Fishing Articles

ODFW seeks candidates for Fish Restoration and Enhancement Program Board
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking qualified applicants to fill two soon to be vacant positions on the Fish Restoration and Enhancement (R and E) Program Board. One position represents sport fishing interests and the other represents gill netting interests on the R and E Board. Interested individuals must apply by Sept. 19, 2018 and can use the application found...
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Columbia Area ocean salmon fishing opens Sunday and Monday
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

There will be ocean salmon fishing this Labor Day weekend when the area from Leadbetter Point to Cape Falcon reopens on Sunday, Sept. 2 to Monday, Sept. 3. The daily bag limit will be two salmon per day -- two hatchery coho, two Chinook, or one of each. Minimum sizes are 24-inches for Chinook and 16-inches for coho. This area of the coast...
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Portion of the coast closes for mussel harvesting
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and ODFW announce a portion of the coast has closed for recreational mussel harvesting due to elevated levels of domoic acid. Recreational mussel harvesting is closed from the south jetty of the Coquille River to the California border. Recreational mussel harvesting remains open from the Columbia River to the south jetty of the Coquille River. Recreational...
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CDFW Announces Angling Closure at the Mouth of the Klamath River
by CDFW, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018
Klamath River - Upper - OR

The spit fishery at the mouth of the Klamath River will be closed to angling at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 3. Based on California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) projections of the recreational fall Chinook salmon harvest, anglers will have met the “spit area” adult fall Chinook quota of 15 percent of the total Klamath River Basin allotment by that time. Meeting...
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Reduced steelhead bag limit for Oregon’s Snake River and tributaries
by ODFW, AUGUST 31, 2018
Snake River

For the second year in a row, daily bag limits for hatchery summer steelhead will be reduced to one fish per day for the Snake River and tributaries in the Grande Ronde and Imnaha River basins when the season opens on Saturday, Sept. 1. The decision to initially reduce the bag limit corresponds with historically low Columbia River steelhead counts observed in...
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Boaters Can Help Fight Spread of Invasive Mussels Over Labor Day Weekend
by CDFW, AUGUST 31, 2018

California agencies combatting the spread of invasive quagga and zebra mussels remind boaters to remain cautious over Labor Day weekend. Quagga and zebra mussels are invasive freshwater mussels native to Europe and Asia. They multiply quickly, encrust watercraft and infrastructure, alter water quality and the aquatic food web and ultimately impact native and sport fish communities. These mussels spread from one...
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