Fishing Articles

Central Oregon Coast nearshore halibut fishery reopens Sept. 3
by ODFW, AUGUST 29, 2017

Oregon recreational anglers will again be able to fish for nearshore halibut in the Central Oregon Coast Subarea (Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt.) seven days a week beginning Sunday, Sept. 3 until Oct. 31, or the adjusted quota is met. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) conferred with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and International Pacific Halibut Commission...
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Reduced steelhead bag limit for Oregon’s Snake River and tributaries
by ODFW, AUGUST 29, 2017

Bag limits for hatchery summer steelhead will be reduced to one fish per day for the Grande Ronde and Imnaha Rivers when the season opens on Friday, Sept. 1. In addition, there will be no harvest allowed in the mainstem Snake River but catch-and-release will be allowed. Fishery managers decided to reduce the bag limit to correspond with the historically low...
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CDFW: Help Fight Spread of Invasive Mussels
by CDFW, AUGUST 29, 2017

California agencies combatting the spread of invasive quagga and zebra mussels remind boaters to remain cautious over Labor Day weekend. Quagga and zebra mussels are invasive freshwater mussels native to Eurasia. They multiply quickly, encrust watercraft and infrastructure, alter water quality and the aquatic food web and ultimately impact native and sport fish communities. These mussels spread from one body of...
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Lake Sabrina Fish Report
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, AUGUST 28, 2017
Lake Sabrina

Lake Sabrina Boat Landing 760-873-7425 August 28, 2017 WATCH OUT FOR DEER! Don’t forget that jacket! FREE FISHING DAY – Saturday, September 2, 2017 It was a wildlife kinda week and weekend at the Lake. A few deer came to water at the Lake and even took the small trail up to the store. Had a bear cruise thru the parking lot leaving his calling card...
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Drifting bait for King salmon
by Jeff Goodwin, AUGUST 28, 2017
Sacramento River

The 2017 Sacramento River King salmon season is underway and things are looking pretty good for this year's return. We heard all the doom and gloom from fisheries managers this spring and the general consensus was that we would see a smaller run than we did last year. As this years ocean salmon season began, the charter boat fleet found...
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Directions, are they dependable?
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, AUGUST 26, 2017
Trinity River

It appears that one using “On Star”, “Google” or “I Phone” DOES NOT always get the correct directions. If you are going to use their directions to reach Del Loma or Willow Creek by way of Hwy 299, I Phone, On Star and Google tell you that Hwy 299 is closed, and to use alternate route Hwy 36 to Hwy...
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