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…
Category: Fishing
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…
Summer salmon fishing continues in lower Columbia River: Chinook retention extended through July
Chinook fishing in the Columbia River will continue without interruption through the remainder of the summer season, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington decided today, thanks to stronger than predicted returns of…
Dory Days 2022 will be led by a legacy and carried by a community July 15-17
Pacific City, OR – Bring your dory boat, community spirit and patriotic colors for the 62nd annual Dory Days in Pacific City on July 16th. This year’s event promises long time traditions…
42-foot Fishing Vessel Fire Off Manzanita Beach June 18th
This morning, June 18, 2022 US Coast Guard crews responded to a 42-foot commercial fishing vessel on fire off the coast of Manzanita Beach, Oregon. The one person on board was rescued…
Additional days added to Columbia River Subarea Recreational Pacific halibut fishery
NEWPORT, Ore – Two Mondays (June 13 and 20) are now added to the Columbia River Subarea all-depth recreational Pacific halibut fishery in addition to being open Thursdays and Sundays through June….
Fall coastal salmon outlook topic of June 7 webinar — Poor fall Chinook forecasts in some coastal systems; Management plan calls for no wild retention in some basins
TILLAMOOK, Ore.—ODFW will host an online webinar on June 7 at 6 p.m. to discuss the outlook for 2022 freshwater fall Chinook and coho fisheries along Oregon’s coast. The webinar will be livestreamed to the agency’s YouTube…
Nehalem Bay Crab Derby is Back – Sat. June 4th – Kelly’s Brighton Marina & Jetty Fishery
It’s ON! The Nehalem Bay Crab Derby is back, Saturday June 4th – get ready for non-stop fun on the Nehalem Bay! The Crab Derby coincides with ODFW’s Free Fishing Weekend (you…
