SALEM, Ore.—The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Thursday and Friday, June 15-16 in Newport, Ore. Thursday’s tour includes stops to discuss the new Private Forest Accord, a discussion of key conservation issues in marine…
Category: Oregon Dept. Fish & Wildlife
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE/OREGON STATE POLICE STOP POACHING CAMPAIGN: Torn fins, embedded hooks mark spawning salmon and steelhead returning to Oregon hatcheries
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Troopers discovered fish with embedded hooks, sliced fins, circular scabs, and other evidence of illegal tactics, while assisting ODFW hatchery staff during the…
Please join Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife for Fall Coastal Salmon Webinar June 14 at 6 p.m
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) would like to extend an invitation to you to attend a webinar on June 14 at 6 p.m. to discuss the outlook and potential fishing regulations…
Beach goers asked to keep away from resting seals and sea lions
(June 7, 2023-NEWPORT, Ore) – It’s a busy time of year on the Oregon coast with visitors sharing the beaches with seals and sea lions. ODFW asks beach goers to keep away…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Columbia River closed to salmon and steelhead fishing as of June 1; reopens June 16
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington closed recreational Chinook and steelhead fishing on the Columbia River during a joint state hearing today effective June 1 through the remainder of the spring fishing season. The action was…
ODFW to host family fishing event at Trask Hatchery June 3
(TILLAMOOK, Ore.) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a family fishing event on Saturday, June 3 at Trask Hatchery. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for kids under…
Fish, clam and crab for free during Free Fishing Weekend June 3-4 Family fishing events in Alsea, Camp Sherman, Enterprise, Estacada, Eugene, Gaston, Reedsport, Silverton, Sutherlin, Tillamook, Toledo, Ukiah
(SALEM, Ore.)— Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of the first weekend of June – June 3r and 4th, 2023. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River…
11 days of spring Chinook fishing added below Bonneville Dam, May 25-June 4
(May 24, 2023-CLACKAMAS, Ore.) —Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon added 11 recreational fishing days (Thursday, May 25-Sunday, June 4) to the ongoing spring Chinook fishery downstream of Bonneville Dam during a…
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife to host family fishing event at Hebo Lake May 20
(May 15, 2023 -TILLAMOOK, Ore.) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife invites new anglers to take part in a family fishing event on Saturday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Six days of spring Chinook fishing added on mainstem Columbia River, May 19-24
CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Following an in-season assessment of the upriver spring Chinook return, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon added six additional fishing days for recreational spring Chinook (Friday, May 19–Wednesday, May 24) both…