Fishing Articles

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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Eagle Lake Trout Update
by Valerie Aubrey, DECEMBER 19, 2016
Eagle Lake

Valerie Aubrey checked in today with an update from Eagle Lake. 7F morning, warmed up to 18F by 9am fishing time & found a 4lb chunker that spun my kayak around pretty quickly! Brown/copper leech fly 2ft down.

Free kids fishing event planned
by Gary Heffley, DECEMBER 16, 2016

The first Northern California Free Kids Fishing Event for 2017 has been announced for March 18 at the Bass Pond located in the BLM Bend Recreation Area located just northeast of Red Bluff. The Bend Recreation area is best reached off Highway 5 and Jelly's Ferry Road northeast to Bend Ferry Road following Bend Ferry Road to the recreation area....
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