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Bass fishing is a very popular sport but only a handful of anglers manage to catch the big ones. Photo by Ross England

Bass fishing is a very popular sport but only a handful of anglers manage to catch the big ones. Photo by Ross England

ODFW Recreation Report
by ODFW, OCTOBER 5, 2017

Deer hunting continues Rifle deer hunting continues throughout Oregon. Opening weekend was slow but cooler weather is expected to increase deer hunting activity. See reports below or the Big Game Hunting Forecast for what to expect. Upland bird, Zone 2 waterfowl open Oct. 7 Saturday is a big day for bird hunters with remaining upland bird seasons (pheasant, chukar, E Oregon quail) and Zone 2 duck seasons...
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Family fishing event Saturday at St. Louis Ponds
by ODFW, OCTOBER 5, 2017
St. Louis Ponds

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a free family fishing event Saturday, Oct. 7 at St. Louis Ponds near Woodburn from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. ODFW will release more than 2,000 hatchery trout for the event, ranging in size from 8 to 13 inches. DFW will provide rods, reels and tackle and bait, on a first-come first-served basis, while supplies last....
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Depth changes coming for remaining 2017 groundfish season
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, OCTOBER 5, 2017
Chetco River

On Sept. 18, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) voted to bring groundfish depth restrictions for the balance of 2017 back to 2016 depths in California from Pt. Conception to the Oregon border according to an Oct. 3 article in the Fish Sniffer Magazine. The reason behind the depth restriction is the yelloweye rockfish is predicted to exceed harvest guidelines....
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California North Coast MPA Monitoring Community Gathering
by CDFW, OCTOBER 4, 2017

On behalf of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the California Ocean Protection Council, and California Ocean Science Trust, we invite you to attend the upcoming North Coast Community Gatherings: Join Us! Community Gathering, November 1-3, 2017 North Coast Marine Protected Area (MPA) Monitoring Sharing Baseline Monitoring Information and Looking Ahead to Long-Term Monitoring November 1, Crescent City | November 2, Eureka | November 3, Fort...
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Anglers eagerly await Chetco River fall Chinook bubble fishery
by ODFW, OCTOBER 4, 2017
Chetco River

The Chetco River bubble fishery is the only opportunity for South Coast anglers to catch a salmon in the ocean in 2017. ODFW biologists predict an excellent start to the bubble fishery since Chinook are already showing up in the estuary and lower Chetco River. The annual Chetco River fall Chinook sport bubble fishery runs October 7 and 8, and re-opens October 14...
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Nimbus Hatchery Fish Ladder to Open Oct. 9
by CDFW, OCTOBER 4, 2017
American River - Nimbus Hatcery

The Nimbus Hatchery Fish Ladder on the American River will open on Monday, Oct. 9 at 10:45 a.m. The ladder is opening unusually early in the season to accommodate the arrival of returning adult fall-run Chinook salmon that hatched in the Coleman National Fish Hatchery (CNFH) in Battle Creek in 2014. Eggs from fall-run Chinook salmon that stray to Nimbus...
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