By Scott Gordon, Friend of Tillamook Bay When young salmon and steelhead leave the five rivers that feed Tillamook Bay, they do not simply sprint from freshwater to the Pacific. They pause,…
Category: Fishing
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Columbia River spring Chinook fishing open Friday-Monday of Memorial Day Weekend
(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) —Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added several days of recreational spring Chinook fishing on the mainstem Columbia River during a joint state hearing today, May 20, 2026. With these additional…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Three Public Meetings to Discuss Oregon’s Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) will hold three public meetings to discuss the Oregon Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery. Meetings will include updates related to marine life entanglement and an…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: 2026 Recreational Pacific Halibut Season
On Friday, April 24, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission finalized the 2026 recreational Pacific halibut season and regulations. The information below is summarized in the 2026 Pacific Halibut Sport Regulations Map found…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: 2026 Ocean Salmon Seasons
The Pacific Fishery Management Council finalized their recommendations for 2026 ocean salmon seasons on Sunday, April 12. The adopted seasons are available at the PMFC’s website, and graphics of the Oregon recreational and commercial…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Spring Chinook reopens below Bonneville Dam for three days – April 11, 12 & 13
(CLACKAMAS, OR) — Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington took joint state action today to add another three days of recreational spring Chinook salmon fishing in the mainstem Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam….
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: First spring Chinook season in the Lower Deschutes since 2018 to open May 5-20
(The Dalles, OR) – The lower Deschutes River will be open for spring Chinook salmon from May 5-20. “This is exciting news for anglers as the last spring Chinook season on the Deschutes…
TILLAMOOK BAY WATERSHED COUNCIL: Bay to Basin Speaker Series April 8th Focus on Salmon
Please join Tillamook Bay Watershed Council for their Bay to Basin speaker series. This FREE event will feature Habitat Restoration Biologist Cyndi Curtis and Sr. Program Manager for Wild Fish Kirk Blaine…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Invasive quagga mussels found on boat at ODFW’s Ashland inspection station
(SALEM, OR) – ODFW staff at the Ashland Boat Inspection Station found quagga mussels on a motorboat that was being transported from Lake Havasu, Arizona into Oregon on March 21, 2026. This was the first instance…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE INFORMATION UPDATE 3/11/26: Ocean Salmon Commercial Troll & Recreational Sport Season Alternatives
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) met March 4-9 to develop three alternatives for ocean salmon seasons along the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. On March 9 the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC)…
