Snake River salmon bag limits will now include one unclipped fall Chinook

Photo Courtesy of Columbia River Fishing Adventures   Enterprise, Ore. – ODFW has modified bag limits for the Snake River fall Chinook season to allow anglers to harvest one wild adult fall Chinook in the Snake River. The National Marine Fisheries Service recently approved a three-state fall Chinook fishery management plan that allows Idaho, Oregon and Washington to …

Reduced wild adult Chinook bag limits in effect in Mid and North Coast river basins

  TILLAMOOK, Ore. – Recreational fishermen are reminded that reduced bag limits are now in effect for wild adult Chinook salmon in Oregon’s Mid and North Coast bays and streams. Recreational fishermen are limited to one adult wild Chinook per day and five adult wild Chinook in aggregate for the year under temporary rules announced …

ODFW Salmon and Trout Advisory Committee to meet in Klamath Falls on Sept. 19th

  SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee will meet in Klamath Falls on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. The meeting will occur from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Olympic Inn located at 2627 S 6th Street, Klamath Falls and is …

How to Select Colors for Successful Lure Fishing

  When choosing fishing gear, many people neglect to consider the color of their lures. After all, you might think, fish are fish, they don’t care about colors and such, right?   However, experience shows that some colored lures are actually more effective than others for catching fish. While lure color may not be as …

Commission meets Aug. 2 in Salem to set 2020 Sport Fishing Regulations – Aug. 1 joint meeting with Washington on Columbia River fishery policies

  SALEM, Ore.—The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Friday, Aug. 2 at ODFW Headquarters in Salem, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem The meeting starts at 8 a.m. and the agenda is online at https://www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/19/08_Aug/index.asp The Commission will be asked to modify its preference point system rules to provide an additional point to Resident Disabled …

Public meetings in Oregon on future recreational halibut and bottomfish seasons in early August

Photo courtesy of AnglersXperience   NEWPORT, Ore.—ODFW will host a series of public meetings the week of Aug. 5 to gather input on the 2020 recreational halibut season and start discussing the 2021-2022 recreational bottomfish seasons. People who can’t attend meetings can also listen in via Webcast (details below). At the 2019 annual meeting, the …

How to Surf Fish for Saltwater Catfish

  Learning how to surf fish can be a difficult task. Fishing from the shore of the beach is often a lot hard than it looks. Fish are able to take your bait easier because it is hard to tell if something is taking your bait or if the waves are causing your rod to …

Reduced Chinook salmon bag limit takes effect for the mouth of Nehalem Bay

TILLAMOOK, Ore.—Following conservation measures adopted last week to reduce catch limits in the Nehalem Basin itself, ODFW has implemented a temporary rule modifying catch limits for adult wild Chinook salmon in the ocean immediately off the mouth of Nehalem Bay. Effective July 1, ocean anglers fishing inside the special ocean management area (defined below) will be required …

Great family outdoor game – Fishing with kid

  Fishing is one of the adventurous activities which one can engage in with a child. Fishing is a particularly rewarding activity, and introducing to a kid has its benefits. A kid that is introduced to fishing gets to acknowledge nature more as they are bound to be more in tune with natural processes that …

Volunteers needed to help raise hatchery winter steelhead

  ROSEBURG, Ore – Volunteers are needed to help the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife raise hatchery winter steelhead at Barrett Creek near Winston. This project is an opportunity to work directly with fish and help produce hatchery winter steelhead for anglers. Responsibilities include fish feeding, recording data, cleaning fish holding troughs and inspecting …