A series of dining events in Portland and along the Oregon Coast put sea vegetables front and center, shining a light on bottlenecks and opportunities for Oregon’s seafare supply chain. In February,…
Category: Fishing
Smelt fishery on Sandy River opens March 30 for first time since 2015
(March 28, 2023 – SALEM, Ore.) – Recreational harvest of eulachon smelt on the Sandy River will be open Thursday, March 30 from noon to 7 p.m. The open area will be…
Marine Reserves hook-and-line surveys head to Garibaldi, Port Orford in 2023
(March 17, 2023-Newport, Ore.) – Oregon’s Marine Reserves Program plans to return to the ports of Garibaldi and Port Orford this spring and fall in the latest installment of this unique way…
Oregon ocean salmon fisheries affected by California’s low forecasted returns; More on Spring Ocean Salmon Fishing Closures; Input Requested from Fishermen
(March 14, 2023- NEWPORT, Ore) – With severely low forecasted returns of California chinook salmon (Sacramento and Klamath River), both California and Oregon ocean chinook commercial and recreational fisheries are impacted. Coho…
2023 Garibaldi Crab Races – Day #1 – Video & Photos March 11
There was a line at the door, and all the races filled quickly at the annual Garibaldi Crab Races at the Old Mill Convention Center. The action was “fast and furious” with…
COMMERCIAL & RECREATIONAL OCEAN SALMON ACTION NOTICE: Commercial & Recreational Ocean Salmon Fishery March 15 through May 15 Season Canceled in Ocean Water off Oregon
March 9, 2023 The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in consultation with the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC), the State of Oregon, and the State of California met today, March 9, 2023…
IT’S CRAB RACING TIME IN GARIBALDI – THIS WEEKEND – MARCH 11 & 12
The 36th Annual Garibaldi Crab Races are this weekend every second full weekend in March, you can join the Garibaldi Lions Club for two days of crab racing! The 2023 dates are…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Offshore longleader gear fishery bag limit increases to 15 fish per day beginning March 1
The recreational offshore longleader gear fishery daily bag limit will be increasing from 10 to 15 fish per day beginning on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. ODFW staff worked with our federal partners…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Initial Columbia River recreational spring Chinook seasons set
(February 22, 2023- CLACKAMAS, Ore.) – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted recreational spring Chinook seasons for the Columbia River during a joint state hearing today. Effective March 1 (downstream of Bonneville Dam) and April 1 (upstream…
Free Fishing President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19
SALEM, Ore.—Make fishing part of your three-day weekend plans. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19, 2023. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin…
