Fishing Articles

Steelhead waiting game
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, DECEMBER 7, 2017
Chetco River

With no rain in the forecast for at least the next 10 days, the end is in sight for the late, fall-run salmon season on the North Coast. The Chetco saw a pretty decent return, but the Smith was somewhat of a disappointment. The system had plenty of water, but the big pushes of kings never really materialized, forcing most...
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Recreational crab harvesting reopens on a portion of Oregon coast
by ODFW, DECEMBER 6, 2017
Coquille River

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce that recreational crabbing is now open from the north jetty of the Coquille River to the Columbia River. An area from Tahkenitch Creek (north of Winchester Bay) to Cape Foulweather (north of Newport) was previously closed due to elevated domoic acid levels. Recent crab samples taken from...
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GGSA 4th Annual Sonoma Salmon Dinner and Fundraiser a Smashing Success
by GGSA Staff, DECEMBER 5, 2017

The Golden Gate Salmon Association (GGSA) hosted its 4th Annual Sonoma Dinner Thursday evening, November 9 at the Cornerstone Event Center. The sold-out dinner honored Sonoma Valley dairy and wine farmers the Mulas Family who have been using recycled water for decades on their dairy farm and fields and led local firefighting efforts during the devastating wine country fires in October. The evening brought...
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ODFW Recommends a Lower Marine Fish Bag Limit for 2018
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, DECEMBER 2, 2017
Chetco River

Anglers of the salt have been chomping at the bit to catch a rockfish, kelp greenling or a lingcod ever since ODFW completely closed the groundfish fishery on September 8. Well, fret not. Fishing for bottomfish will open up again come January 1. In my mind, this complete closure severely impacted local area businesses such as restaurants, motels, sporting goods stores, marine repair...
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ODFW Commission meets Dec. 8 in Salem
by ODFW, DECEMBER 2, 2017

The Fish and Wildlife will meet Friday, Dec. 8 in Salem at ODFW Headquarters, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE. The meeting starts at 8 a.m. and follows this agenda, The meeting will be livestreamed on ODFW’s Periscope and Twitter accounts. During the Director’s report at the beginning of the meeting, ODFW staff will present a working copy of the Draft Updated Wolf Conservation and Management Plan. This...
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Plenty of fishable water for the weekend
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, NOVEMBER 30, 2017

For the first time this winter, just about all of our coastal rivers will come into play at the same time. Following last Sunday’s big rise — and without any substantial rainfall since — the rivers have been dropping quickly all week. From the Smith down to the South Fork Eel, all the rivers should be some shade of fishable...
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