Fishing Articles

CDFW releases first million of evacuated fish into Feather River
by CDFW, MARCH 20, 2017
Feather River

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released one million state and federally listed threatened spring-run Chinook salmon into the Feather River on Monday, March 20. These were the first fish to be released that were evacuated from the Feather River Hatchery in Oroville on...
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The Benefits of Terminal Fisheries
by Erin Loury, FISHBIO, MARCH 20, 2017

California's hatcheries have released approximately 2 billion Central Valley fall-run Chinook salmon into the state's waterways since the construction of the first modern fish hatchery in 1942. As of today, more than 90 percent of the California's ocean population of salmon originated in hatcheries (Barnett-Johnson et al. 2007). This massive production of fish has ensured that the fall-run salmon fishery remains relatively...
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Salmon options portend a zero salmon fishery in the KMZ
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, MARCH 18, 2017
Klamath River - Upper - OR

The three ocean salmon alternatives that everybody in the California and Oregon Klamath Management Zones (KMZ) have been waiting for are finally out and listed on the PFMC website (pcouncil.org). Fishermen were hoping that if they weren't able to fish the Oregon KMZ (from the Oregon/California border up to Humbug Mountain), that they would at least be able to experience some...
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Commission adjusts Columbia River salmon fisheries rules
by ODFW, MARCH 18, 2017

The Commission voted unanimously to further adjust Columbia River salmon fisheries rules today along the following lines: Spring Chinook 80/20 sport/commercial allocation of allowable ESA impacts. Commercial priority to off-channel large-mesh gillnet fisheries not constrained by run-size buffer. Mainstem commercial fisheries only occurring with tangle net gear after the run update if remaining impact balances allow. Summer Chinook 80/20 sport/commercial allocation of...
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There’s a pot of gold in Empire Lakes
by ODFW, MARCH 17, 2017
Empire Lake Upper

The pot of gold isn’t at the end of the rainbow; it’s swimming in Empire Lakes. A $50 VISA gift card goes home with anglers who catch a specially tagged rainbow trout here. Anglers who harvest trout with a specially marked four-digit tag number will receive a $50 VISA gift card when the tag is brought to the Charleston ODFW Field...
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Take advantage of free fishing days April 22-23
by ODFW, MARCH 16, 2017

Anglers and would-be anglers can enjoy a weekend of free fishing on April 22 and 23. On these two days, Oregonians and visitors can fish, crab and clam for free anywhere in Oregon without a license, tag or endorsement. This free fishing weekend – as well as to two other free fishing holidays Nov. 25 and 26 and Dec. 31 – Jan. 1, 2018 -- is...
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