Fishing Articles

PFMC meeting this week will decide fate of ocean salmon seasons
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, APRIL 7, 2018
Port of Brookings Harbor

In a meeting that is being held by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) from April 5 through April 11 at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel, members of the Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) are at this very moment negotiating the fate of our ocean salmon seasons for 2018. Although the meeting is officially slated to end on Wednesday, April 11, it is very...
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Angler Education Instructor training May 5 in Hillsboro – Register by April 20
by ODFW, APRIL 7, 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, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the TVW Inc. Building 6615 SE Alexander Street, Hillsboro. Staff from ODFW’s Aquatic and Angling Education Program will be hosting the training, which is open to...
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Can You Tell the Age of a Clam by Counting the Rings?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, APRIL 6, 2018

Question: Although the population of Pismo clams is seriously depleted in the Ventura/Oxnard area, I was blessed to dig this guy during the recent low tides. He is bulky and has many (growth) rings. Most are dark in color, but there are lighter ones as well. To determine the age of the clam do you only count the dark rings or...
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Gold Beach volunteer event rescheduled for April 28
by ODFW, APRIL 6, 2018
Gold Beach

ODFW rescheduled this weekend’s Potato Patch Meadow restoration work party for Saturday, April 28 due to predicted heavy rainstorms and unsafe conditions. Those who can volunteer on April 28 should meet at 9 a.m. at the south end of Lobster Creek Bridge over the Rogue River (Forest Service Road 3310). Check a map of the meeting location, which is a 20 minute drive from Gold Beach. Lunch...
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Pacific halibut, rockfish openers set for May 1
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, APRIL 4, 2018

Twenty-five days and counting. That’s how long North Coast saltwater anglers will have to wait before the lengthy offseason is over and we ‘re back on the water. May 1 will bring two openers – Pacific halibut and rockfish. The 2018 Pacific halibut fishery will have four open periods, May 1-June 15, July 1-15, August 1-15 and Sept. 1-Oct. 31,...
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ODFW Salmon and Trout Advisory Committee to meet in Newport on April 12
by ODFW, APRIL 4, 2018

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee will meet in Newport on Thursday, April 12. The meeting will occur in the Conference Room at the Holiday Inn Express located at 135 SE 32nd St. in Newport. On Thursday, from 8:00 am until 2:30 pm, the agenda includes STEP program planning, STEP program updates, review of mini-grant application,...
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