SALEM, Ore. – The directors of the Washington and Oregon departments of Fish and Wildlife reached an agreement this week on allocations and gear types for Columbia River salmon fisheries in 2020….
Category: Fishing
Trask Hatchery closure continues while construction proceeds
OIOpublisher TILLAMOOK, Ore. – Recreational fishermen accustomed to accessing the Trask River through the Trask Fish Hatchery grounds are reminded that the property is currently closed to public access. The closure is…
THE WILLIAM T. BRUNS FOUNDATION: Fishing/Hunting Licenses for Tillamook School District Youth
Recently established nonprofit, The William T. Bruns Foundation is proud to announce their program to provide fishing/hunting licenses for youth (12-17) that attend school in Tillamook School District. The William T. Bruns…
Public meeting Feb. 12 in Newport on Central Oregon Coast recreational spring all-depth halibut season
NEWPORT, Ore.—ODFW will be asking for public input on the upcoming Central Oregon Coast recreational spring all-depth halibut season at a meeting on Monday, Feb. 12 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m….
FishPeople at Garibaldi Landing Donates 100 Pounds of Fresh Crab to Nehalem Bay House
It’s a bountiful crab season. In fact, FishPeople Seafood Market at Garibaldi Landing has so much crab that they thought the beneficiaries of the Smiley Brothers Salmon Harvest might enjoy a crab…
Recreational Razor Clamming Opens on North Coast Jan. 17, 2020
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announce the opening of razor clam harvesting on the north Oregon coast. Recreational and commercial razor clam…
New permits, fee increases to hike and fish in Oregon, take effect in 2020
Oregon public land officials have announced visiting and recreational activity costs are expected to increase while new permit systems limit access to large regions of backcountry. By The Associated Press SALEM (AP)…
Recreational crabbers required to mark buoys beginning Jan. 1, 2020
Crabbers are reminded that effective Jan. 1, 2020, all surface buoys used with recreational crab pots or rings must be marked to identify the owner of the gear. The identifying information should…
Coast Guard completes 5-hr tow of fishing vessel offshore Yachats, Ore. on Tuesday, Dec. 31st
A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew towed a disabled 52-foot commercial fishing vessel Tuesday night across the Yaquina Bay Bar approximately 2.5 miles northwest of Yachats, Oregon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard…
Oregon commercial crab fishery to open Dec. 31
NEWPORT, Ore.—Fresh Oregon crab is back on the menu soon—the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open along all of Oregon’s coast on Dec. 31, 2019. Prior to the opener, crab vessels will…