Fishing Articles

Trophy trout and $50 reward tags await Willow Creek anglers
by ODFW, APRIL 7, 2017

In April and May the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will be releasing a total of 1,500 trophy-sized trout into Willow Creek Reservoir near Heppner. One hundred and fifty fish will be marked with brightly-colored tags, 15 of which will be worth a $50 Visa card to the anglers who redeem them. The fish tagging program is a part of...
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Tough start for Cove salmon anglers
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, APRIL 6, 2017
Trinity River - Upper

Saturday’s recreational salmon opener at Shelter Cove was much as advertised, a very windy day on the salt with a little fishing and not much catching. Four boats launched into some pretty rough water and howling winds and the report was only one shaker landed. The ocean calmed down on Tuesday, and a few boats took advantage. The scores weren’t...
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What will happen to the fishery
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, APRIL 3, 2017
Trinity River

In the next week (April 11) the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) will be meeting in Sacramento to determine the fate of the West Coast Salmon Fishery. Thus, the question “What will happen to the Salmon Fishery?” So far, the news coming out of the past meetings is very disheartening; what with the options of NO FISHING to an In-River...
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Anglers hauling in surfperch and trout
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, APRIL 1, 2017
Garrison Lake

Last week, anglers who wanted some surfperch action only needed to do three things: fish on the incoming tide, use small pieces of raw shrimp, and cast! The same should be happening this week as well. Limits of striped surfperch were filleted on several different occasions at the Port of Brookings Harbor's fish-cleaning station. Some of the iridescent 'pogies', as the...
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Sacramento coming into shape
by Gary Heffley, MARCH 31, 2017
Sacramento River - Lower

While still a bit away from prime conditions, Tiger T's Guide Service's Todd LeBoeuf found hungry trout on the Sacramento River in the Redding area on Tuesday 3-28, as evidenced by the beautiful rainbow caught by fellow guide Lou Hubert. The river offered only 18” of visibility but there were numerous doubles and even a triple hook-up as Todd joined in...
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CDFW seeks red abalone Fishery Management Plan input
by CDFW, MARCH 31, 2017

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking public input to assist in the development of a red abalone fishery management plan (FMP). An online survey to collect public opinions on red abalone management can be accessed on the CDFW website. To complete the survey by mail instead of through the website, please call (707) 964-5791 to request the survey...
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