Fishing Articles

Chetco River Opens for all Salmon Techniques
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, NOVEMBER 4, 2017
Chetco River

Today, November 4, the Chetco River up to the salmon deadline at Nook Creek will open up to all legal forms of fishing. Up until November 4, the section of the Chetco from rivermile 2.2 up to Nook Creek was open under a "bobber only" or "fly fishing only" anti-snagging restriction. Now, you can plunk, pull plugs, back-bounce roe or use any other...
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A Section of the Commercial Spiny Lobster Fishery Closure around Anacapa Island has been Lifted
by ODFW, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
Anacapa Island

Today the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham lifted a portion of the commercial fishery closure around Anacapa Island east of 119°30.000’ W. longitude and north of 34°00.000’ N. latitude as recommended by state health agencies. According to the notice from the Director of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessments (OEHHA), sampling of spiny lobster and...
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Trick or trout: southwest reservoirs get stocked with more rainbows
by ODFW, NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Halloween may be over, but ODFW still has some treats, so take those kids away from the candy bowl this weekend and into the great outdoors for some excellent trout fishing. Reservoirs in Jackson, Josephine and Curries counties are stocked this week and next with trophy-sized trout (12 to 15 inches) and legal-sized rainbows. Some lakes will also be stocked with...
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Crabbing closure extended once again on south Oregon coast
by ODFW, NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have extended the closure of ;recreational and commercial crabbing due to elevated levels of domoic acid. The new closure area is from the north jetty of Coos Bay, including the Coos Bay ;estuary, to the California border. The closure includes crab harvested in bays and estuaries, and...
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Sport crab opens Saturday — domoic acid warning likely
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, NOVEMBER 2, 2017
Humboldt County Coast

The ever-popular recreational Dungeness crab season is scheduled to open on time this year, and the season’s first crustaceans can be legally hauled from the salty waters of oceans and bays beginning Saturday morning. However, the California Department of Public Health could issue a health advisory on the sport season similar to the start of the 2016 season when they...
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Department of Interior Changes Mind
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, OCTOBER 29, 2017
Trinity River

Earlier this week, the Department of Interior came out with a news release. Interior spokesman, Russell Newell, made a news release that stated that the Department of Interior would not support Gov. Browns’ water project “The Twin Tunnels” that is to replace a system that pulls water south through the delta using giant pumps that harm fish. Later, spokesman Newell...
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