Sec 6 (Kalama) – 203 bank anglers kept seven Chinook, one jack and released six Chinook, eight steelhead and one sockeye. 25 boats/54 rods kept one Chinook and released three Chinook, one jack and two steelhead. ...
Boats averaged 1.5 salmon harvested per boat this past week, ~7.3 hours per fish. Both sockeye and summer chinook continue to track well above the forecast....
A second Oregon fishing guide was cited for illegally guiding clients in western Oregon. This follows a similar citation issued last month to a guide in Tillamook County....
An adult female feral pig from Central Oregon sampled for disease as part of a surveillance program tested positive for Pseudorabies (PRV), a contagious disease that can harm livestock and also spread to some wildlife species. ...
In 2007 Ken Phippen watched the removal of Savage Rapids Dam get underway on Oregon’s Rogue River. It reopened more than 150 miles of habitat to protected salmon and steelhead. It was a monumental achievement for salmon conservation on the Rogue....
Fall turkey hunters need to be aware of some changes for this season. There are now two tags available for the fall season: general eastern Oregon and general western Oregon....
The U.S. v Oregon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) updated the summer Chinook run from a pre-season value of 38,000 to 65,000. At this updated run size there are more surplus hatchery fish available for harvest...
It’s now much easier for hunters and anglers to buy licenses and tags for other family members and friends, thanks to a new group purchase feature on ODFW’s licensing system....
ODFW is in the third year of a review of its big game regulations meant to improve regulations and align them with current biological objectives for wildlife and preferences among hunters....
It's been a nail-biting couple of weeks for close watchers of Baker Lake sockeye counts. The very low and slow start to this year's run has raised concerns about whether eggtake goals will even be met this year....
Coast cutthroat trout can be found in almost all rivers and streams along the coast. The Trask River historically has had the best numbers of fish. The Kilchis has the best bank access....
WDFW announced this afternoon that much of the Upper Columbia will open for hatchery summer king retention, following on yesterday's news that the big river below Tri-Cities would see five days of fishing for the surging stock....
Between June 22 and June 28, WDFW staff interviewed 529 anglers from 227 boats with 353 sockeye harvested. Based on the data collected there were 2,603 angler trips for sockeye with 1,737 fish harvested for the week. ...