Fishing Articles

Razor clamming closed on Clatsop beaches July 15-Sept. 30
by ODFW, JULY 14, 2018

Razor clamming will close 11:59 p.m. Saturday, July 14 on Clatsop County beaches for the annual conservation closure to protect newly-set young clams. Since 1967 the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has closed the 18 miles of beaches north of Tillamook Head to razor clam digging while young clams establish themselves on the beach during the summer. “We want to ensure that the...
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2018 Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey Shows Continuing Upward Trend
by ODFW, JULY 13, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has completed its 2018 waterfowl breeding population survey -- and it’s good news for hunters and birdwatchers alike, as the total waterfowl population in the state now tops out at over a half million, for the first time in six years. Melanie Weaver, who oversees CDFW’s Waterfowl Program, said that duck populations responded...
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Angler Education Instructor training in Troutdale on July 28
by ODFW, JULY 13, 2018

Share your love of fishing with people new to the sport—become a volunteer fishing instructor for ODFW! ODFW will host a free training for new volunteer fishing instructors on Saturday, July 28 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Glenn Otto Community Park/Sam Cox Building. Staff from ODFW’s Aquatic and Angling Education Program will be hosting the training, which is open to anyone...
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Pacific halibut flying over the rails
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JULY 13, 2018
Eureka Coast

The Pacific halibut bite all along the North Coast has been nothing short of spectacular this week. Since last Thursday when the ocean finally calmed, limits have been the rule. “It’s as good as I’ve seen it,” said Tim Klassen of Reel Steel Sport Fishing. “There’s been quite a few caught at the Cape in shallow water while rock fishing,...
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On the Yuba River, Climate Change Means It’s Time for a Dam Makeover
by Matt Wieser, JULY 11, 2018
Bullards Bar Reservoir

Among California rivers, the Yuba is one of the most dramatic. Draining the Sierra Nevada just north of Lake Tahoe, it is steep and flashy – one of the most flood-prone rivers in the state. Yuba River floods have killed people – notably in 1955, 1986 and 1997 – and climate change is making such floods more likely. As the atmosphere...
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Water Board Announcement Leaves Little Surplus Water for Tunnels, New Reservoirs
by GGSA Staff, JULY 10, 2018

On July 6 the State Water Resources Control Board announced water diversions from Central Valley rivers will need to be reduced in order to save the Bay-Delta from ecological collapse. This announcement has sobering consequences for future large water diversion projects. Among these, the twin Delta tunnels and any expensive above ground reservoir projects that would rely on new diversions. The...
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