Fishing Articles

Lower Rogue delights anglers
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, JUNE 17, 2017
Port of Brookings Harbor

When I was a lad, I was always the last person to leave the lake, river or ocean because I wanted to squeeze in every fishing moment that I could. If truth be told, I am still that very same person. Which makes this coming Wednesday especially near and dear to my heart. It's my favorite day of the year because it's the...
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States close one Columbia River sturgeon season, set another
by ODFW, JUNE 15, 2017
Columbia River

Columbia River fishery managers today closed one recreational white sturgeon season and scheduled another. Higher than expected effort and catch prompted fishery managers to close the sturgeon season planned for Saturday June 17 from the Wauna power lines downstream to the river mouth. Recreational anglers exhausted their harvest quota of 3,000 legal-sized sturgeon during the first five days of this fishery,...
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Two-week halibut closure begins Friday
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JUNE 15, 2017
Eureka Coast

The first of four sport Pacific halibut seasons off of California will come to a close after today, June 15. So far, the halibut fishing has been spectacular out of Eureka and Trinidad. The North Coast has always been known for its salmon, but it’s quickly becoming a halibut mecca as well. The first season, which opened on May 1,...
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Free Fishing Days for 2017 will be July 1 and Sept. 2
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, JUNE 14, 2017
Klamath River - Middle

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) encourages all Californians to give fishing a try for free on July 1 and Sept. 2. CDFW annually offers two Free Fishing Days, typically around the Fourth of July and Labor Day weekends. On these two days, people can fish without having to buy a sport fishing license. Free Fishing Days also provide...
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Columbia River Subarea halibut anglers get one more day
by ODFW, JUNE 14, 2017
Columbia River

The Columbia River Subarea (Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR) all-depth halibut fishery will be open for one additional day—this Saturday, June 17. After the most recent openings in Washington, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has determined that there is enough quota remaining in the Washington recreational quota to have all Washington subareas, including the Columbia River...
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California's Growing Marijuana Issue
by FISHBIO, JUNE 13, 2017

It just takes a Google Earth tour to spot the rise of marijuana growing in California. Navigate through aerial imagery of Humboldt County forests, and patches of cleared trees lined with greenhouses quickly come into view, like those shown above. Many people hope the legalization of recreational marijuana in California will enable the state to finally regulate marijuana growing and reduce its associated...
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