Fishing Articles

Take the family fishing in 2017-ODFW free fishing events make it easy
by ODFW, MARCH 15, 2017
Canby Pond

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife invites Oregon families to come fishing at one of 28 free Family Fishing events scheduled throughout the state this spring and summer. The season will kick off April 1 (no joke) at Canby Pond and events will continue almost weekly into the summer. At each event, ODFW provides loaner rods, reels, tackle and bait, along with helpful...
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Sturgeon seasons close March 25 in Bonneville, The Dalles pools
by ODFW, MARCH 15, 2017
Bonneville Reservoir

Recreational sturgeon seasons in Bonneville and The Dalles pools will close effective Saturday, March 25, under rules announced today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. The states decided to close these two sturgeon sport fisheries based on recently improving catch rates. Catch projections indicate the recreational sturgeon quota in The Dalles Pool will be met as of Friday March 24. For Bonneville...
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Special March 16 meeting on blue/black rockfish permit
by ODFW, MARCH 15, 2017

The Commercial Fisheries Permit Board will meet on March 16, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. to review the final order in the limited entry blue/black rockfish permit contested case for Charles Case. 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 location is accessible to...
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River conditions change with the weather
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, MARCH 12, 2017
Trinity River

We have been having weather conditions change within the valley so fast that it is almost impossible to determine when one can come up to fish. It is almost day to day type of conditions except for the very upmost section of the river. Add to that rock and mud slides, and it's hard to predict if the roads are...
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Upper Tuolumne River habitat assessment
by Erin Loury, FISHBIO, MARCH 12, 2017
Tuolumne River

A question currently garnering significant attention in the field of salmon management is whether salmon can be reintroduced above dams, giving them access to historic habitats that are currently blocked off. Determining the feasibility of such an effort requires understanding the current state and suitability of the river habitats where salmon reintroduction is proposed. To inform such evaluations, FISHBIO conducted...
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Yolo Bypass: The Inland Sea of Sacramento
by Megan Nguyen, MARCH 11, 2017
Sacramento River

LAND OR SEA? The recent rains early this year brought much-needed relief from the five-year drought in California. Reservoirs are full, mountains are covered with snow and flood control structures are being used, some for the first time since 2006. Interstate 80 causeway commuters frequently, though perhaps unknowingly, witness one of the most important floodplains in California – the Yolo Bypass,...
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