Hatchery winter steelhead fishing in the Umpqua Basin might net anglers a reward

  ROSEBURG, Ore – ODFW asks anglers who harvest a hatchery winter steelhead to put the snout in specially marked collection barrels in the Umpqua Basin. If the fish is coded wire tagged, anglers may win a gift card to Sportsman’s Warehouse. This content is available for subscribers only.  To get the full story about the …

Sturgeon retention fishery in The Dalles Pool set to three days a week when season begins Jan. 1st

  CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Anglers will be able to retain sturgeon in The Dalles Pool (Columbia River from The Dalles Dam to John Day Dam) only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays starting Jan. 1 when the new season kicks off at the start of the year. This content is available for subscribers only.  To get the full …

Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board is seeking new members

  ALSEA, Ore. – ODFW is seeking two new board members to represent Wild Fish Advocacy and Fish Habitat Restoration on the Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board. The successful candidates will serve a four-year term. This content is available for subscribers only.  To get the full story about the things that really matter to Northwest anglers.  …

Oregon’s commercial crab fishery opens December 1st

  For the first time since the 2014-15 season, the ocean commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens as scheduled Dec. 1 along the Oregon coast. This content is available for subscribers only.  To get the full story about the things that really matter to Northwest anglers.     Subscribe to NWFN Today!           …

Big Creek opens early Oct. 1st for fishing due to large hatchery coho run

  ASTORIA, Ore.—Big Creek (lower Columbia River tributary east of Astoria) will open to fishing more than two weeks early to allow anglers to access an expected large hatchery coho salmon run and surplus hatchery Chinook salmon. This content is available for subscribers only.  To get the full story about the things that really matter …

Pacific halibut sport fishery addition; tagging clarification

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Ocean salmon fishing closes Aug. 30 from Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR

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ODFW Public meetings on 2022 sport halibut and bottomfish seasons

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ODFW enacts temporary changes to harvest of wild fall-run Chinook salmon in some SW Zone coastal rivers

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States set additional Columbia River spring Chinook fishing days

  CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added extra fishing days for recreational spring Chinook salmon and steelhead (one day below and two days above Bonneville Dam) in the Columbia River at a meeting yesterday. This content is available for subscribers only.  To get the full story about the things that really matter to …