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Fall Chinook Season Opens Sept. 1 on Columbia River Main Stem

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:06:35 -0400

The main stem of the Columbia River from Tongue Point to Bonneville Dam will open to fall chinook harvest on Monday, Sept. 1. Managers are predicting a total fall chinook run of 377,000, which is about average but significantly better than the 2007 return of 219,000 fish.

ODFW Recreation Reports - Columbia River Zone - 8/20/2008

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:49:53 -0400

Weekend Fishing Opportunities

* The Buoy 10 fishery is producing high numbers of fall Chinook, however the coho numbers remain low.
* For those who want to fish closer to home, there are some opportunities to catch a few steelhead bound for Bonneville Dam during the outgoing morning tides.

ODFW Recreation Report - Northwest Zone - 8/19/2008

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:16:51 -0400

Near record run on the Rogue River

The lower Rogue River is currently experiencing the largest run of steelhead half-pounders since 2000. As of Aug. 15, 179,364 fish have entered the river. Half-pounders are young steelhead returning to the river in the late summer of their first year in the ocean. So-named because of their size, they stay in the Rogue through the winter, providing a popular fishery before returning to the ocean in spring. The run is especially popular with fly anglers, though spinners and worms will produce as well.

Sport Anglers May No Longer Retain Cabezon

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:52:08 -0400

NEWPORT, Ore. – Sport boat anglers may not retain cabezon beginning Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Fishing for other bottomfish – such as most rockfish species, lingcod and greenling – remains open.

ODFW Recreation Reports - Columbia River Zone - 8/13/2008

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:30:34 -0400

Weekend Fishing Opportunities

* The Buoy 10 fishery should provide anglers a very good opportunity for chinook salmon by this coming weekend.
* For those who want to fish closer to home, tides are favorable for summer steelhead angling in the lower Columbia through early next week.

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ODFW Weelky Recreation Report Update

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:29:13 -0400

Summer fishing on the Columbia River

Fishing on the Columbia River has been very good and offers anglers a number of weekend opportunities:

* Chinook salmon fishing in the Buoy 10 fishery should be very good this weekend.

Halibut Fishing Off Columbia River Reopens

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:24:57 -0400

NEWPORT, Ore. – Anglers fishing out of the Columbia River will have two more days to fish for Pacific halibut on Aug. 22 and 23.

The sport halibut season off the Columbia River area – from Cape Falcon, Ore., to Leadbetter Point, Wash. – was last open on Aug. 1-2. However, with 2,086 pounds of quota still available, managers are able to re-open the fishery for additional days.

ODFW Electro-Fishes Diamond Lake

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:54:07 -0400

ROSEBURG, Ore. – ODFW biologists from around Southern Oregon are converging on Diamond Lake to electro-fish for golden shiners, a bait fish recently found in the lake during routine trap netting.

Sport Anglers Get More All-Depth Halibut Days

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:53:28 -0400

NEWPORT, Ore. – Fish managers decided today that the all-depth sport halibut fishery off the central Oregon coast will be open weekly Friday through Sunday starting Friday, Aug. 8. Prior to this decision the fishery had been open every other Friday through Sunday.

Oregon Recreation Report - Columbia River Zone - August 7, 2008

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:08:12 -0400

SALMON STEELHEAD AND SHAD

COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, Buoy 10 Line upstream to the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line:

Effective August 1 – September 1 (or Chinook guideline of 6,500 fish) this section of the Columbia River is open to angling for adult Chinook (greater than 24 inches), adipose fin-clipped adult coho (greater than 16 inches), and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two fish, only one of which may be a Chinook. During September 2 – December 31, this area will be open to the retention of adipose fin-clipped coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. All other permanent regulations apply.

Strong Summer Steelhead Run Enters Columbia

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:35:41 -0400

In the last month, over 135,000 steelhead have been counted at Bonneville Dam. This has meant good fishing in the Columbia and Deschutes rivers. Managers are projecting more than 300,000 steelhead wil

Columbia River Recreation Report - Fishing

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:55:50 -0400

SALMON STEELHEAD AND SHAD

COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, Buoy 10 Line upstream to the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line:

This section of the Columbia River is currently closed to angling for salmon and steelhead but is open to angling for shad. Effective August 1 – September 1 (or chinook guideline of 6,500 fish) this section of the Columbia River will be open to angling for adult chinook (greater than 24 inches), adipose fin-clipped adult coho (greater than 16 inches), and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit will be two fish, only one of which may be a chinook. During September 2 – December 31, this area will be open to the retention of adipose fin-clipped coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. All other permanent regulations apply.

Fall Chinook Salmon Season Opens Friday

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:41:15 -0400

The Columbia River from Buoy 10 upriver to Tongue Point will be open from Aug. 1 to Sept. 1, or until quota is met. Managers expect the run to be considerably better than last year with decent fishing especially at Buoy 10.

ODFW Gold Rey Dam Update

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:36:38 -0400

The original Gold Ray Dam log crib structure was built in 1903/04, followed in 1939/40 by the concrete dam. The existing fish ladders were built in 1940 when the concrete dam was constructed. Modifications/upgrades to the fish ladder and counting station were made in 1940 and 1968.

Fish the Siletz River

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:17:37 -0400

Summer steelhead numbers on the Siletz have been very good and hatchery fish are being recycled back downstream to the Moonshine Park area. Trout anglers seeking respite from summer heat might conside