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Fishing in the dolos can be challenging. Bring a long handled gaff and a lot of gear. Photo by Casey Allen

Fishing in the dolos can be challenging. Bring a long handled gaff and a lot of gear. Photo by Casey Allen

Ocean salmon options are on the table: Oregon and California Ocean KMZ
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, MARCH 17, 2018
Port of Brookings Harbor

After one long year, the KMZ is going to finally be getting a salmon season. After one week of deliberation in Rohnert Park, California, members of the Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) came up with three salmon season alternatives for the Oregon and California Klamath Management Zone (KMZ). Under conventional circumstances, both the Oregon and California KMZ tries to match their salmon...
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April Recreational Ocean Salmon Fishery Curtailed on Much of the California Coast
by CDFW, MARCH 17, 2018

California’s recreational salmon fishery will open in ocean waters on Saturday, April 7 from Pigeon Point (37° 11’ 00” N. latitude) south to the U.S./Mexico border. The recreational salmon fishery will remain closed in all other areas off California during the month of April. At its meeting this week in Rohnert Park, Calif., the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) made the...
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BLM, Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve Offer Spring Outings
by BLM, MARCH 16, 2018

The Bureau of Land Management and Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve will offer free public outings ranging from bird watching to traditional uses of native plants, on weekends from late March until June. The events are free. “These are great family activities that can help connect children to the natural and cultural heritage of the public lands,” said BLM Redding Field Manager Jennifer...
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Free Kids Fishing Day Added
by Gary Heffley, MARCH 16, 2018
Bass Pond

An additional Free Kids Fishing Event date and location has been announced by the CDFW. On April 14 a free kids fishing event will be held at the Bass Pond located in the BLM Paynes Creek Recreational Area located just north of Red Bluff. Access to the event is off Jelly's Ferry Road to Bend Ferry Rd. Continue on Bend...
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More Than One GO ID on Crab Buoys?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, MARCH 15, 2018

Question: Is there any regulation that would prohibit multiple GO IDs on crab buoys? For instance, if a group of friends wanted to share the same crab gear, could they each place their GO IDs on the buoys? (Steve Brown) Answer: For recreational fishing, there is no regulation prohibiting multiple GO IDs on crab trap buoys used under a sport fishing license (California...
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Anglers Urged to Return Overdue 2017 Sturgeon Fishing Report Cards
by CDFW, MARCH 15, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding sturgeon anglers to return their 2017 Sturgeon Fishing Report Cards as required by law. Although the deadline to report their catch was Jan. 31, 2018, so far about 13,754 – or 31 percent – of the 44,374 report cards have been returned. Sport fishing regulations require that all sturgeon anglers...
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