Fishing Articles

Angler Education Instructor training March 17 in Springfield – Register by March 12
by ODFW, MARCH 2, 2018

Become a volunteer Angler Education Instructor for ODFW and help others learn to fish! ODFW’s Aquatic and Angling Education Program staff will host a free training Saturday, March 17, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Oregon Department of Forestry, 3150 Main Street, Springfield. Lunch is provided. Pre-registration is required by March 12. Contact Janice Copple at 503-947-6019 or janice.b.copple@state.or.us to register. The training is open to anyone 18 years of age or...
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Free kid's fishing days set
by Gary Heffley, MARCH 1, 2018

A couple of dates and locations have been announced for upcoming Free Kid's Fishing Events in the North State. These events are very popular with the entire family and offer youth the chance to catch trout, even if they have never fished before. As a frequent volunteer, I can attest that many first-time anglers net their first catch trophy at...
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Storms breathe new life into steelhead rivers
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 1, 2018

Following a dry and unseasonably warm first half of February, there is finally some good news to report – widespread rain and heavy mountain snowfall are imminent across nearly all of California. For the North Coast, weather models are indicating above normal precipitation in the coming weeks, which could turn March into a heck of a month for steelhead fishing....
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CDFW Trout Hatcheries Announce Angling Opportunities for “Trophy Trout” in 2018
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Every year, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) trout hatcheries release trophy-sized trout to approved waters for public recreational angling and a chance to “catch a big one”! Trophy trout are categorized by CDFW as larger than 2.99 pounds each, but can be much larger. Another category of large trout released by CDFW each year is “super-catchable,” which are...
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Nimbus Basin will be Closed to all Fishing as of March 2018
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 28, 2018
American River - Nimbus Hatcery

The Nimbus Basin on the lower American River will permanently close to all fishing as of March 1, 2018, as per fishing regulations amended by the Fish and Game Commission in December 2017. The closure will take effect from Nimbus Dam on the lower American River to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) gauging station cable crossing approximately one-half mile downriver (California...
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Rain and Snow Steelhead Weather
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, FEBRUARY 26, 2018
Trinity River

Snow in March? The Trinity Valley has been under strange weather. I went down south to get some warm weather and recharge my batteries. While I was gone, the weather in the Trinity Valley really changed from rain to snow. The Willow Creek area has received a little over 3 inches of snow, but all of the passes have received...
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