SALEM, Ore. – ODFW seeks public comments on a fish passage waiver application and an exemption request by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). The requests are intended to address fish passage…
Category: Fishing
Tillamook County Commissioners Reopen 13 county boat launches, seven days per week
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: The Commissioners also extended the local State of Emergency in Tillamook County to July 6, 2020. The BOC declared the state of emergency on March 14, 2020 due to…
Crabbing reopens to non-residents on May 20 along most of Oregon coast; Ocean areas north of Cape Falcon, Columbia River remain closed to non-residents
SALEM, Ore.—Recreational crabbing will reopen to non-residents tomorrow, Wednesday, May 20 along most of the Oregon coast. Recreational clamming along the entire coast will remain closed to non-residents for now. Non-resident license…
States set 2020 summer and fall salmon seasons – May 19, 2020
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Oregon and Washington fishery managers recently announced seasons and regulations for 2020 summer and fall Columbia River fisheries. Although sockeye and fall Chinook returns show improvement from 2019, below…
Nearly $16 million in CARES Act funding to be made available to Oregon’s marine-related and coastal fishery businesses impacted by COVID-19
SALEM, Ore.—ODFW anticipates that nearly $16 million in federal relief aid will be available for Oregon’s marine-related and coastal fishery sectors experiencing significant economic impacts from the global COVID-19 pandemic. The relief…
Dory Capsize – Surfers to the Rescue
Pacific City, OR – On Thursday May 14, 2020 at approximately 12:22 pm, Tillamook County Communications District 911 received a call regarding a capsized dory boat off Cape Kiwanda Beach in Pacific…
More Tillamook County Boat Ramps Open, More Days Added
On May 13, 2020 the Tillamook Board of County Commissioners voted to open Steiner and Three Rivers boat launches in addition to the (four) county boat launches that were opened last week:…
Central Coast all-depth halibut opens May 21
NEWPORT, Ore. – The spring all-depth Pacific halibut sportfishing season in Oregon’s Central Coast Subarea (which includes ports from Port Orford to Garibaldi) will open May 21. Once the season begins, it…
Tillamook County Commissioners Reopen Some Boat Launches, Weekdays Only; Extend State of Emergency to May 31st
EDITOR’S NOTE: Yesterday May 5th, the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners extended the state of emergency to May 31st to align with neighboring counties, both Lincoln and Clatsop Counties had extended their…
Oregon reopens Columbia River salmon/steelhead fishing
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Recreational salmon and steelhead fishing on the Columbia River will reopen for four days in May under rules adopted May 1st by the Oregon and Washington departments of fish…