Fishing Articles

Free Fishing on Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day Weekend in Oregon
by ODFW, AUGUST 29, 2018

It’s free to fish, crab or clam in Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sunday, Sept. 2. During these two days, no fishing licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin Endorsement) are required to fish, crab or clam anywhere in Oregon for both residents and non-residents. Although no licenses or tags are required, all other fishing regulations apply...
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Changing Genes: Studying Steelhead in San Francisco Bay Streams
by FISHBIO, AUGUST 28, 2018
San Francisco Bay

A fish transported from the San Francisco Bay of 1850 to 2018 would find itself in a whole new world. Between the construction of dams, diversion of streams, pollution, and the introduction of invasive species, the area has changed more drastically than perhaps any other estuary on Earth. Like all organisms, fish have to adapt to changes in their environment to survive. By...
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Fishing Great Loss
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, AUGUST 27, 2018

On August 13 Ed Trujillo passed away. Ed fished the Trinity River for over 35 years. The group of Trinity River fishermen lost another of their Trinity fishermen. Many of the older fishermen that have fished the Trinity for years knew Ed. He knew every fishing area on the Trinity from the dam to Weitchpec, and if you were fishing...
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States close Columbia steelhead fishing due to poor returns
by ODFW, AUGUST 25, 2018
Columbia River

Steelhead retention in the Columbia River and lower John Day River will close effective Monday, Aug. 27 through the end of the year due to poor returns. The states of Oregon and Washington decided to close the retention fishery after the run size was downgraded from a preseason forecast of 182,000 to 110,000 adult summer steelhead on Monday. The revised estimate...
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Sept. 1 is a Free Fishing Day in California
by CDFW, AUGUST 24, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is encouraging all Californians to give fishing a try for free on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. CDFW annually offers two Free Fishing Days, typically around the Fourth of July and Labor Day weekends (the first in 2018 was held July 7). On these two designated days, people can fish without having to buy a sport...
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Wide-open tuna bite off the North Coast
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 23, 2018
Eureka Coast

Tuna fishing remains all the rage on the North Coast. While Eureka took their turn at the tuna last Wednesday, boats launching from Fort Bragg and Shelter Cove have had their way with the longfins the last couple days. The warm water was as close in as 20 miles from Fort Bragg on Tuesday, but it sounds like the fish...
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