Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board to meet on March 15

03/08/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News (NWFN)   ALSEA, Ore. — The Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board will meet on Tuesday, March 15 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Oregon Hatchery Research Center, 2418 East Fall Creek Road, Alsea. The meeting agenda includes approval of the OHRC Annual Report, information …

California Fisheries Managers Already Talking Salmon Season Closures!

 03/02/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News Anglers, Management Agencies Grapple with Poor 2016 Salmon Forecast’s Santa Rosa – At the annual salmon informational meeting held in Santa Rosa today, state and federal fishery scientists presented updates on the numbers of spawning salmon, and the expected abundance for the upcoming fishing season. Forecasts …

WDFW Removes Limits for Bass, Channel Catfish and Walleye on the Columbia

03/02/2016 – John W. J. Snyder – NW Fishing News     WDFW suspends fishing limits for bass, walleye, channel catfish on Columbia River   OLYMPIA – Starting March 3, anglers can fish for bass, walleye and channel catfish without daily catch or size limits from the mouth of the Columbia River 545 miles upstream to …

Kids 12 and up will now need a license to fish in Oregon

03/01/2016 – John W. J. Snyder – NW Fishing News Oregon changes fishing rules requiring kids 12 and up to get a fishing license.   SALEM, Ore. – As families venture to the outdoors this spring, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife remind parents that youths between the ages of 12 and 17 need …

ODFW clarifies South and North Umpqua angling regulations

February 25, 2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN   ROSEBURG, Ore – Umpqua Basin angling is in full swing and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is explaining several rules that currently apply. Below are clarifications of these rules which are in the print version of the regulations. All regulations are being clarified …

Fisheries scientists planning for climate change in the Bering Sea

02/23/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News   A recent article came out from the Alaska Dispatch News stating that scientists are planing for changes in the Bering sea. What changes do you ask? “Climate Change!” Climate change has become the number one buzz word for various organizations looking to step up to the government …

Oregon State University study claims hatcheries produce genetically different fish

02-20/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News (NWFN)   Recently released research from Oregon State University suggests hatchery-raised salmon, which are bred to help bolster wild stocks in B.C. and elsewhere, are genetically different from wild fish populations. Researcher Michael Blouin says scientists have known for some time the offspring of wild and hatchery-raised …

WDFW Commission to discuss Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor salmon fisheries

02/18/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News    Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor salmon fisheries are on the slate for this coming commission meeting     OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is scheduled to take action on the protective status of four wildlife species at a public meeting Feb. 26-27 …

ODFW Commissioners get a first look at Coquille Valley Wildlife Area Plan

02/12/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News (NWFN)   SALEM, Ore.—The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission received informational briefings on a variety of fish and wildlife-related topics today during their meeting in Tigard. ODFW staff updated commissioners on the process for the review of the state’s fish and wildlife plans, status of the sturgeon …

Christmas trees helping native fish

02/09/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News (NWFN)   ROSEBURG, Ore – The holiday season may be over, but Douglas County’s fish are just getting their gifts. December’s used Christmas trees were recently placed in East Fork Rock Creek and Buck Creek to enhance fish habitat. “We put the Christmas trees in streams …