Fishing Articles

Kids can learn to fish June 26 at Shevlin Park in Bend
by ODFW, JUNE 20, 2018
Shevlin Youth Pond

Kids age 17 and under are invited to learn to fish at a Kids Fishing Event on Tuesday, June 26 from 9 a.m.-noon at Shevlin Park Pond in Bend. ODFW staff and volunteers will be on hand to loan out rods, reels and tackle and show new anglers how to rig their line, land a fish and identify their catch. Younger children who attend the event...
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Golden Gate Salmon Association Hosts Ladies-Only Fishing Trip
by Michael Coats, JUNE 19, 2018

The Golden Gate Salmon Association (GGSA), a coalition of salmon advocates working to protect and restore California’s largest salmon runs, today announced its inaugural GGSA Fish Like A Girl salmon fishing trip. GGSA event planner Cat Kaiser said, “Ladies, you can catch your next dinner (and maybe your neighbors’ and friends’ too) with other Golden Gate Salmon Girls, on Friday, August 17th aboard the Salty Lady...
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The Salmon Struggle for Survival out of the San Joaquin River
by FISHBIO, JUNE 18, 2018

Much like old-timer tales of walking to school uphill both ways, it can seem like Chinook salmon in the Central Valley have to swim uphill both ways when migrating to and from the ocean. It’s no secret that young salmon and steelhead face a formidable obstacle course when trying to exit the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta toward the Pacific Ocean. A maze...
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Fall Chinook Action Begins on the Lower Rogue
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, JUNE 16, 2018
Rogue River- Lower

I know it's not fall yet, so the phrase 'fall Chinook' on the lower Rogue seems to be an oxymoron. That's because a lot of the fish that are caught in the summer are bound to spawn in the fall. John Anderson, a Gold Beach guide on the Rogue River told me that for him, the fantastic fall Chinook action last...
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Partial razor clam closure due to elevated domoic acid
by ODFW, JUNE 16, 2018

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announce a portion of the coast is closed for razor clamming as domoic acid levels have risen above the closure limit. Razor clamming is now closed from Cascade Head to the north jetty of the Umpqua River and closed from Cape Arago to the California border. This includes all beaches and...
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Nice afternoon in Cassel
by Gary Heffley, JUNE 15, 2018
Cassel Forebay

Some call the area Middle Hat Creek (including the hatchery planting reports), while others know this stretch of water as Cassel Forebay. But, by whatever name you wish to use, some good trout fishing is on tap for the area. I took the opportunity to visit there and landed 3 nice fish, including a couple of rainbows nearing 2 pounds and...
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