(SALEM, Ore. – 10/24/25) – Mussel harvesting is now open from Cascade Head to the California border the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Marine…
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OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Fall bear eat-a-thon is on – keep bears, people and pets safe by securing trash
OIOpublisher Now that autumn weather has replaced hot summer days, bears have begun their annual fall eat-a-thon, known as hyperphagia, to prepare for winter. This intense feeding period begins in late summer when berries…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE Host Public Meetings to Receive Input on 2026 Recreational Bottomfish and Pacific Halibut Seasons; See Survey Links below
As a reminder, ODFW staff will be hosting in person meetings October 6, 7, and 8 to discuss the 2026 recreational bottomfish and Pacific halibut seasons with anglers. The meeting on October 8 will be…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Razor clamming opens Oct. 1 on Clatsop beaches
ASTORIA, Ore. – Clatsop beaches reopen for razor clam harvesting Oct. 1 following the annual conservation closure that began July 15. Before harvesting razor clams or any shellfish, always call the Shellfish Safety Hotline at 1-800-448-2474 or…
OREGON DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE RECREATIONAL SHELLFISH ALERT 9/26/25: Mussel Harvesting Closes On The Central and Northern Oregon Coast
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a new shellfish closure. All harvest of mussels has closed from the Columbia River to the north jetty…
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE: Additional days for Columbia River salmon fishery announced
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added more recreational salmon fishing days in the mainstem Columbia River during a joint-state hearing on Wednesday September 17, 2025. The decision came…
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE: General Marine Species bag limit reduced begins Sept. 18 to lower risk of an early season closure
NEWPORT, Ore. – The General Marine Species daily bag limit is reduced to three fish beginning Sept. 18 to lower the risk of an early season closure. The one-fish sub-bag limit for…
FISHERMEN CATCH OF LIFETIME – STRIPED MARLIN CAUGHT OFF OREGON COAST AUG. 30
This is more than just a great big fish story! First time out on their boat the “Afishionado” from Garibaldi and they hook up with a big one. From left, Brett Stone,…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Critical survey underway to inform management of Oregon’s black rockfish fishery
NEWPORT, Ore. – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Marine Fisheries Research team is conducting a nearly 10-week at-sea survey to better understand the population status of black, blue, and deacon rockfish—three species…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Courtesy Reminder – Recreational Ocean Salmon Fisheries South of Cape Falcon Closed 8/25/25 – 8/31/25
RECREATIONAL OCEAN SALMON INFORMATION UPDATE: This message is sent as a courtesy reminder of the upcoming closure for all recreational ocean salmon in the area from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain from Monday August 25, 2025 through August 31,…