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ODFW celebrates with free fishing and crabbing
by ODFW, DECEMBER 24, 2016

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to make it easy for anglers to kick off the fishing new year with a free fishing weekend on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. On Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, fishing, crabbing and clamming in Oregon will be free. That means no licenses, tags or endorsements are needed on those...
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Rockfish Recompression Devices Part III
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, DECEMBER 23, 2016
Chetco River

As of January 1, 2017, anglers fishing for bottomfish will be required to have on board their vessel, a functional descending device. So for the last two issues of On The Water, I featured several rockfish recompression devices which included the BlackTip recompression device ($49.99; presently on sale for $9.55), the Shelton Fish Descender ($6.00) and the SeaQualizer ($55.00). There are three other...
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OR opens remaining dungeness areas
by ODFW, DECEMBER 22, 2016
Eureka Coast

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) announce the opening of the commercial crab season from Cape Blanco (just north of Port Orford) to the Oregon/Washington border starting January 1, 2017. Fishery managers and food safety specialists consistently exercised caution in opening the crab season this year due to elevated levels of domoic...
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ODFW Weekly Recreational Report
by ODFW, DECEMBER 21, 2016

Celebrate the New Year with free fishing Dec. 31-Jan. 1 Make a New Year’s resolution to fish more in 2017. ODFW will get you off to a good start with a free fishing weekend on Saturday, Dec. 31 and Sunday, Jan. 1. On those two days you won’t need a license, tag or endorsement to fish anywhere in Oregon. Check out...
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Dungeness crab, one area remains closed
by CDFW, DECEMBER 21, 2016
Humboldt County Coast

On Dec. 24 and Dec. 26, more of the California coastline will open to the commercial Dungeness crab fishery. Some previously closed areas will open at the recommendation of state health agencies, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced. The regions that will open include the area between Salt Point in Sonoma County north to the Sonoma/Mendocino County line near...
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FISHBIO highlights of 2016
by Erin Loury, FISHBIO, DECEMBER 20, 2016

With 2016 winding down, we've compiled some highlights of the year to share with you, along with a video of our favorite moments. It was a busy year in the field, with our fish counting weirs documenting record numbers of adult salmon migrating to the Stanislaus and Tuolumne Rivers. We released a report on seven years of snorkeling surveys that showed a precipitous decline in the...
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