The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) will hold three public meetings to discuss the Oregon Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery. Meetings will include updates related to marine life entanglement and an…
Category: Oregon Dept. Fish & Wildlife
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: 2026 Recreational Pacific Halibut Season
On Friday, April 24, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission finalized the 2026 recreational Pacific halibut season and regulations. The information below is summarized in the 2026 Pacific Halibut Sport Regulations Map found…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: 2026 Ocean Salmon Seasons
The Pacific Fishery Management Council finalized their recommendations for 2026 ocean salmon seasons on Sunday, April 12. The adopted seasons are available at the PMFC’s website, and graphics of the Oregon recreational and commercial…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Spring Chinook reopens below Bonneville Dam for three days – April 11, 12 & 13
(CLACKAMAS, OR) — Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington took joint state action today to add another three days of recreational spring Chinook salmon fishing in the mainstem Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam….
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: First spring Chinook season in the Lower Deschutes since 2018 to open May 5-20
(The Dalles, OR) – The lower Deschutes River will be open for spring Chinook salmon from May 5-20. “This is exciting news for anglers as the last spring Chinook season on the Deschutes…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Invasive quagga mussels found on boat at ODFW’s Ashland inspection station
(SALEM, OR) – ODFW staff at the Ashland Boat Inspection Station found quagga mussels on a motorboat that was being transported from Lake Havasu, Arizona into Oregon on March 21, 2026. This was the first instance…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: RECREATIONAL OCEAN SALMON INFORMATION UPDATE & CLARIFICATION 3/10/26
ACTION TAKEN (no action): The planned recreational ocean Chinook salmon season (all-salmon-except coho) will open as scheduled from Cape Falcon to the OREGON/CALIFORNIA BORDER from March 15 through May 15. The bag limit will be two salmon, except closed…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE ACTION NOTICE 3/9/26: Commercial Troll Salmon to Remain Closed
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in consultation with the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC), the State of Oregon, the State of California, and advisory body members met today, March 9, 2026, and…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Smelt fishery on Sandy River opens 12-7 p.m., Wednesday, March 11
(SALEM, Or) – Recreational harvest of eulachon smelt on the Sandy River will be open from 12-7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11 only. Regulations: Open area: From the mouth of the Sandy…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Herring in Yaquina Bay; Limit for herring, anchovy and other bait fish 25 lbs. per day
One of Oregon’s many annual natural wonders—the annual herring run! Herring come into bays and estuaries to spawn between Valentine’s Day and St Patrick’s Day. Nice weather and the first pulse of…