Fishing Articles

Oregon commercial crab fishery to open Jan. 4 north of Cape Arago
by ODFW, JANUARY 1, 2019

Fresh Oregon crab is back on the menu soon as the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open on much of Oregon’s coast as of Jan. 4, 2019. Dungeness crab will be ready to be harvested from Cape Arago to the Columbia River and north into Washington on that date. Prior to the opener, crab vessels will set gear from Jan. 1 onwards,...
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Don't Forget About Baum Lake
by Gary Heffley, DECEMBER 30, 2018
Baum Lake

Baum Lake is a very popular stop for anglers vacationing in the Intermountain Hat Creek region of Northern California. The lake is a destination unto itself for many fly anglers who enjoy fishing from kayaks, inflatable pontoons and float boats, as well as wading in the shallows. The lake is also popular for shore anglers who utilize small spoons, small Rapala...
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First Robust Steelhead Runs Enter the Chetco
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, DECEMBER 29, 2018
Chetco River

This is the message I’ve been waiting for all of December. I received a text message last week from a friend who sent me photographs of some nice, corpulent winter steelhead caught on the Chetco River. Jason Dimmick, who took his two daughters, Sunnie and Aspen, fishing, were plunking Tequila Sunrise Spin-N-Glos at a lower river hole. The river was dropping...
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Northern California Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Delay Extended
by CDFW, DECEMBER 23, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham announced an additional and final 15-day delay of the northern California commercial Dungeness crab season. Pending possible closures due to elevated levels of domoic acid, the season is now set to begin on Jan. 15, 2019. Quality tests as prescribed by the Pre-Season Testing Protocol for the Tri-State Coastal Dungeness Commercial Fishery...
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The Plunker's Bible
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, DECEMBER 22, 2018
Chetco River

They’re here, they’re finally here! I’m talking about the badly-needed rain that the southern Oregon and northern California coast has desperately needed. And it couldn’t have happened a monsoon too soon! Heavy rains hammered the southern Oregon coast last week, and the National Weather Service has predicted that a very large blow-out will be occurring on the Chetco River this weekend...
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Umpqua River steelhead anglers asked to return harvested hatchery fish snouts
by ODFW, DECEMBER 22, 2018
Umpqua River

Winter steelhead anglers are asked to return snouts from hatchery steelhead harvested in the Umpqua River basin. ODFW will scan the snouts for coded wire tags in the first of a multi-year research project to improve winter steelhead fishing in the South Umpqua River. Anglers can deposit snouts in collection barrels at various boat ramps around Douglas County and at the...
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