Fishing Articles

Two rods allowed in Clackamas and lower Willamette rivers March 1-Aug. 15
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Clackamas River

Effective March 1 through Aug. 15, 2018, anglers who have a two-rod validation will be able to use two rods while fishing for all species except sturgeon in the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls and in the Clackamas River. The use of two rods provides additional opportunity for anglers pursuing hatchery salmon and hatchery steelhead, but may also be used for...
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CDFW to Release a Half-Million Steelhead into Feather River
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Hatchery trucks from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today began the weeklong process of stocking a half million young steelhead smolts on the Feather River near Yuba City. The 125,000 fish released Monday were the first of the fish reared from eggs rescued from the Feather River Fish Hatchery during last year’s Feather River spillway failure. Plants will continue...
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CDFW to Host Public Meeting on Ocean Salmon Fisheries
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 11, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites the public to attend its upcoming annual Salmon Information Meeting to learn more about the state of California’s salmon fishery. The meeting will be held Thursday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Blvd. in Santa Rosa (95403). A review of last year’s...
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ODFW seeks comment on fish passage exemption in Hood River County
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 11, 2018

ODFW is seeking public comment on a request to exempt from fish passage requirements a proposal to increase the water storage capacity of Kingsley Reservoir. Comments are due by Feb. 28, 2018. This existing reservoir is owned and managed by Farmers Irrigation District (FID) and is located at the uppermost end of Ditch Creek, a direct tributary to the West Fork Hood...
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Ocean Alive with Bottom Grabbers
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Pacific Herring Still in Crescent City Harbor I just love living in this little slice of heaven called Brookings. It has everything an angler could ever hope for - steelhead and salmon rivers galore, ocean fish aplenty, tuna when in season, crab fishing fiestas - you name it, it's got it. And if it isn't readily available, you can drive within...
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Incident At Shasta Lake
Ramblings
by John Higley, FEBRUARY 9, 2018
Shasta Lake

In case you haven’t noticed, the weather lately has been way too good to keep us inside for any length of time. That being the case, my friend Russ Herrick and I headed for Jones Valley and the shores of Shasta Lake the other day. Our goal was to do a little bank fishing for trout which, I heard from...
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