Articles

Salmon options portend a zero salmon fishery in the KMZ
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, MARCH 18, 2017
Klamath River - Upper - OR

The three ocean salmon alternatives that everybody in the California and Oregon Klamath Management Zones (KMZ) have been waiting for are finally out and listed on the PFMC website (pcouncil.org). Fishermen were hoping that if they weren't able to fish the Oregon KMZ (from the Oregon/California border up to Humbug Mountain), that they would at least be able to experience some...
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Commission adjusts Columbia River salmon fisheries rules
by ODFW, MARCH 18, 2017

The Commission voted unanimously to further adjust Columbia River salmon fisheries rules today along the following lines: Spring Chinook 80/20 sport/commercial allocation of allowable ESA impacts. Commercial priority to off-channel large-mesh gillnet fisheries not constrained by run-size buffer. Mainstem commercial fisheries only occurring with tangle net gear after the run update if remaining impact balances allow. Summer Chinook 80/20 sport/commercial allocation of...
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There’s a pot of gold in Empire Lakes
by ODFW, MARCH 17, 2017
Empire Lake Upper

The pot of gold isn’t at the end of the rainbow; it’s swimming in Empire Lakes. A $50 VISA gift card goes home with anglers who catch a specially tagged rainbow trout here. Anglers who harvest trout with a specially marked four-digit tag number will receive a $50 VISA gift card when the tag is brought to the Charleston ODFW Field...
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Artists: 2018 ODFW art competitions announced
by ODFW, MARCH 17, 2017

Artists are invited to compete in the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s 2018 Habitat Conservation Stamp, Waterfowl Stamp and Upland Game Bird Stamp art competitions. Collector’s stamps and other promotional materials are produced from first place artwork and each winning artist receives $2,000. Entries are accepted between 8 a.m. August 25 to 5 p.m., September 29, 2017 at ODFW headquarters, 4034 Fairview...
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Golden Gate Salmon Ass'n Comes Out Against Twin Tunnels
by Michael Coats, MARCH 17, 2017
Sacramento River

Based on new scientific information documenting that the twin tunnels project would worsen conditions for migrating salmon, the Golden Gate Salmon Association can’t support the tunnel plan as currently envisioned. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has released a draft biological opinion documenting harm the tunnels would do to salmon, other wildlife and water quality. An independent peer review panel found the...
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2017 Cal 100 Race CANCELLED
by SRPT, MARCH 17, 2017
Sacramento River

Due to a variety of factors and influences we have decided, with our partners, to cancel the 2017 California 100 Paddle Race and associated clinics. This decision was not arrived at lightly. Our organization has been preserving, protecting, and enhancing the natural values of the Sacramento River since 1984. Due to recent events: staff changes and other major river related...
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