Fishing Articles

Special April 13 meeting on blue/black rockfish permits
by ODFW, APRIL 12, 2017

The Commercial Fisheries Permit Board will meet on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 10 a.m. to prepare the final order in the limited entry blue/black rockfish permits contested case for Firstco Marine LLC, Raymond Carel. Public wishing to listen to the meeting may do so at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Headquarters Building, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Salem, Ore. The meeting...
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Family fishing event coming up at St. Louis Ponds
by ODFW, APRIL 11, 2017
St. Louis Ponds

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host another free family fishing event Saturday, April 15 at St. Louis Ponds near Woodburn from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The ponds will be stocked with legal- and larger-sized rainbow trout shortly before the event. ODFW will provide equipment including rods, reels and bait for use during the event, on a first-come, first-served basis. Angling...
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Shallow Shasta Bass
by Gary Heffley, APRIL 10, 2017
Shasta Lake

Many bass anglers are finding success tossing jigs to the bank and working out for some quality spotted bass action. Bass are being caught as shallow as two feet of water. There is also solid action for a wide range of plastic presentations, this is the time of year I recommend that anglers fish to their comfort level for consistent action....
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2017-the year of the houseboat
by Gary Heffley, APRIL 10, 2017
Shasta Lake

Let me make the declaration now: 2017 will be the year of the houseboat vacations on Northern California Lakes. When the houseboating Mecca for California, Shasta Lake, is full, summer vacationers flock to the lake to take in the surrounding beauty and partake in the unlimited recreational water sports the lake offers. Houseboats provide the perfect base of operations for...
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Big early Whiskeytown Kokanee
by Gary Heffley, APRIL 10, 2017

In between the persistent wet weather patterns that are still pulsing through the North State, there are consistent reports of 13 to 14 inch Kokanee coming out of Whiskeytown Lake. This is very early in the year for kokes of this size to be found. Normally early spring Kokanee at Whiskeytown range in the 10 inch category, so to have...
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The Ecology of Non-native Fishes in the San Joaquin River
by FISHBIO, APRIL 10, 2017
San Joaquin River

Very few juvenile salmon survive the harrowing journey through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to the ocean. While scientists and managers have long been concerned by these low survival rates, little research has attempted to understand the role predation plays in salmon survival, and the behavioral and ecological influences that shape interactions between predatory and prey fish. A recent review of...
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