

Recreational fishermen will get another chance to go after spring Chinook salmon in the Columbia River under seasons adopted today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. Below Bonneville Dam, the season will open Friday, May 25 and continue through Wednesday, June 6. The open area is from the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upstream to Beacon Rock, for both boat and...
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Bass Fishing Basics, Part III -- Bass Bait & Tackle
by Gary Heffley, MAY 23, 2018


Go into any tackle store and you can be overwhelmed by the different ways to catch bass- and they say there is a time and a place for every technique and lure. There is no hard and fast answer for choosing lures, for if you asked a seasoned bass angler the question... if you only pick one lure to catch...
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Spring Tactics for Fishing Shasta Lake Trout and Salmon
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 23, 2018
Shasta Lake

The 2018 spring fishing season is in full swing on Shasta Lake near Redding, Ca. and we're just weeks away from seeing some of the very best trout and King salmon fishing Shasta Lake has to offer all year.  When I moved from the north coast to Redding in 2012, I had no idea that Shasta Lake would become one...
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Nearshore Pacific halibut open seven days per week in Columbia River Subarea beginning May 24
by ODFW, MAY 22, 2018


The Pacific halibut nearshore sport fishery in the Columbia River Subarea (Leadbetter Pt., Wash. to Cape Falcon) will open seven days per week starting May 24. The all-depth fishery closed with approximately 700 pounds remaining on the quota. That is not enough to open for additional all-depth days so that remaining quota has been transferred to the nearshore fishery, allowing the...
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Kids and anglers with disabilities invited to catch fish at Mount Hood Pond
by ODFW, MAY 22, 2018
Mt. Hood Pond MHCC Campus

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a free youth fishing event Saturday, May 26 at Mt. Hood Pond in Gresham.   A feature of the ODFW Outdoors program, the event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the pond located on the Mount Hood Community College Campus at 2600 SE Stark St. ODFW will stock the pond...
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