ODFW seeks public comment on updated draft statewide Priority Fish Passage Barrier list
Image courtesy of FWS February 7, 2025 SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is[…]
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Sturgeon retention seasons shift to three days a week in Bonneville, The Dalles pools for 2023
Photo Courtesy of Portland Corps CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington modified the permanent rules for 2023 Columbia[…]
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Court orders release of North Umpqua hatchery summer steelhead smolts
Image courtesy of Totti, under Wikipedia creative commons ROSEBURG, Ore – Hatchery summer steelhead smolts were released today from[…]
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Low water flows in South Coast Oregon streams leave native fish vulnerable to human activity
GOLD BEACH, Ore – Abnormally low water this time of year in south coast streams is leaving native fish[…]
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ODFW accepting applications for regional representative position on Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program Advisory Committee
SALEM, Ore. — ODFW is seeking applicants for three positions on the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee[…]
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Hatchery winter steelhead fishing in the Umpqua Basin might net anglers a reward
ROSEBURG, Ore – ODFW asks anglers who harvest a hatchery winter steelhead to put the snout in specially marked collection[…]
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Sturgeon retention fishery in The Dalles Pool changed to three days a week when season begins Jan. 1st
CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Anglers will be able to retain sturgeon in The Dalles Pool (Columbia River from The Dalles Dam to[…]
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Early pikeminnow season launch gives some anglers the chance to earn more cash
PORTLAND, Ore. – Registered anglers fishing near the Tri-Cities, Washington, can fish and turn in northern pikeminnow beginning April 19[…]
Read moreStates approve 2021 sturgeon retention seasons below Bonneville Dam
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington recently adopted two recreational white sturgeon retention fisheries for the lower[…]
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One hatchery steelhead limit continues upstream of The Dalles Dam until Jan. 1st
CLACKAMAS, Ore. — Oregon and Washington fishery managers have decided to continue the one adult hatchery steelhead bag limit[…]
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