SALEM, Ore.—Make fishing part of your three-day weekend plans. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19, 2023. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin…
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View From Here: Crabbing weather
EDITOR’S NOTE: More memories from a Long Beach Peninsula fisherman’s daughter … By Victoria Stoppiello I sit in the morning gloom, with a hot cup of coffee and the woodstove emitting a…
Crab Fisherman Lost at Sea Stirs Memories of Local Losses; GoFundMe for Family, Link to The Ship Report
EDITOR’S NOTE: I was in the same class in high school as George Vandecoevering. He was a bright light, and every time there is a boat that goes down, or a fisherman…
Ethel May Crab Boat Sinks Near Willapa Bay Entrance; Coast Guard Rescues Two, Search Continues for Missing Crewmember
ASTORIA Ore. – The Coast Guard and other agencies are searching for a missing man who was aboard a vessel in distress Sunday off the coast of Washington near the Willapa Bay…
“It’s been a really odd 48 hours” Astoria Police Chief Kelly; “Victim” Rescued by US Coast Guard from Columbia Bar, Wanted for Stealing Boat, Other Bizarre Incidents in Clatsop County, Seaside Police Make Arrest Friday Evening
EDITOR’S NOTE: The US Coast Guard video went viral in minutes yesterday. It showed a dramatic rescue as a boat rolled in the waves on the Columbia River bar. You can spot…
Coast Guard pursues civil penalty for Automated Identification System (AIS) violation
ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard is pursuing a civil penalty with a maximum punishment of $41,093.00 against a commercial fishing vessel for violating Automated Identification System (AIS) regulations near the mouth…
Public meeting for sport Pacific halibut anglers Feb. 7
NEWPORT, Ore – Oregon’s Pacific halibut quota and season for recreational anglers is being discussed at a Feb. 7 public meeting in Newport. The meeting runs 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. with…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES MEMALOOSE POINT BOAT LAUNCH CLOSURE FOR DREDGING PROJECT STARTS TODAY, FRIDAY JAN. 20
The Memaloose Point Boat Launch parking area and ramp will be closed from Friday, 1-20-2023 through mid-February while the dredging project is being completed. Public access will not be allowed at this…
Adventist Health Tillamook becomes major sponsor of the new Alderbrook Golf, Gardens & Events
by Patrick Zweifel, Oregon Coastal Flowers/Hydrangea Ranch Adventist Health Tillamook steps up big by becoming a major sponsor of the new Alderbrook Golf, Gardens, & Events (AGGE), opening April 1st. “It’s really great…
Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens Jan. 15 from Cape Falcon to Cape Arago
(January 6, 2023- NEWPORT, OR) – Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery season opens from Cape Falcon to Cape Arago on Jan. 15 after having passed all tests for the crab being ready…
