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Winter on the Upper Klamath River, Siskiyou County
Anglers drift-fish this river daily in fall and winter often in widely fluctuating weather.


 


Eagle Lake Trout Update
by Valerie Aubrey, DECEMBER 19, 2016
Eagle Lake

Valerie Aubrey checked in today with an update from Eagle Lake. 7F morning, warmed up to 18F by 9am fishing time & found a 4lb chunker that spun my kayak around pretty quickly! Brown/copper leech fly 2ft down.
ODFW seeks landowner representation
by ODFW, DECEMBER 19, 2016


ODFW is currently accepting applications for several positions on the statewide board and regional councils for the Access and Habitat Program. Apply by Monday, Jan. 30, 2017 to be considered. The positions being recruited are: Landowner Representative, Statewide A&H Board Landowner Representative, North Willamette Regional Council Landowner Representative, Deschutes Klamath Regional Council Landowner Representative, South Willamette Regional Council To apply, use either the Board Application or...
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CDFW cracks down on Ivory trafficking
by CDFW, DECEMBER 19, 2016


Investigations by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) have culminated in illegal trafficking of wildlife cases pending in Los Angeles and Alameda counties, and in San Francisco.  In recent weeks, CDFW’s Wildlife Trafficking Team worked three separate investigations: CDFW wildlife officers intercepted and seized 377 items of jewelry containing pieces labeled as mammoth ivory at an air cargo terminal in...
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B&C praise announcement of Zinke
by Boone and Crockett Club, DECEMBER 19, 2016


The Boone and Crockett Club, the oldest wildlife conservation group in the U.S., founded by Theodore Roosevelt, praises President-Elect Donald Trump's announcement of U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) to become Secretary of the Department of the Interior. "Ryan Zinke has already demonstrated the leadership required as America's top conservation steward, and the president-elect has done likewise in embracing it." said Ben...
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Coos, Winchester bays open for recreational crabbing
by ODFW, DECEMBER 17, 2016
Coos River

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce that additional areas have been added to the ocean and bay recreational crab fishery along the southern Oregon coast. The recreational crab fishery is now open from the north jetty of the Umpqua River (including Winchester Bay) south to the California border. On the north coast,...
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GGSA Update for December 2016
by GGSA Staff, DECEMBER 17, 2016
Feather River

Anti-Salmon federal bill passed, GGSA working to deflect damage  GGSA is working to defend Central Valley salmon based on the state's right to control its own waters and protect species listed under the California Endangered Species Act. This is in response to a recently passed federal bill calling for transfer of even more water from northern California to the western San...
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