Fishing Articles

Shasta Lake Update
by Gary Heffley, MARCH 2, 2019
Shasta Lake

Despite or because of rising waters, an ever increasing mudline in coves and inlets, and increased floating debris throughout the lake, the word on the street is that bass fishing has been pretty good of late. Shasta is still on the rise with the lake level at about 20 feet from full pool, this while over 20,000 cubic feet per second...
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Changes to Fishing Regulations for Willamette, Clackamas Rivers Beginning March 4
by ODFW, MARCH 2, 2019

Effective Monday, March 4 until Aug. 31, 2019, the following fishing regulation changes are in effect on the Willamette and Clackamas Rivers: Willamette River: Anglers with the two-rod validation may use two rods while fishing for all species (except sturgeon) in all areas of the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls. This change also applies in the small area of the Clackamas...
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‘Slightly Improved’ Forecast for California’s 2019 Ocean Salmon Season
by CDFW, MARCH 2, 2019

California’s 2019 ocean salmon fishing season should be slightly better than last year’s, according to information presented at this week’s annual Salmon Information Meeting held in Santa Rosa by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The ocean abundance projections for Sacramento River fall Chinook (SRFC), a main salmon stock harvested in California waters, is estimated at 379,600 adult...
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Ocean Salmon Numbers on the Upswing
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Humboldt County Coast

Spring rains, and lots of it, can do wonders for our salmon and steelhead populations. Following a wet spring in 2017, the benefits are starting to roll in. At Wednesday’s annual Ocean salmon Information meeting in Santa Rosa, CDFW suggested 274,222 Klamath River fall Chinook adults are swimming in the ocean. Not a huge number, but still right around the...
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Good Salmon Forecast for 2019 Suggests Plentiful Fishing
by GGSA Staff, FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Today, officials forecast 379,632 adult Sacramento Valley salmon are now in the ocean off the West Coast, compared to 229,400 a year ago at this time. This suggests a return to relatively plentiful salmon fishing in 2019 is likely. In the month ahead, officials with the Pacific Fisheries Management Council will use this forecast and other information to set times and areas open...
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Razor Clamming Reopens March 1 on Clatsop Beach
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Razor clamming will reopen on Clatsop Beach (from Tillamook Head in Seaside to the mouth of the Columbia River) on Friday, March 1. This area had been closed to protect undersize clams and give them a chance to grow, after 2018 fall surveys found mostly small clams with shell lengths between 2-3 inches. “The small razor clams on Clatsop Beach we observed this fall...
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