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Willamette steelhead on verge of extinction due to increasing sea lion presence at Willamette Falls
by ODFW, AUGUST 11, 2017
Willamette River

One of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest’s iconic fish, native steelhead trout, have been migrating over Willamette Falls in Portland to spawn in Cascade Mountain rivers for millennia. They are now at high risk of going extinct, based on a new analysis by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Listed for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1999...
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Suspect Wanted for Attempted Murder of a Wildlife Officer Turns Himself In
by CDFW, AUGUST 10, 2017


Shawn Eugene Hof, Jr., suspected of attempting to shoot a California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) officer in August 2016, has turned himself in. Law enforcement officers from CDFW, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office continued their focused effort to find Hof by visiting areas he was known to frequent. “We believe it was this focused...
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Drones for Fishing Offshore
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, AUGUST 10, 2017


Question: I have seen many videos of people using drones to fly their bait out to deeper water. I know drone use is illegal for hunting land animals, but what about for fish? Here is a link to a video of some guys using a drone to fish for tuna. (Mark G.) Answer: There is currently nothing in the Fish and Game Code...
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Pacific halibut bite heating up on the coast
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 10, 2017
Eureka Coast

Triples, doubles, limits, back to the dock by 10 a.m.! No folks, we’re not talking about salmon or California Halibut  — we’re talking Pacific Halibut. The bite was fast and furious over the weekend out of Eureka, the type of action that is rarely seen in this neck of the woods. Charter and sport boats alike were landing on large...
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Family Friendly pheasant hunting workshops, shotgun skills classes coming up
by ODFW, AUGUST 9, 2017


ODFW will host four family-friendly pheasant hunting workshops this fall: Sept. 9 and Sept. 10 at Sauvie Island, and Sept. 16 and Sept. 17 at EE Wilson Wildlife Area near Corvallis. Participants are also required to take a shotgun skills class prior to the workshop so hunters, dogs and handlers can hunt in the morning and be finished before it gets too hot. Shotgun skills workshops are at Mid Valley...
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Buoy 10 anglers reeling in some impressive Chinook catches
by ODFW, AUGUST 9, 2017
Buoy 10

The fall salmon season is open from Buoy 10 upstream to the Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam. An estimated 613,800 fall Chinook and 319,300 coho are expected to return to the Columbia River this fall. Early results from this fishery are already showing some nice catches of Chinook salmon. Now’s the time to find out why this is one of...
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