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Oregon State Wins College Fishing Event on Shasta

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:14:00 -0500

REDDING, CA- The Oregon State University team of Zach MacDonald, of Willits, California and William Sparks, of Corvallis, Oregon won the National Guard FLW College Fishing West Conference event on Lake Shasta Saturday with five bass weighing 9 pounds, 4 ounces. The victory earned the team $5,000. The win also helped them advance to the West Conference Regional Championship.

States Will Reduce Sturgeon Catch on Columbia River

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:18:46 -0500

PORTLAND - For the third straight year, fish and wildlife directors from Washington and Oregon have agreed to reduce the catch of white sturgeon on the lower Columbia River, where the species has declined in abundance in recent years.

Columbia River Seasons Set for Spring Chinook, Sturgeon

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:51:16 -0500

PORTLAND - Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon today set fishing seasons for 2012 on the lower Columbia River that anticipate a strong run of spring chinook salmon but a further decline in the number of white sturgeon available for harvest.

Canby Pond youth fishing event cancelled

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:53:20 -0400

CLACKAMAS, Ore. — A family fishing event scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22 at Canby Pond has been cancelled in response to the presence of thick aquatic vegetation.
The one-acre pond is located at Canby Community Park.

ODFW stocking tiger trout in Fish Lake

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:33:53 -0400

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – ODFW will stock tiger trout fingerlings in Fish Lake for the first time on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Media is invited to the U.S. Forest Service boat ramp at 10 a.m. when the fish will be stocked.

Wild coho season closes in Tillamook basin

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:17:56 -0400

TILLAMOOK, Ore. The wild coho salmon season in the Tillamook Bay basin will close at the end of the day on Wed., Oct 5. ODFW fish biologists are predicting that’s when anglers will have caught the wild adult coho quota of 600 fish.

Oregon and Washington seek nominations for Columbia River advisory groups

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:19:29 -0400

CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Oregon and Washington fishery managers are seeking nominations to two advisory groups that focus on sport and commercial fishing issues on the Columbia River. Nominations are due Nov. 15, 2011.

Weekday closure of Flat Creek Road on Phillip W. Schneider Wildlife Area, Sept. 12-Oct. 31

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:06:56 -0400

DAYVILLE, Ore.—Flat Creek Road on Phillip W. Schneider Wildlife Area will be closed to all motorized vehicles Monday through Friday, 5 a.m. – 3 p.m., from Sept.12 through Oct. 31. The road will remain open for public use on weekdays after 3 pm and on weekends (from 3 p.m. Friday evenings to 5 a.m. Monday mornings).

Berkley Experience Headed to Portland

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:24:19 -0400

COLUMBIA, S.C. The Berkley Experience Trailer will be at the Fisherman's Marine & Outdoor in Portland, Ore., on July 15th - 17th. With 60-feet of fun and activities, the Experience Trailer brings fishing education to all levels and skill sets of anglers.

Spring chinook fishing opens on Powder River

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:13:46 -0400

LA GRANDE, Ore. — After a delay due to high flows at Hells Canyon Dam, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to release approximately 200 spring chinook salmon into the Powder River to create a unique fishing opportunity.

Special July 6 meeting on troll salmon permit case

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:16:52 -0400

Salem, Ore. -- The Oregon Commercial Fisheries Permit Board will meet on Wednesday, July 6 at 9 a.m. to prepare the final order in the limited entry troll salmon permit contested case hearing for Gary Almendinger.

Central coast closed to all-depth Pacific halibut fishing until August

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:06:37 -0400

Newport, Ore. – With only about 1,000 pounds remaining in the harvest quota, fishery managers today closed the spring all-depth Pacific halibut fishery for the central Oregon coast.
The spring all-depth Pacific halibut fishery for the central coast subarea (from Cape Falcon south to Humbug Mountain) was open 15 days, resulting in the harvest of approximately 115,000 pounds of Pacific halibut. After the most recent opening on June 23-25, only about 1,000 pounds remained in the quota. Not enough to have another spring opening, according to Lynn Mattes, ODFW halibut fisheries project leader.

Free Fishing Weekend events in Southern Oregon

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:07:41 -0400

ROSEBURG, Ore. – During Free Fishing Weekend, June 11-12, Oregonian’s can fish, crab and clam for free. Events throughout southwestern Oregon can help parents introduce their children to the joy of fishing with help from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists and volunteers.

Leaburg Hatchery to host family fishing event June 11

Tue, 31 May 2011 14:00:06 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – A fun-filled morning of trout fishing and related activities is in store for youngsters on Saturday, June 11 when the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife hosts the 12th annual family fishing event at Leaburg Hatchery.

Hatchery research center Advisory Committee to meet June 8 in Alsea

Fri, 27 May 2011 18:11:16 -0400

ALSEA, Ore. — The Oregon Hatchery Research Center (OHRC) Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday, June 8 at the Oregon Hatchery Research Center, 2418 E. Fall Creek Rd. Alsea, Ore.
The meeting will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and the agenda includes reports on facilities, budgets and other business relating to the operations of the OHRC. The Committee also will be briefed on studies of the comparative diets of wild and hatchery salmon, and differing responses to lead in coastal streams.