Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea (WEBS) has more fun and educational events planned for this August. Explore the wonder of the Oregon coast during free events hosted by…
Category: Fishing
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Anglers relish catching data for research in Oregon’s Marine Reserves Program
OIOpublisher Newport, Ore. – Joe Zoellin knows that, on this day, he is a man of privilege. Zoellin’s jigging for rockfish from a charter boat atop a Cape Falcon reef that normal anglers…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Fall salmon regulations for coastal rivers announced today June 29th
Alternative 2 selected, allowing for additional harvest in some rivers SALEM, Ore.—After evaluating survey feedback and other comments, ODFW today June 29, announced fishing regulations for 2023 fall Chinook and coho fisheries…
Holiday low tide series means one last chance for good razor clamming on Clatsop beaches
ASTORIA, Ore – A low tide series begins Friday through the Fourth of July holiday giving clammers a last chance to harvest this year’s “super-sized” razor clams before the conservation closure begins 12:01 a.m. July…
Oregon Legislature supports efforts to keep more local seafood local
SALEM – When consumers sit down for seafood dinners on the Oregon Coast, local fare isn’t just assumed; it’s expected. The shocking reality is that 90 percent of the seafood on plates…
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife: Proposals for fall salmon seasons in coastal rivers announced; Survey available to provide feedback; complete by June 23
(June 15, 2023 – SALEM, Ore.)—ODFW discussed the outlook and potential fishing regulations for 2023 in-river fall Chinook and coho fisheries along Oregon’s coast (from the Necanicum River to the Winchuck River) last…
Nehalem Bay Crab Derby Great Success – Great Fun to Raise Funds for Local Charities
For years, the Crab Derby has been a great opportunity for the Jetty Fishery and Kelly’s Brighton Marina to team up and raise money for Local Charities. This year, it was the…
Clamming Excursion includes Local Clam Chowder, Local Pottery Bowls – Join Shifting Tides June 20th
Want to catch your meal – go clamming – and then have a local chef treat to you a bowl (in a one-of-kind bowl from a local potter that you get to…
Coast Guard rescues one person found stranded on channel marker, recovers one unresponsive person after vessel capsizes near Astoria, Oregon on Sunday June 11th
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued one person found stranded on a channel marker and recovered an unresponsive person from the water after a vessel capsized Sunday on the Columbia River…
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE/OREGON STATE POLICE STOP POACHING CAMPAIGN: Torn fins, embedded hooks mark spawning salmon and steelhead returning to Oregon hatcheries
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Troopers discovered fish with embedded hooks, sliced fins, circular scabs, and other evidence of illegal tactics, while assisting ODFW hatchery staff during the…