What we’ve all been waiting for – tuna season is here. Fishing boats will arrive after being out to sea with their cargo holds full. Catch your share of tuna starting tomorrow at Port…
Category: Fishing
Wild coho retention allowed in several coastal rivers this fall – Nehalem, Tillamook, Nestucca in Tillamook County
(August 19, 2022 –SALEM, Ore.) — Several coastal river basins (Nehalem, Tillamook, Nestucca, Siletz, Yaquina, Beaver Cr., Alsea, Umpqua, Coos) will be open to some wild coho harvest this year beginning as…
ODFW announces in-season changes to Pacific halibut sport fishery
August 16, 2022 NEWPORT, Ore – ODFW today, August 16, 2022 announced changes in two subareas of the Pacific halibut sport fishery. Central Coast Subarea (Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain): Beginning Sept. 1, the summer…
Dory boat captain loses right to fish after multiple poaching incidents
PACIFIC CITY, Ore.—OSP Fish and Wildlife Division brought charges against a commercial fishing captain operating a dory boat in Pacific City. NOAA Enforcement Officers assisted in the case. Tillamook County officials completed…
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Advisory for Netarts Bay Recreational Crabbing and Clamming after Sewage Spill August 5th; Q&A Provides Details into Spill, Lack of Public Notification, Confusing, Conflicting Information
By Laura Swanson On Tuesday August 9th, the Tillamook County Pioneer received information about a Netarts Bay sewage spill that had occurred on August 5th and expected to receive a press release…
Notice of ODFW Warning: Sewage Spill in Netarts Bay Aug. 5th, Bay Closed to Harvest of Oysters, Clams
A sewage spill occurred in Netarts Bay on August 5th, 2022. Per ODFW, Netarts Bay is closed to harvest of oysters and clams, until further notice. The following signage is posted throughout…
UPDATE ON THE MEMALOOSE POINT BOAT LAUNCH DREDGING PROJECT
Tillamook County Parks received the fully executed permit to dredge the Memaloose Point Boat Launch from the US Army Corps of Engineers on 8-4-22. Parks is doing everything within its power to…
Trail Keepers of Oregon and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Partner-Up on Projects
Story & Photos by Don Backman There’s a grouse nest right there,” Jon Hansen, BHA member from Bend, pointed out, gesturing toward the trees next to the trail. “There was a little…
ODFW urges sport crabbers to mark gear, orca entangled in unmarked sport crab gear
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists and fishery managers want to decrease whale entanglements in non-commercial crabbing gear. While commercial gear is marked and there is a decrease in entanglements in…
ODFW razor clam conservation closure in effect July 15, Clatsop County Beaches Only
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife annual razor clam conservation closure is now in effect from July 15 through September 30, 2022. This razor clam closure is for the Clatsop Beaches only, from the…