Oregon Offering Free Fishing days after Thanksgiving, Nov. 25-26th

  SALEM, Ore.—#OptOutside the two days after Thanksgiving and make fishing part of your plans with friends and family. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25 and 26, 2022. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin Endorsement or Two-Rod …

Sturgeon retention seasons shift to three days a week in Bonneville, The Dalles pools for 2023

  CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington modified the permanent rules for 2023 Columbia River sturgeon retention seasons upstream of Bonneville Dam during a hearing today. Fisheries in both The Dalles Pool and Bonneville Pool will shift to a three-day-per-week season in 2023 (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays), similar to the retention season in The …

ODFW lifts fishing closure on the Sixes River Wednesday November 9th.

  GOLD BEACH, Ore – With recent significant rain on the south coast, ODFW is lifting the low flow angling closure on the Sixes River beginning Wednesday, Nov. 9. ODFW closed a portion of the river to angling Oct. 1 to protect wild fall chinook salmon staging between Crystal Creek and Hughes Boat Ramp. Recent …

ODFW Salmon and Trout Advisory Committee to meet Oct. 20th-21st in Gold Beach

Rogue River bridge in Gold Beach, OR Attribution: Yurivict at the English Wikipedia   SALEM, Ore.—ODFW’s Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee will meet in Gold Beach on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with an option to join the meeting virtually. There will also be a tour on Friday, Oct. 21 departing from …

Columbia River reopens for salmon fishing at Buoy 10, above Reed Island beginning Sept. 15th

Photo Courtesey of Washington State parks   CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Salmon fishing will reopen at Buoy 10 and in the Gorge from Reed Island to Bonneville Dam beginning Sept. 15, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington decided today. Buoy 10 anglers will be allowed to retain hatchery coho beginning Thursday, Sept. 15 with a daily bag limit …

More summer Chinook fishing days below Bonneville Dam and sockeye retention in Columbia starts on July 1st

Photo credit: USFWS   CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added 13 days of summer Chinook fishing below Bonneville Dam starting Friday, July 1 through Wednesday, July 13. Also starting July 1, Columbia River anglers may retain sockeye as part of their adult salmon bag limit, fishery managers decided during a joint meeting today. …

States add a couple extra days to the Columbia River Subarea Recreational Pacific halibut fishery

Image by Ulrich Altstetter from Pixabay   NEWPORT, Ore – Two Mondays (June 13 and 20) are now added to the Columbia River Subarea all-depth recreational Pacific halibut fishery in addition to being open Thursdays and Sundays through June. Weather for the first few opening days was less than ideal; angling effort and catch were …

Oregon Fish and Wildlife Troopers seize giant sturgeon from poachers

Photo courtesy of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife   ST HELENS, Ore.—A giant white sturgeon more than seven feet long was among five sturgeon seized and released by OSP F&W Troopers responding to a report of poaching in Scappoose Bay this month. Poachers face felony charges after breaking numerous fishing laws. Sportsmen fishing along …

Early low water flows in Oregon leave native fish vulnerable to human activity

  GOLD BEACH, Ore – Abnormally low water this time of year in south coast streams is leaving native fish and redds (fish nests) vulnerable to disturbance. Wild winter steelhead are just starting to spawn while fall chinook fry are leaving their redds and emerging from stream gravel. Biologists surveying wild winter steelhead spawning report …

ODFW Accepting application till March 15th for position on Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program Advisory Committee

  SALEM, Ore. — ODFW is seeking applicants for three positions on the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee to represent the North Coast, Umpqua, and Roque regions. Interested individuals should apply by March 15, 2022. For more information and link to application visit https://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/STEP/STAC.asp or see the “How to Apply” webpage http://www.oregon.gov/gov/admin/Pages/How_To_Apply.aspx Desired applicants will have …