Fishing Articles

Gear restrictions extended on Chetco, Winchuck rivers
by ODFW, OCTOBER 27, 2018
Chetco River

Angling gear restrictions for the Chetco and Winchuck rivers set to be lifted November 4 are now extended through December 31 or until rainfall significantly increases water levels. Angling is restricted to fly fishing (must include a strike indicator) or bobber fishing in both rivers; in the Chetco, it applies from River Mile 2.2 to Nook Creek and in the Winchuck...
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100 Participants and Observers Seine the Chetco River for Broodstock Salmon
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, OCTOBER 27, 2018
Chetco River

For the second time this month, the Chetco River was seined at Social Security Bar for large Chinook in what has been classically called, “The Chetco River Broodstock Salmon Program.” This broodstock program only picks the best-looking and oldest, heaviest Chinook to be hauled away in hatchery trucks to be spawned at Elk River Hatchery in Bandon. In fact, the Hatchery...
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Clatsop County razor clam season to remain closed until March 1, 2019
by ODFW, OCTOBER 25, 2018

The popular razor clam season on Clatsop beaches will remain closed until March 1, 2019. Extension of the annual conservation closure prohibits all harvest of razor clams (both recreational and commercial) along the 18 mile stretch of beach from Tillamook Head (Seaside) to the mouth of the Columbia River. The closure is in place to protect undersize clams and provide better clamming...
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Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Delayed in State Waters in Northern Humboldt and Del Norte Counties
by CDFW, OCTOBER 25, 2018
Humboldt County Coast

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham has enacted a delay to the opening of the recreational Dungeness crab fishery in part northern California. The recreational fishery for Dungeness crab will open for remaining areas on Saturday, Nov. 3. State health agencies determined that Dungeness crab in state waters from Patrick’s Point, Humboldt County (41° 8.00’ N....
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Delay possible for sport crab opener north of Trinidad
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, OCTOBER 25, 2018
Trinidad Coast

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a press release on Wednesday advising recreational anglers not to eat Dungeness crab caught between Patrick’s Point North and the Oregon border. This warning is due to the detection of elevated levels of domoic acid, a naturally occurring toxin. The statewide recreational Dungeness crab season is scheduled to open on Saturday, Nov. 3...
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Upper Trinity River Quota Met
by CDFW, OCTOBER 24, 2018
Trinity River - Upper

Based upon California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) projections of the recreational fall Chinook Salmon catch on the Trinity River, anglers will meet the Upper Trinity River adult fall Chinook Salmon quota below Old Lewiston Bridge for the 2018 season as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 28, 2018. This triggers the closure of the adult Chinook Salmon fishery on the...
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