Fishing Articles

Portion of coast opens for razor clamming
by ODFW, JULY 2, 2018
Columbia River

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announce a portion of the coast has opened for razor clamming as domoic acid levels have fallen below the closure limit. Razor clamming is now open from the Columbia River to Cape Perpetua and from the south jetty of the Umpqua River to Cape Arago. The harvesting...
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Salmon prefer Bechhold bait holders 5 to 1
by Frank Galusha, JUNE 30, 2018
Trinidad Coast

My brother Don and I enjoyed great salmon fishing earlier on June 4 when over 80 percent of our fish fell for anchovies trolled behind chartreuse Bechhold baitholders. This was not a competition. We were trolling two different rigs and alternated picking up a rod when we got a strike. However, when it was all over, both of us knew...
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Rogue Bay - The Stinger's the Dinger
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, JUNE 30, 2018
Chetco River

When deciphering the legal mumbo jumbo in the Oregon Fishing Regulations pamphlet it is akin to becoming a rocket scientist who practices law. For instance, in the ocean, anglers are only allowed to use two barbless hooks when fishing for salmon. But in certain waterbodies such as the lower Rogue River and bay, the aforementioned 2-hook, barbless rule can be thrown out...
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Sockeye opens, adult Chinook retention closes on Columbia River below Bonneville Dam as of July 1
by ODFW, JUNE 29, 2018
Columbia River

Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington modified regulations for the mainstem Columbia River recreational fishery. The following sportfishing regulations will be in effect from July 1-31. As of Sunday, July 1, the retention of adult Chinook is prohibited in the mainstem Columbia River from the Astoria Megler Bridge upstream to Bonneville Dam. Also as of July 1, the retention of sockeye is...
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Nearshore halibut to close in Columbia River Subarea on June 30
by ODFW, JUNE 29, 2018
Columbia River

The Pacific halibut nearshore sport fishery in the Columbia River Subarea (Leadbetter Pt., Wash. to Cape Falcon) will close at 11:59 pm on Saturday, June 30 because the entire subarea quota has been caught. Opportunities to fish for Pacific halibut remain open in other areas of Oregon: Off central Oregon between Cape Falcon (near Manzanita) and Humbug Mountain (near Port Orford), the spring all-depth halibut fishery...
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Salmon anglers curtailed by windy conditions
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JUNE 27, 2018
Shelter Cove

The north winds – typical for this time of the year – are in full effect here on the North Coast. Since late last week, the wind machine has been on high, and shows no signs of slowing down – at least through Monday. There’s been very little offshore activity, though a few boats snuck out on Monday in search...
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