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Commission meets Aug. 3 in Salem
by ODFW, JULY 28, 2018

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Friday, Aug. 3 in Salem at ODFW HQ, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE. The meeting starts at 8 a.m. and follows this agenda, www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/18/08_aug/index.asp The Commission will be asked to consider a petition submitted by several groups asking the Commission to begin rulemaking to change trapping regulations. The proposal asks the Commission to prohibit trapping of marten in portions of...
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Public meetings on 2019 bottomfish and halibut recreational seasons
by ODFW, JULY 27, 2018

ODFW will host a series of public meetings the week of Aug. 6 to gather input on the 2019 recreational bottomfish and halibut seasons. People who can’t attend meetings can also listen in via Webcast (details below). One key change for next year is that beginning in 2019, the amount of yelloweye rockfish that all fisheries, including recreational fisheries, are allowed...
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CDFW to Host Public Outreach Meeting on Grasslands Wildlife Areas
by CDFW, JULY 27, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will host a public outreach meeting on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, in Los Banos regarding Central Region Type A wildlife areas. CDFW will take comments and recommendations and provide updates on habitat conditions, availability of water for wetlands and possible impacts to hunter access on these public lands. CDFW will be joined by...
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Interior secretary visits reservoirs hit by flows plan
by Kevin Hecteman, JULY 26, 2018

Amid a flood of concern regarding a state proposal to divert more water to the ocean, a Cabinet secretary visited two of the affected reservoirs and a Central Valley congressman offered a pair of amendments aimed at the diversions. U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke visited Don Pedro Lake on the Tuolumne River and New Melones Reservoir on the Stanislaus River Friday,...
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Eureka salmon showing signs of life
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JULY 26, 2018
Trinidad Coast

If the last couple days are any indication, we may yet have a salmon season out of Eureka. Since the opener on June 1, the fishing – and subsequently the effort – have both been underwhelming. That could all be changing now. Tim Klassen of Reel Steel Sport Fishing put in a solid effort on Tuesday down near the Eel...
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Anglers: Emergency restrictions now in effect for Umpqua River
by ODFW, JULY 25, 2018
Umpqua River

Effective immediately, an emergency regulation protects wild summer steelhead and early returning fall chinook on the mainstem Umpqua River. Emergency regulation, Scottsburg Bridge (Hwy. 38) to River Forks Boat Ramp: Today through September 30, 2018, angling is prohibited within a 200 feet radius of all tributaries in the Umpqua River and in the tributaries themselves from the mouth to 200 feet upstream. This...
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