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The Most Interesting Fish In The World
by FISHBIO, JANUARY 8, 2019

FISHBIO recently embarked on a quest to find the most interesting fish in the world. Clearly, what constitutes “interesting” is highly subjective: we asked 20 FISHBIO staff to pick the most interesting fish and got 20 different answers. So we decided to try a more quantitative approach by defining “interesting” as the amount of attention a species receives in the...
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Northern Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Further Delayed in Ocean Waters North of Patrick’s Point, Humboldt County
by CDFW, JANUARY 8, 2019
Humboldt County Coast

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham delayed the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab fishery from Patrick’s Point, Humboldt County north to the California/Oregon state line after state health agencies recommended to delay the fishery in the area due to elevated levels of domoic acid. The commercial Dungeness crab fishery in the area south of Patrick’s Point, Humboldt County to...
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Mandatory reporting deadline for big game tags extended until April 15, 2019
by ODFW, JANUARY 7, 2019

The deadline to report all 2018 big game and turkey tags has been extended until April 15, 2019 (from Jan. 31) to give hunters more time to report under ODFW’s new licensing system. The new deadline applies to all 2018 deer, elk, cougar, bear, antelope and turkey tags. Anyone who purchased one of these tags needs to report—even if they were...
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Rain and snow expected for the weekend
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JANUARY 6, 2019
Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

I hope everyone had a good and safe New Year’s weekend. I have to apologize to all my readers for not having a Fishing Report for the last several weeks. My computer crashed. I had to try and recover my data then buy a new compute and transfer the data into the new computer. Not easy, as I am still...
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ODFW Weekly Recreation Report Highlights
by ODFW, JANUARY 5, 2019

Shotgun skills workshops Jan, 12 and 13 Whether you plan to bird hunt or shoot clays, or just want to try your hand at hitting a moving target, these hands-on workshops focus on safe and effective shooting. Learn more and register. Best bets for weekend fishing Several Willamette Valley ponds have been regularly stocked with trout – including some big ones – in recent...
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The Dalles Pool sturgeon season to close January 7
by ODFW, JANUARY 5, 2019

The recreational sturgeon season in The Dalles Pool (The Dalles Dam upstream to John Day Dam) will close effective 12:01 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, under rules announced today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. The states decided to close the sturgeon sport fishery based on catch projections which indicate the 135 fish guideline may be achieved by Friday evening. Catch...
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