Whiskeytown Lake Kokanee fishing report
by Jeff Goodwin, JUNE 12, 2017
Whiskeytown Lake

I've been on Whiskeytown Lake running guided fishing trips for Kokanee salmon during the past few weeks and can honestly say that the fishing has improved dramatically.  Just about everyone who pays attention to the Kokanee fishing on Whiskeytown knows we had a lull in activity at the end of May and the Kokanee fishing was tough.  For me...
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John M. Browning
The Outdoor Edge
by Don Webster, JUNE 12, 2017


One has to wonder how differently the history of not only America, but the entire world would have been if John Moses Browning (January 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926) had not been born.  Browning was not a degreed engineer, but he is, to date, the greatest firearms designer who has ever lived. Consider this: had Browning done nothing but the M1911 pistol,...
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ODFW Fish Passage Task Force meets June 16 in Salem
by ODFW, JUNE 12, 2017


Oregon's Fish Passage Task Force will meet Friday, June 16 in the Commission Conference Room at ODFW Headquarters, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Salem. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is open to the public. The agenda includes updates from task force members, vacancy recruitment updates, updates on the ODOT culvert repair initiative in western...
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Fish Derby Time
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JUNE 12, 2017
Fish Lake

The Sky Crest Lake Fire Safe Kids Fish Derby this last Saturday, June 10th had a great turnout!  About 150 kids were able to go fishing. The morning was the best fishing because around noon the wind started to pick up and started to blow things around. The biggest fish was about 15in, probably a hold over. Sorry I was unable to get...
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Commission discusses wolves, authorizes A and H projects
by ODFW, JUNE 10, 2017


The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission met over the last two days in Salem. They held a work session on Thursday afternoon and discussed a variety of policy issues related to the Draft Wolf Plan. The Commission asked staff to explore adopting different standards for lethal control consideration when depredations are on public vs private land. Commissioners did not set a...
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Tides favorable for surfperch aficionados
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, JUNE 10, 2017
Port of Brookings Harbor

Last week, angers caught a variety surfperch including redtails, striped and calico surfperch.  I even saw one group of anglers who had a bucketful of shiner surfperch. But the largest and the most-esteemed food fish of the surfperch kingdom is hands down the redtail surfperch, which last week achieved sizes up to 3 pounds. Surfperch give live birth to miniature replicas...
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