NEWPORT, Ore. – The spring all-depth Pacific halibut sportfishing season in Oregon’s Central Coast Subarea (which includes ports from Port Orford to Garibaldi) will open May 21. Once the season begins, it…
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Tillamook County Commissioners Reopen Some Boat Launches, Weekdays Only; Extend State of Emergency to May 31st
EDITOR’S NOTE: Yesterday May 5th, the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners extended the state of emergency to May 31st to align with neighboring counties, both Lincoln and Clatsop Counties had extended their…
Oregon reopens Columbia River salmon/steelhead fishing
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Recreational salmon and steelhead fishing on the Columbia River will reopen for four days in May under rules adopted May 1st by the Oregon and Washington departments of fish…
ODFW announces updates on Pacific halibut sportfishing season openings
NEWPORT, Ore – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife fisheries managers announced the following decisions on Pacific halibut sportfishing season openings on Friday April 24th: Columbia River all-depth and nearshore: The opening…
Be on the lookout for nesting birds: Springtime is hatching time
SALEM, Ore. – ODFW biologists have been responding to an increased number of calls about nesting birds. April through July is a critical time for most bird species as they care for…
Coast Guard completes 13-hr overnight tow of fishing vessel offshore Port Orford, Ore.
NORTH BEND, Ore. – A Coast Guard 52-foot Motor Lifeboat crew towed a disabled 68-ton commercial fishing vessel Tuesday morning across the Coos Bay Bar, west of North Bend. Watchstanders at Coast…
Oregon closes recreational hunting and fishing to non-residents to limit travel amid COVID-19 restrictions Regulation takes effect Friday night (April 10)
SALEM, Ore.— ODFW is closing recreational hunting, fishing, crabbing and clamming to non-residents due to concerns about travel to Oregon to participate in these outdoor activities. Such travel could spread the virus…
Continued fishing and hunting depends on social distancing; ODFW staff monitoring fishing/clamming locations this weekend April 4-5
EDITOR’S NOTE: On Friday, April 3rd at the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners leadership team meeting, Commissioner Bill Baertlein expressed his concern about social media reports that Washington state commercial clammers were…
Oregon joins Washington in closing Columbia River fisheries Effective March 26th through at least April 8th
SALEM – Following the announcement today by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) that it will close all recreational fisheries in the state of Washington, the Oregon Department of Fish…
Recreational razor clamming closes on central coast – Cascade Head to California border
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announce the closure of razor clam harvesting on the central Oregon coast, today March 16, 2020. Recreational…
