Fishing Articles

Salmon Quotas Being Met on the Klamath
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Klamath River

The 2018 Fall Chinook adult salmon quotas for the Klamath Trinity River basin have been met for the Lower Klamath River from the Weitchpec Bridge down to the mouth of the Klamath River as of Wednesday Sept.12. You may still fish this area for jack Chinook salmon under 22 inches and hatchery steelhead. Normally, the Upper Klamath and Trinity Rivers have...
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Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Council makes first recommendations to State Legislature
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Oregon is among the first places to document the impacts of “ocean acidification”— what happens when human-produced carbon dioxide is absorbed by seawater, resulting in chemical reactions that change the water’s pH and make it more acidic. Oregon is meeting this problem head on, most recently with the convening of the Oregon Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia. Back in...
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The Spinnerbait Rig - The Rogue and Chetco Bays' Premier Setup
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
Rogue Bay

Fall is in the air, and Chinook in southern Oregon bays are falling for the spinnerbait/anchovy rig. If you know how to rig up a spinnerbait/anchovy rig properly, the chances are likely that you could be waltzing with a Star Chinook from the Chetco or Rogue bays. The Rogue bay, although it has lost some of its fire from recent weeks, is...
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Portion of coast closes to razor clamming
SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
Umpqua River

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the closure of razor clam harvesting from the Umpqua River to the California border. Recent shellfish samples taken from the area indicate levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid have risen above the alert level. Razor clamming remains open from Tillamook Head to the Umpqua River. Razor...
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Adult quota met, jacks only on the Lower Klamath
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Eureka Coast

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced on Wednesday that the adult fall Chinook quota has been met and the lower Klamath River from the Hwy. 96 bridge in Weitchpec to the estuary goes into a size restriction as of 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12. Fishing will remain open on the lower river (with the exception of the...
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Trinity River Anglers Urged to Return Fish Tags in Timely Manner
by CDFW, SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding Trinity River anglers to return Coho salmon, Chinook salmon and steelhead tags in a timely manner. Tag return information is used each year to calculate harvest and help biologists estimate population size of steelhead and salmon runs. This information feeds into the Klamath basin fall Chinook salmon run-size estimate and informs...
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