ODFW offers pheasant hunting workshops in Medford, Corvallis and La Grande
SALEM, Ore. – New and beginning hunters will get a chance to practice shotgun skills and, perhaps, bag a bird at three pheasant hunts for adults being sponsored by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in September and October. According to Mark Newell, ODFW outdoor skills program coordinator, the hunting workshops are designed to introduce new hunters to the sport, and to help beginners hone their skills. Read more
Three wild coho fisheries to open on Oregon Coast
SALEM, Ore. – A forecast for large numbers of returning coho salmon will allow anglers to harvest wild coho in three fisheries along the Oregon Coast beginning Sept. 1 and Oct. 1. Read more
Fall chinook fishing on Snake River begins Sept. 1
ENTERPRISE, Ore. – For the first time in recent history, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will open the upper Snake River for fall chinook harvest on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. The chinook fishery will open to sport fishing seven days a week concurrent with the annual Hell’s Canyon steelhead fishery. Read more
ODFW Fish Screening Task Force to meet in Burns
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon’s Fish Screening Task Force will meet Wednesday, Aug. 25 in Burns. The meeting will take place in the Steens Room of the Department of Human Services Building, 809 West Jackson Street. The meeting will begin at 8:15 a.m. and should conclude by 10 a.m. The agenda includes an update on Malheur Fish populations and a request for additional funds for a fish screen project. Read more
Alternative commercial fishing gears to be tested on lower Columbia River
SALEM, Ore. – Starting this week, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon will test the feasibility of five types of alternative commercial fishing gears on the lower Columbia River. Expanding on a pilot project conducted last year, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will work with commercial salmon fishers to test purse seines, beach seines and trap nets. Read more
Oct. 1 Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting to begin a day early
The Oct.1, 2010 meeting of the Fish and Wildlife Commission in Bend has been pushed forward to Thursday, Sept. 30. The Commission meeting will begin Sept. 30 at 10:00 am and may continue on Friday, Oct. 1, if necessary. Read more
ODFW Recreation Report, Aug 18 – Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area welcomes white pelicans
Ocean fishing is picking up
Bottom fishing, tuna fishing and salmon fishing have all been good off the Oregon Coast. Check out the Marine Zone report for the details.
2010-2011 Oregon Game Bird Regulations online
This year’s bird regulations are now available. The printed version should be available later this week at your local license agent or ODFW office. Read more
ODFW Recreation Report, August 4, 2010
Buoy 10 fishing now underway
Fishing at Oregon’s famed Buoy 10 is now underway following an upbeat pre-season forecast of nearly a million chinook and coho salmon expected to enter the Columbia.
Click here to read the complete Report August 3 (PDF Format 393 KB) Read more
New Requirements for weed-free feed and straw on the National Forest
BAKER CITY, Ore – As part of a larger effort to reduce invasive plants on national forest lands, weed-free feed is being required on all national forest lands in Oregon and Washington. This follows a requirement in 2007 that weed-free feed be used in Pacific Northwest Wilderness areas. Read more
Commission meets Aug. 6 in Salem to set game bird hunting and sport fishing regulations
SALEM, Ore.—The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Friday, Aug. 6 at ODFW Headquarters in Salem, 3406 Cherry Ave NE, to adopt next year’s game bird hunting and sport fishing regulations and consider the Lower Columbia River Conservation and Recovery Plan. Read more
