CLACKAMAS, Ore. (February 23, 2022) – After reviewing stock status and a slightly improved upriver spring Chinook forecast from last year’s actual return, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted recreational spring Chinook…
Category: Fishing
Free Fishing Weekend, Feb. 19-20
OIOpublisher Make fishing part of your Presidents’ Day Weekend plans. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 19-20. Grab a friend or family member and take them steelhead fishing on the coast, hit a newly…
North Coast Regional Representative Position Open on ODFW’s Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program Advisory Committee, apply by March 15th; Representatives Needed for Umpqua, Rogue Areas
SALEM, Ore. — ODFW is seeking applicants for three positions on the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee to represent the North Coast, Umpqua, and Roque regions. Interested individuals should apply…
Coast Guard cites fishing vessel operator for negligence on Columbia River, OR, navigation channel
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard issued a Notice of Violation to the owner and master aboard a 48-foot commercial fishing vessel for negligence while operating in conditions of restricted visibility and a failure to maintain…
Free Fishing Days – Friday and Saturday, Nov. 26 & 27- #optoutside for Black Friday
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife has traditionally made the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving Free Fishing Days in Oregon. That means you can fish, crab or clam for free – no…
Oregon’s commercial crab fishery opens December 1
For the first time since the 2014-15 season, the ocean commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens as scheduled Dec. 1 along the Oregon coast. Commercial crab vessels can set gear Nov. 28 (the…
Big Creek opens early (Oct. 1) for fishing due to large hatchery coho run
ASTORIA, Ore.—Big Creek (lower Columbia River tributary east of Astoria) will open to fishing more than two weeks early to allow anglers to access an expected large hatchery coho salmon run and…
Razor clamming reopens Oct. 1 on Clatsop beaches; Entire Oregon Coast to be open for razor clamming
(Monday, September 27, 2021, Astoria, Ore) – Following the annual conservation closure, Clatsop beaches reopen to razor clamming October 1 with good news: domoic acid levels are below the closure threshold and razor…
Back Country Hunters/Anglers (BHA) removes a mountain of garbage from Eckloff Road, helping to address major cause of landowners closing forest access to hunters and fishermen
Story & Photos by Don Backman (some photos provided) “We hauled out 127 bags of garbage,” Sara McClendon, local resident and the Northwest Region Director for the Oregon chapter of Back Country…
State’s Coastal Caucus Requests Disaster Relief for Commercial Salmon Industry
SALEM, OR – The Legislative Coastal Caucus urged Governor Brown to formally request federal disaster relief for Oregon’s commercial salmon industry for the 2018, 2019, and 2020 seasons. Oregon’s commercial salmon industry…