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Recreational Bottomfish to Close
(September 12, 2017, 2:31 pm) NEWPORT, Ore. Closure set for end of day Sunday, September 17

Oregon’s recreational bottomfish season will close to all species but flatfish as of Sunday, Sept. 17 at 11:59 p.m. due to the annual quotas for several nearshore species having been reached.


ODFW Test-Drops Larger Trout in Eagle Cap Mountain Lakes
(August 14, 2017, 2:49 pm) ENTERPRISE, Ore.

Thousands of juvenile trout were airlifted to the Wallowa Mountains last week by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to supplement the fish populations of lakes within the 361,000-acre Eagle Cap Wilderness in Northeast Oregon.


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Drought Prompts ODFW Emergency Fishing Regulations
(July 18, 2015, 1:08 pm) SALEM, Ore Cold water fishery restrictions start today

2015 is going to be a year for the record books. We had a very low snowpack this past winter, survived our first major heat wave of the summer, and it’s only-mid July. During fleet week in Portland last month, the ships had to anchor toward the middle of the river, just to stay off the bottom.


ODFW volunteer angling instructor Jack Morby goes over the basics of trout fishing with Sunil, Carol
ODFW Family Fishing Event Slated at Sheridan Pond
(May 18, 2015, 7:01 pm) SHERIDAN, Ore Anglers 13 years old and younger do not need a fishing license. Anglers 14-17 years of age will need a juvenile fishing license, which can be purchased for $9 at any ODFW license agent, ODFW office or on-line at ODFW’s website,

People interested in catching trout over the Memorial Day weekend may want to consider stopping by Sheridan on Saturday, May 23.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to release more than 2,000 for a free family fishing event that will take place at this popular Yamhill County fishing hole from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.


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Spring Chinook Fishery Opens on Powder River
(May 16, 2015, 9:45 am) LA GRANDE, Ore. A unique spring Chinook fishery will open on the Powder River next Tuesday when the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to release approximately 200 spring Chinook salmon into the river.

A unique spring Chinook fishery will open on the Powder River next Tuesday when the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to release approximately 200 spring Chinook salmon into the river.


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Free Fishing Event? for Kids Reel in Trout at Canby Pond
(March 28, 2015, 6:57 pm) CLACKAMAS, Ore

More than 1,000 hearty rainbow trout will be waiting in the waters of Canby Pond on Saturday, April 4 when the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife rolls out a free youth fishing event at the city’s favorite fishing hole. The event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.


Photo by: Greg Plass
So many reasons to go fishing, and so little time
(October 3, 2014, 6:30 pm) BIGGS, Ore There were no fish on the end of my line that evening, but we did land plenty of steelhead over the course of the trip

Some fishing trips are planned to put meat in the freezer. Others are put together in order to spend time with family and friends. And some are about the destination and the scenery. some are about the destination some So many reasons to go fishing, and so little time….


Beginning Friday, Oct. 3 Buoy 10 anglers will be able to add an additional fin-clipped coho to their
Buoy 10 Bonus Coho Back in Effect Beginning Friday
(October 3, 2014, 6:15 am) SLAEM, Ore. "Catch rates for coho at Buoy 10 are still good, and we wanted to extend anglers opportunity to keep an additional hatchery coho,” said Chris Kern, ODFW administrator.

Beginning Friday, Oct. 3 Buoy 10 anglers will be able to add an additional fin-clipped coho to their daily bag limit. 


Northwest anglers venturing out into the Pacific Ocean in pursuit of salmon and other fish this fall
Oregon Fishermen, Beachcombers Urged to Watch for Transponders from Japan
(September 29, 2014, 7:17 am) NEWPORT, Ore. These floating instruments are about the size of a 2-liter soda bottle and were set in the ocean from different ports off Japan in 2011-12 after the massive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

Northwest anglers venturing out into the Pacific Ocean in pursuit of salmon and other fish this fall may scoop up something unusual into their nets – instruments released from Japan called “transponders.”


Savannah Partridge of Albany with her first fish, caught at a family fishing event hosted by the Ore
ODFW FREE Family Fishing Day Set for Oct. 11 at St. Louis Ponds
(September 25, 2014, 8:00 am) WOODBURN, Ore. ODFW will provide everything people need to go fishing – rods, reels, tackle and bait, on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.

Family fishing returns to the Willamette Valley on Saturday, Oct. 11 when the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife hosts a free fishing event at St. Louis Ponds near Woodburn from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.


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