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CORPS, ODFW Sign Hatchery Contracts
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued two contracts recently to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for the operation of five hatcheries and the production of salmon and steelhead to offset impacts of the Corps’ dams in Oregon. The Corps will pay ODFW about $4.8 million to operate the Marion Forks, South Santiam, McKenzie and Willamette hatcheries in the...
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How to Fish the Lobster Opener?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Question: I have some questions about how to best fish the lobster opener. I know that lobster season has a new start time and opens at 6:00 a.m. on Sept. 30, 2017. If the hoop wet time is a maximum two hours, can I drop my hoops at 4:15 a.m. Sept. 30, 2017 and pull them after the start time of...
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Eureka boats slam the tuna
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Calm seas and 60-degree water within 20 miles — the ideal scenario that will make any fanatical tuna angler go nuts — or not show up to work. North Coast fishermen have been devoid of an ocean salmon season this year, but the current tuna frenzy has helped ease that pain. Screaming drags will do that. Since Saturday, boats have...
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Non-selective ocean coho fishery closes Sept. 8
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

NOAA Fisheries, in consultation with ODFW, has closed the non-selective ocean coho fishery from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain as of Friday, Sept. 8. The quota is projected to be reached by the end of the day on Thursday, Sept. 7 so the season will close effective Sept. 7 at 11:59 p.m. “There were good ocean conditions for the first few days of...
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ODFW Weekly Recreation Report
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Check for fire restrictions Many private lands (and some public) are closed due to high fire danger, firefighting and fire suppression resources stretched thin. Oregon Department of Forestry has a helpful map of current fire restrictions. Oregon Department of Forestry and OFIC keep an updated list of closures (pdf) on their web site. The chart also contains phone numbers to get the latest access...
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Lake Sabrina Fish Report
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
Lake Sabrina

Lake Sabrina Boat Landing 760-873-7425 September 4, 2017 WATCH OUT FOR DEER! Don’t forget that jacket! It’s almost that time: WATCH OUT FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD A few ThunderBoomers up at the Lake this week – got about a half inch of rain on Wednesday – a great thing for the trees to give them a bit of summer water. It looks like...
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