Fishing Articles

Richard Heap attempts to eke out Brookings Ocean Salmon Season
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, MARCH 11, 2017
Port of Brookings Harbor

Richard Heap is currently at a PFMC meeting in Vancouver, Washington, fighting for whatever ocean salmon season he can scrounge out for the Oregon Klamath Management Zone (Oregon KMZ) which includes the Port of Brookings Harbor and spans from the California/Oregon border up to Humbug Mountain. Unfortunately, due to two specific rivers' salmon that are swimming in the ocean, the...
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Commission meets in Corvallis March 17: Field Tour March 16
by ODFW, MARCH 10, 2017
Columbia River

The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Friday, March 17 at the Benton County Fairgrounds (Guerber Hall, 110 SE 53rd Street, Corvallis) to reconsider their rules on Columbia River Fisheries Reform adopted Jan. 20. Friday's meeting starts at 8 a.m. and follows this agenda. On Thursday March 16, Commissioners will tour several projects in the area including Bald Hill Farms, EE Wilson...
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Wildlife Conservation Board funds Streamflow Enhancement Projects
by CDFW, MARCH 10, 2017

At its March 9 Streamflow Enhancement meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $20 million of Proposition 1 Funds in grants through the Streamflow Enhancement Program. The program awards grant funding on a competitive basis to projects that represent the mission of the WCB and address the three goals of the California Water Action Plan: reliability, restoration and resilience. Of...
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NCGASA holds first annual Striper Derby
by NCGASA, MARCH 9, 2017
Sacramento River

The Northern California Guides And Sportsmans Association is holding its first annual Striped bass derby on April 22nd. The NCGASA has recently re-emerged into a proactive posture for the sake of becoming a strong voice and advocate for maintaining and enhancing fishing opportunities here in northern California. Our membership is strong in numbers, fiscally strong, and a recently appointed cadre of...
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Anglers hooking up on the Mad river
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 9, 2017
Mad River

“There’s been a lot more fish around this last week,” said Justin Kelly of Eureka’s RMI Outdoors. “The last week to 10 days the fishing has really improved. Most of the action is coming right in front of the hatchery, with the anglers on the opposite side of the river doing a little better. There aren’t many fresh ones around;...
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Yager Creek could muddy the Van Duzen
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 9, 2017
Van Duzen River

Flowing at roughly 3,500 cfs on Wednesday, it too is dropping quickly. It’s predicted to be below 1,000 cfs by late Sunday, and should drop into shape by Monday. The wild card is the amount of dirty water coming from Yager Creek as well as all of the snowmelt.