Fishing Articles

Rogue Bay Salmon - Best in 20 Years!
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, AUGUST 12, 2017
Rogue River- Lower

It looks like the good old days of the Rogue Bay are happening right now! I don't know how long it's going to last, but fishing for Chinook in the Rogue bay has been second to none for at least a week straight. It is already comparable to the superior fishing in days of yore, and by the way this season...
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Willamette steelhead on verge of extinction due to increasing sea lion presence at Willamette Falls
by ODFW, AUGUST 11, 2017
Willamette River

One of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest’s iconic fish, native steelhead trout, have been migrating over Willamette Falls in Portland to spawn in Cascade Mountain rivers for millennia. They are now at high risk of going extinct, based on a new analysis by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Listed for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1999...
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Pacific halibut bite heating up on the coast
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 10, 2017
Eureka Coast

Triples, doubles, limits, back to the dock by 10 a.m.! No folks, we’re not talking about salmon or California Halibut — we’re talking Pacific Halibut. The bite was fast and furious over the weekend out of Eureka, the type of action that is rarely seen in this neck of the woods. Charter and sport boats alike were landing on large...
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Buoy 10 anglers reeling in some impressive Chinook catches
by ODFW, AUGUST 9, 2017
Buoy 10

The fall salmon season is open from Buoy 10 upstream to the Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam. An estimated 613,800 fall Chinook and 319,300 coho are expected to return to the Columbia River this fall. Early results from this fishery are already showing some nice catches of Chinook salmon. Now’s the time to find out why this is one of...
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Commission adopts 2018 sport fishing regulations
by ODFW, AUGUST 9, 2017

The Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted 2018 sport fishing regulations today at its meeting in Salem. Some of the changes anglers will see next year include: Anglers with a two-rod endorsement will be able to use up to five rods when ice fishing (statewide). There will be additional opportunity for retention of hatchery spring Chinook from Jan. 1- July 31 in some...
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Whiskeytown Kokanee blackened and cast iron cooked!
Backcountry Travels
by Phil "Flip" Akers, AUGUST 8, 2017
Whiskeytown Lake

Two months prior to his assassination, John F. Kennedy traveled to Clear Creek to dedicate the Whiskeytown dam. He spoke high praise for the Central Valley Project, the purpose to benefit agriculture, provide flood protection, power generation, and bookoo recreation. It's the recreation that draws me, like a bug to a porch light -- kokanee fishing to be precise. My cohort,...
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