Fishing Articles

Lake Creek (Siuslaw River tributary) closed to salmon fishing Oct. 15-Dec. 31
by CDFW, SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
Stanislaus River

Lake Creek, a tributary of the Siuslaw River, will be closed to salmon fishing from Oct. 15-Dec. 31. No salmon fishing will be allowed from the mouth of Lake Creek to Indian Creek. The closure is due to this year’s low stream flows, which will concentrate fall Chinook salmon in just a few locations, making them more vulnerable to harvest. The...
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Rogue Bay Still Kicking Out Jacks and Jills
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
Rogue Bay

The Rogue bay is still producing enough Chinook to keep boaters trolling in the estuary. The sizes have ranged to jacks to 20-plus pounders. Jacks are by nature, mostly 2-year-old male Chinook under 24 inches. Anything bigger than a jack could be male or female. On Tuesday, I spent the day on the Rogue observing anglers trolling the bay, and catching...
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Razor clam season along Clatsop County beaches delayed
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

ODFW will delay the opening of fall razor clam harvest along the Clatsop beaches from the traditional date of Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 at the earliest, to allow time to collect public feedback on management options in light of a recent stock assessment Extension of the annual conservation closure only applies to Clatsop County beaches, and prohibits all harvest of...
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Can I Use a Live Well for Lobster?
by CDFW, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Question: I’m new to lobster diving and have a couple of questions. We are planning an overnight trip to Catalina and are planning on diving one night and then an early morning dive the next day. Are we allowed to keep our catch in an underwater live fish box to keep our catch alive? Would we also be allowed to share...
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Take survey by Oct. 3 to provide input on proposed changes to the Columbia River Subarea recreational Pacific halibut fishery
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
Columbia River

The Pacific Fishery Management Council has forwarded two proposed changes to the 2019 recreational Pacific halibut all-depth fishery in the Columbia River Subarea (Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR) for public review. One proposed change is to the opening date, the other is to the number of days open per week. To provide input on these two specific proposals, ODFW has...
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Klamath River seeing good return of kings
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
Klamath River - Upper - OR

In case you haven’t heard, the Klamath River is chocked full of salmon. And it has been for quite a few weeks now. What makes this story remarkable is this it's coming on the heels of the river being completely closed to fishing after Aug.15 last year due to the projected low returns. The CDFW predicted roughly 93,500 fall-run adults...
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