2 Identified In Suspected Poaching Of Blacktail Near Sweet Home

Oregon fish and wildlife troopers want to talk to a couple of men caught on trail camera dragging an apparently poached blacktail out of the woods last week on the eastern side of the Willamette Valley.
2026 Umpqua Spring Chinook Limits Set By ODFW

ODFW sets 2026 spring Chinook limits on the Umpqua system, including a wild harvest ban on the mainstem and one-fish daily and 10-fish seasonal limit on the North like 2025, with hatchery springers open for harvest on both.
NWPCC Looking For Comments On New Draft Of Columbia Basin Fish And Wildlife Program

The Northwest Power and Conservation Council is taking public comment on a new draft of its Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, which includes consistent hydropower system operations supporting smolt outmigration, cooler water temps, maintaining hatcheries and fish screens, addressing predation by nonnative fish, and continued habitat restoration.