The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing fisherman near Newport, Oregon, at 10:15 a.m., Monday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a report at approximately 4 p.m., Sunday,…
Category: Fishing
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Columbia River subarea all-depth opens to halibut angling beginning Aug. 17
OIOpublisher NEWPORT, Ore – Pacific halibut angling opens Aug. 17, Sundays through Friday through Sept. 30 or until quota is reached in the Columbia River subarea (Leadbetter Pt., WA to Cape Falcon,…
OREGON COAST VISITORS ASSOCIATION: Big Step Forward for Local Seafood – Central Coast Food Web Cuts Ribbon on New Facility in Newport
Last weekend, August 2, 2025, Oregon Coast Visitors Association (OCVA) staff joined community leaders, partners, and legislators in Newport for the official ribbon cutting of the newly upgraded Yaquina Lab—home to the…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Mussel harvesting closes on south coast, reopens mid-coast
(SALEM, Ore. 7/25/25) – Mussel harvesting is now closed from Cape Blanco to the California border due to levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning above the safety threshold, the Oregon Department of Agriculture…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE (ODFW): RECREATION REPORT 7/24/25
Updates to fishing, crabbing, clamming and wildlife viewing Best bets for weekend fishing We just stocked millions of trout this year, and some are for you! Check the trout stocking schedule and maps for locations near…
66th Annual Dory Days Festival: History Exhibits and Storytelling Panel Showcase the Pacific City Dory Fleet at Kiawanda Community Center; Events All Weekend – Parade and More – July 18-20
Christmas Comes Early at the Coast: Dory Days Returns July 18–20 with Festive “Christmas in July” Theme The traveling exhibit “Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City” makes its much-anticipated annual return…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Recreational fishing days for adult hatchery Chinook and sockeye added for Columbia River mainstem
(CLACKAMAS, Ore.- July 9, 2025) — Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added recreational fishing days for adult hatchery Chinook and sockeye to the on-going hatchery steelhead and hatchery jack Chinook fishery…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WIDLIFE: Razor clam conservation closure begins July 15 on Clatsop beaches
ASTORIA, Ore – The annual conservation closure of razor clamming on Clatsop beaches begins 12:01 a.m. July 15. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife encourages clammers to take advantage of the low tide series that begins July…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: States add Columbia River spring Chinook recreational fishing days
(CLACKAMAS, Ore. 5/7/25) —Following an in-season assessment of the upriver spring Chinook return, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added more recreational spring Chinook fishing days on the mainstem Columbia during a…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: 2025 Pacific halibut season announced
(NEWPORT, Ore. – April 21, 2025) – The Pacific halibut sport seasons and regulations were adopted by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission last Friday. Seasons are as follows: Columbia River Subarea…