Fishing Articles

Cave Lake Report
by NDOW, JANUARY 18, 2018
Cave Lake

There is approximately four inches of ice here, so drill some test holes before venturing too far from shore. Expect open water at the inlet end. The ice should start improving with the forecast colder temperatures and there will be a determination this weekend as to whether next weekend’s Rotary Club Ice Fishing Derby will be held. That being said,...
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Angel Lake Report
by NDOW, JANUARY 18, 2018
Angel Lake

The lake is ice covered and the road to Angel Lake is closed. There will be no more fishing reports until late next spring or early summer depending upon winter conditions.

Coastal rivers brace for rain
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 18, 2018
Smith River

Coming off the first weekend of the winter steelhead season that saw all of the coastal rivers turn green, I was sure hoping to hear some better scores. From the South Fork Eel north to the Chetco, steelhead reports ranged from decent to tough – and everywhere in between. The Chetco likely fished the best, but there were plenty of...
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The Dalles Pool sturgeon season to close effective Jan. 20
by ODFW, JANUARY 17, 2018

The recreational sturgeon season in The Dalles Pool (The Dalles Dam upstream to John Day Dam) will close effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, under rules announced today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. The states decided to close the sturgeon sport fishery based on catch projections which indicate the 100 fish guideline will be achieved by Friday evening. Catch...
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Steelhead bag limits reestablished for Oregon’s Snake River and Tributaries
by ODFW, JANUARY 17, 2018
Snake River

Now that 2018 is here, anglers are reminded they are once allowed to harvest three hatchery summer steelhead per day in the Snake, Grande Ronde, and Imnaha Rivers, consistent with permanently-adopted regulations. Bag limits had been reduced during the fall through a series of temporary regulations as fish managers implemented conservative management actions for historically-low Columbia River steelhead run in 2017....
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Open Area of Commercial Rock Crab Fishery to be Extended
by CDFW, JANUARY 16, 2018

Following the recommendation of state health agencies, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced today that it has extended the area open to commercial rock crab fishing from 38° 34′ N. Lat. (Salt Point, Sonoma County) south to the California/Mexico border. At the recommendation of the state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham submitted to...
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