SALEM, Ore.—Make fishing part of your President’s Day weekend plans with friends and family. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 17-18, 2024. No fishing/shellfish licenses or…
Category: Oregon Dept. Fish & Wildlife
OREGON STATE POLICE FISH AND WILDLIFE SEEKS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE — WASTE OF 4 BLACKTAIL DEER IN NOV. 2023 – TILLAMOOK COUNTY (PHOTO
(TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Ore. 29 Jan. 2024) – Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for public assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for the waste of four black-tailed deer. Two…
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife asks recreational Pacific halibut anglers for 2024 season input
(NEWPORT, Ore – January 24, 2024) – The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife hosts a public meeting Feb. 6, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. to discuss Oregon’s recreational Pacific halibut quota…
Area north of Cape Falcon opens Feb.1 to commercial Dungeness crab fishing
NEWPORT, Ore – Commercial Dungeness crab fishing from Cape Falcon to Klipsan Beach, Washington begins Feb. 1. A fourth round of pre-season testing shows male crabs in this area were not quite…
OSP FISH AND WILDLIFE ASKING FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE — VANDALISM OF GATE, TILLAMOOK COUNTY
TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Ore. 27 Dec. 2023 – The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is seeking public assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for vandalizing an Oregon Hunters Association (OHA) walk-in-only gate in…
Cape Foulweather to Cape Falcon opens Dec. 31 to commercial Dungeness crab fishing
NEWPORT, Ore. – Beginning Dec. 31, Cape Foulweather (just south of Depoe Bay) to Cape Falcon (Oswald State Park) opens to commercial Dungeness crab fishing. Pre-season testing shows crab meat yield remains…
OREGON STATE POLICE REQUESTS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE WITH UNLAWFUL TAKE AND WASTE OF COW ELK IN LINCOLN COUNTY
OSP seeks public assistance to identify the responsible person(s) (LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. 06 Dec. 2023)– OSP Fish and Wildlife Division is seeking public assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for the take…
Commercial Dungeness crab season begins Dec. 16 from Cape Foulweather to California border
(NEWPORT, Ore. -December 5, 2023) – Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens Dec. 16 from Cape Foulweather (just south of Depoe Bay) to the California border. Pre-season testing shows that crabs remain too…
Community Celebrates Salmon Release Day at Bay City Park Nov. 17th – Photos & Video by Don Backman
Here’s a celebration to be thankful for – Garibaldi and Bay City libraries have had aquariums with salmon eggs that had hatched, and then they invite the community to help with salmon…
Low meat yield testing to delay commercial Dungeness crab season until at least Dec. 16
NEWPORT, Ore – Pre-season testing shows Dungeness crabs are too low in meat yield in some ocean areas, delaying Oregon’s commercial season until at least Dec. 16. Targeted to open Dec. 1,…
