Fishing Articles

Commission meets Feb. 9 in Portland to consider uplisting marbled murrelets
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 3, 2018

The Fish and Wildlife Commission will host a reception Thursday, Feb. 8 at the Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show in Portland and then meet Friday, Feb. 9 at the Sheraton Hotel, Portland Airport, 8235 NE Airport Way. Thursday’s reception is in the Green Theater at Portland Expo from 4:30-5:30 p.m. and is a great opportunity to meet Commission members, ODFW Director Curt...
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Whiskeytown Lake Kokanee bait
by Jeff Goodwin, FEBRUARY 2, 2018
Whiskeytown Lake

Winter in Northern California can be both beautiful and brutal depending on what kind of weather patterns Mother Nature sends our way. This winter has been relatively mild and we've seen weather that resembles springtime more than it does our typical winter. On a positive note, some of our local fishing opportunities do very well in the spring, so it's...
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Entire Oregon coast now open for crabbing
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce that recreational crabbing is now open from Cape Blanco, north of Port Orford, to the California border. Crab samples taken from the area indicate that levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid have dropped below the alert level. Commercial crabbers in this area can set gear for a...
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Mojave River Hatchery in San Bernardino County Reopens after Major Renovation
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invested several hundred thousand dollars on the project, including pressure washing and disinfecting 6,000 linear feet of fish rearing ponds and associated plumbing, coating all fish rearing surfaces with Food and Drug Administration-approved epoxy coating to improve fish culture conditions and installing new manifolds for the water recirculation loop to improve efficiency. The...
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Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program Evaluation Report Now Available
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has released the Evaluation Report for the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program (OREHP). The report concludes that while the OREHP has significantly contributed to the scientific understanding of marine enhancement science, it has not substantially increased the abundance of legal-sized White Seabass, resulting in less than one percent contribution to recreational and commercial fisheries...
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River conditions looking ideal for the weekend
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 1, 2018
Mad River

It’s shaping up to be one heck of a weekend on the North Coast — expect the green water euphoria to be in full effect. All of the coastal rivers, except for possibly the main stem of the Eel, will be some shade of green. This only happens about once a season, and it typically follows an extended period of...
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