Fishing Articles

ODFW Salmon and Trout Advisory Committee to meet in Winchester Bay on Sept. 6
by ODFW, AUGUST 31, 2018

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee will meet in Winchester Bay on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 8 a.m. at the Marine Activities Center, Winchester Bay RV Resort, 120 Marina Way. The meeting agenda is available at www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/STEP and includes review of mini-grant application, STEP program planning and program updates. The meeting is open to the public. From 2-6 p.m. on...
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Sport ocean salmon season winding down
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 30, 2018

The finish line is right around the corner for what can best be described as a very unfulfilling recreational salmon season on the North Coast. It began back in June with tons of excitement and optimism — having zero opportunity in 2017 will do that. The year-long hiatus and the fact that roughly 360,000 Klamath River adult kings were said...
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States OK two days of sturgeon fishing above Wauna
by ODFW, AUGUST 30, 2018
Columbia River

Recreational fishermen will have two days in September to get out on the Columbia River to catch and retain white sturgeon under rules approved today by the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife. The two-day recreational fishery will take place on consecutive Saturdays – Sept. 15 and Sept. 22 – in September. This year’s white sturgeon season is about two...
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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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