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Dawn always brings the promise of a new day but dawn over a marina brings hopes of a good catch. Photo by Casey Allen

Dawn always brings the promise of a new day but dawn over a marina brings hopes of a good catch. Photo by Casey Allen

Cascade Hiker Podcast Brings the Outdoors to Your Desk
by George Parker, APRIL 24, 2018

What would you do to stay motivated to pursue your outdoors adventures? Would you start a podcast? That’s exactly what Rudy Giecek did when he realized that it had been entirely too long since he had last hit a trail. Rudy learned about hiking and camping the old fashioned way--with his dad. They spent a lot of time on trails. Rudy’s dad would...
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5 Things Your Marine Surveyor Wants You to Know
by Scott Croft, APRIL 24, 2018

Helpful tips just in time for the spring boat-buying season For many people, buying a boat is the second largest purchase they will make in their lifetime, and at the center of this process is your friendly marine surveyor. Ensuring that you know everything you possibly can about a used boat (and even some new boats) is a smart move. If you...
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ODFW seeks one candidate for Oregon Fish Passage Task Force
by ODFW, APRIL 24, 2018

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife seeks one member to represent the state’s Fish Passage Task Force. One vacancy exists for the Fishing and Conservation stakeholder group representing the task force. Applications will be accepted through June 15, 2018. The nine volunteer members of the Fish Passage Task Force are appointed by the ODFW Director and are eligible to serve two...
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Trinity River Fishing Report - Klamath River Basin In-River Quotas
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, APRIL 23, 2018
Trinity River

I finally tracked down the Klamath River Basin In-River Sportsmen Fall Chinook salmon quotas for the 2018 season. Total In-River quota is 19% of the Harvestable Surplus Fall Chinook salmon that comes to 3,490 fall salmon for the Klamath, Trinity, Shasta and Scott rivers. The Shasta and Scott are tributaries to the Klamath, are restricted to fishing for salmon, but are...
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Opportunities Abound for Central Valley Trout Anglers, Despite Flooding of Moccasin Creek Hatchery
by CDFW, APRIL 23, 2018
Don Pedro Reservoir

Central Valley anglers anticipating California’s general trout opener Saturday, April 28 will find many local fishing opportunities despite the flooding of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Moccasin Creek Hatchery in Tuolumne County, which supplied many Central Valley and western Sierra Nevada waters with trout. Don Pedro Reservoir, located downstream from the Moccasin Creek Hatchery, received an emergency plant...
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Relocation of sea lions not enough to protect Willamette fish runs
by ODFW, APRIL 23, 2018
Willamette River

Over 25 California sea lions and an unknown number of Steller sea lions continue to prey on salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, and lamprey in the Willamette River this month. Concerns for the wild Willamette winter steelhead remain front and center for ODFW as biologists estimate that California sea lions ate at least 18 percent of the returning adults prior to March,...
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