(News Release from Oregon State Police; Posted on FlashAlert: September 29th, 2022 7:00 AM) On September 23, 2022, at approximately 6:40 a.m., OSP Fish & Wildlife Troopers received information that a large bull elk…
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More salmon fishing opportunity on the lower Columbia River starting Oct. 1
(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) —Salmon fishing for Chinook and hatchery coho will reopen from Buoy 10 to Bonneville Dam starting Saturday Oct. 1, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington decided September 28, 2022. Managers…
ODFW seeks candidates for sport fishing and commercial salmon industry representatives on the Fish Restoration and Enhancement Program Board
(September 28, 2022- SALEM, Ore.) — ODFW seeks qualified applicants to positions for sport fishing and the commercial salmon industry on the Fish Restoration and Enhancement (R and E) Program Board. Interested individuals…
Razor Clamming Closed from the Columbia River to Cascade Head
EDITOR’S NOTE: Earlier this week ODFW announced “re-opening of Clatsop beaches for razor clamming Oct. 1st – now all beaches to Cascade Head are closed for razor clamming and mussel harvesting due…
Columbia River reopens for salmon fishing at Buoy 10, above Reed Island beginning Sept. 15
(Sept. 13, 2022- 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…
Coast Guard rescues 2 fishermen off Oregon Coast over the weekend
NEWPORT, Ore. – The Coast Guard rescued two fishermen from a disabled vessel offshore of Oregon this weekend. Watchstanders at the 13th Coast Guard District command center in Seattle received a report…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Day Hiking on the Oregon Coast Trail in Tillamook County – Any Season- A short series of hikes (Video)
By Don Backman “Here comes a big wave!” “Better hustle up the bank!” The wave swept in all the way up the beach, washing away our tracks from moments before, reaching the…
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife hosts public meetings on commercial nearshore fishery – Port Orford, Sept. 13; Pacific City, Sept. 14; Virtual option
(August 29, 2022 – NEWPORT, Ore.) – ODFW will discuss the commercial nearshore black and blue rockfish and nearshore fisheries during Sept. 13-14 public meetings in Pacific City and Port Orford with…
All salmon fishing closed below Bonneville Dam starting tomorrow, Sept. 2; Recreational fishery exceeded allocated ESA fall Chinook impacts
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington have closed all salmonid (salmon and steelhead) fishing, including both retention and catch-and-release fishing, on the Columbia River from Buoy 10 to Bonneville Dam as of tonight, Thursday Sept….
Chinook salmon retention on the Columbia River from Buoy 10 to west Puget Island to close after Tuesday, Aug. 30
CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Chinook salmon retention on the Columbia River from the Buoy 10 line upstream to the western (downstream) end of Puget Island will close effective 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30. State fishery…
