Southern Oregon

The second to the last ocean salmon season, what ODFW calls the “2016 Chetco River Fall Chinook State Waters Terminal Area Season” will open exactly one week from today on Saturday, October 1. This year’s season will be split up over two weekends. The first season will last from October 1 through October 3, on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. ...
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Incredible fishing awaits for anglers who dare deploy the old-school techniques that were used in days of yesteryear. But first things first. Anglers who trolled Rogue Bait Rigs (spinnerbait/anchovy setups) or those who just spun a naked anchovy caught the first Chetco River fall Chinook of the year last week, and that's major news because these fish are not only...
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The final leg of the general ocean salmon season in the Oregon KMZ will finally be getting underway this weekend. The 3-day season will last from Saturday September 3 through Labor Day, Monday September 5. Only species other than coho may be retained, which will be primarily Chinook salmon. Remember that you are NOT allowed to retain coho salmon at...
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Start counting backwards! Anglers only have one more week to wait until they get to fish the final leg of the general ocean salmon season which takes place in the Oregon Klamath Management Zone (KMZ) from September 3 through September 5. The second part of the salmon season will start exactly one week from today, on Saturday, September 3 and...
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Surf fishing for surfperch isn't just a May thing - it's a summer thing! Actually it's a thing-thing! Surfperch are available all year long for those who know how to fish the tides, and fishing the proper part of the tide means everything when it comes to being successful at catching surfperch. There are actually only a few hours out...
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Usually fishing for rockfish, cabezon and lingcod is the easiest kind of fishing in the world. But lately some folks have been saying that the fishing has either been good one day or mediocre the next. People either find the spots or they don't, so they say. All I can say is if the bottomfish are throwing you a...
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