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California’s Drought, Poor Ocean Conditions Impact Salmon Forecast for 2018
by CDFW, MARCH 5, 2018
Sacramento River

Commercial and sport anglers received mixed news today regarding the status of Sacramento River fall Chinook and Klamath River fall Chinook – California’s two largest Chinook salmon populations. While adult returns of both stocks were well below minimum escapement goals in 2017, and projected abundance for both stocks is modest compared to historic averages, state and federal fishery scientists reported...
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Saving a Place for Wildlife
On Patrol
by Steven T. Callan, MARCH 3, 2018

Late in November 1959, I was an eleven-year-old boy riding in the back seat of our family car as my father drove us north of Sacramento for the first time. I remember looking out the window and marveling at flocks of flying waterfowl and a vast landscape of wetlands, rice fields, grain fields, and open space -- all the way...
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Late rain heralds in fresh incoming steel - Lower Rogue River
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, MARCH 3, 2018
Rogue River- Lower

There is no doubt that the unseasonable variability of rainfall this year has affected the intensity of angling and fishing methods regarding winter steelhead. In a rainforest such as the Pacific Northwest, a steelheader does not usually expect to go more than a week before he or she is able to deploy steelhead techniques from the bank or from a...
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Making sense of bait regulations
by CDFW, MARCH 2, 2018

Question: Is it legal to catch sunfish and use them as live bait for bigger fish? What kind of live bait can you use in freshwater? (Anonymous) Answer: Those are seemingly simple questions, but the answers are complicated and detailed. The basic answer is: it depends. It depends on the California Sport Fishing District where you will be fishing, the individual body of...
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Angler Education Instructor training March 17 in Springfield – Register by March 12
by ODFW, MARCH 2, 2018

Become a volunteer Angler Education Instructor for ODFW and help others learn to fish! ODFW’s Aquatic and Angling Education Program staff will host a free training Saturday, March 17, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Oregon Department of Forestry, 3150 Main Street, Springfield. Lunch is provided. Pre-registration is required by March 12. Contact Janice Copple at 503-947-6019 or janice.b.copple@state.or.us to register. The training is open to anyone 18 years of age or...
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Youth hunters: Apply by March 30 for chance to win guided spring turkey hunt on ranch near Medford
by ODFW, MARCH 2, 2018

ODFW’s Access and Habitat Program and the C2 Ranch are offering 10 youth hunters the chance to hunt turkey on the ranch’s 9,500-acre property near Medford this spring. The deadline to apply is March 30 and winners will be drawn on April 2. Each winner will get a one-day guided hunt. A parent or other adult can also accompany the youth...
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