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Dawn always brings the promise of a new day but dawn over a marina brings hopes of a good catch. Photo by Casey Allen

Dawn always brings the promise of a new day but dawn over a marina brings hopes of a good catch. Photo by Casey Allen

Whiskeytown Kokanee cool off
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 15, 2017
Whiskeytown Lake

Whiskeytown Lake Kokanee fishing had been off to another great start this year and easy limits were the rule for many. Last week saw a dramatic change in the weather with daytime temperatures cooling down into the mid 60's. Nighttime temps dipped into the 40's and Whiskeytown lake water temps quickly followed suit. Lake temps of 58 degrees were noted...
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Wolf Plan is topic of May 19 Commission meeting in Portland
by ODFW, MAY 15, 2017

The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Friday, May 19 beginning at 8 a.m. at the Embassy Suites Portland Airport, Spruce and Oak Rooms, 7900 NE 82nd Ave. The meeting will be livestreamed via ODFW’s Periscope and Twitter accounts. The only topic on the agenda is the Wolf Conservation and Management Plan Review. ODFW staff will present an overview of the initial draft Plan (the same one...
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Trinity River Fishing Report
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, MAY 14, 2017
Trinity River - Upper

Spring water releases are in the process and most reservoirs are releasing as much water as possible because the snowpack in both the Sierras and Trinity Alps are abnormally high for this time of year. Right now as I write this column, it is raining here in the Trinity Valley and snowing up in the Marble Mountains and probably in...
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"Hatchery Hole" at Cole Rivers Hatchery closed to all angling
by ODFW, MAY 14, 2017
Rogue River- Lower

An emergency angling closure at the “Hatchery Hole” at Cole Rivers Hatchery Dam begins Monday, May 15 through July 31, 2017. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists need to protect hatchery spring Chinook broodstock collection and maximize future angler benefit throughout the Rogue River. Russ Stauff, ODFW’s Rogue Watershed Manager said Cole Rivers Hatchery’s spring Chinook program is very successful, particularly when compared to...
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Rockfish and Lingcod back on the bite
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, MAY 13, 2017
Port of Brookings Harbor

After several weeks of rainy weather and high seas, local-area seafarers once again slew the fatted bottom grabber last week during a stretch of semi-calm days out of the Port of Brookings Harbor, with most anglers’ luck favoring either rockfish or lingcod. When I arrived at the port’s cleaning station last Wednesday, several groups of anglers were filleting some very large...
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Officials investigate cougar sighting in Troutdale
by ODFW, MAY 13, 2017

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon State Police are investigating a confirmed cougar sighting that occurred about 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 7 near the Sweetbriar Elementary School in Troutdale. Officials surveyed the area this week after receiving two reports from Troutdale area residents, including one with a photo of the animal. No further sightings have been reported...
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