Fishing Articles

Entire Oregon coast reopened for mussel harvesting
by ODFW, NOVEMBER 10, 2017

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the reopening of recreational and commercial mussel harvesting from the south jetty of the Columbia River to the north jetty of Yaquina Bay at Newport. Shellfish samples taken from the area indicate levels of the paralytic shellfish toxin (PST) have dropped below the ;alert level. The...
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Storms open the door for coastal kings
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, NOVEMBER 9, 2017
Chetco River

The season’s first real storms are currently drenching the North Coast and putting rivers on the rise, and it looks like there’s plenty more of the wet stuff on the horizon. If the forecast holds, we should see enough rain in the next few days to open all of the rivers to fishing that are currently closed due to low...
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OHRC Board to meet Nov. 14
by ODFW, NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Oregon Hatchery Research Center, 2418 East Fall Creek Road, Alsea OR 97324. The agenda includes an Introduction of the State Fisheries Geneticist, Dr. Kathleen O’Malley, a discussion about the OHRC Work Plan for 2018 and beyond, and election of the...
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California Fisheries Groups Sue State for Failure to Protect Impaired Waterways
by Maven's Notebook, NOVEMBER 4, 2017

From the Institute for Fisheries Resources [Originally posted on Maven's Notebook Nov. 2, 2017] Today four commercial fisheries organizations filed a lawsuit accusing the California State Water Resources Control Board (the Water Board) of failing to fulfill their responsibility to protect clean water and public trust resources in the Bay Delta and Central Valley. At issue is the state’s failure to list long-suffering Delta...
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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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