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Spring Chinook Fishery to Open on Oregon’s Catherine Creek

by Outdoor Hub May 22, 2012
Spring Chinook Fishery to Open on Oregon’s Catherine Creek

Catherine Creek, a tributary to the Grande Ronde River, will open to fishing for hatchery spring chinook Saturday, May 26. The open area is from the Miller Lane Bridge below Union upstream to the Highway 203 Bridge upstream of Catherine Creek State Park.  The fishery will remain open until the harvest quota is reached, anticipated [...]

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Oregon’s Wild Spring Chinook Harvest Opens Below Old Gold Ray Dam on Rogue River

by Outdoor Hub May 22, 2012
Oregon’a Wild Spring Chinook Harvest Opens Below Old Gold Ray Dam on Rogue River

Anglers are reminded that beginning June 1, the Rogue River from the mouth upstream to the old Gold Ray Dam site opens to harvest of wild spring chinook salmon. In the zone between the dam site and Dodge Bridge, the wild chinook season runs July 1 – Aug. 31. Above Dodge Bridge, only hatchery fish [...]

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Last Sections of Washington’s Snake River to Close for Spring Chinook Fishing

by Outdoor Hub May 21, 2012
Last Sections of Washington’s Snake River to Close for Spring Chinook Fishing

Fishing for spring chinook salmon will close on the last two sections of the Snake River at an hour past sunset Tuesday (May 22). By then, the catch of Snake River spring chinook salmon is expected to reach harvest guidelines based on the most recent estimate of the run size, according to fishery managers at [...]

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Oregon’s John Day River to Open for Spring Chinook Fishing

by Outdoor Hub May 21, 2012
Oregon’s John Day River to Open for Spring Chinook Fishing

For the first time in 36 years, anglers will be able to fish for spring chinook salmon in the John Day River. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today that a 20-mile stretch of the river near Kimberly will open for spring chinook beginning Wednesday, May 23 through Sunday, June 3. The opening [...]

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Spring Chinook Fishery Reopens this Weekend on Washington’s Columbia River Above Bonneville Dam

by Outdoor Hub May 18, 2012
Spring Chinook Fishery Reopens This Weekend on Washington’s Columbia River Above Bonneville Dam

The spring chinook fishery will reopen this weekend (May 19-20) for two days of fishing on a section of the Columbia River stretching 163 miles upstream from Bonneville Dam. Anglers fishing those waters will be allowed to keep two marked hatchery adult chinook per day. All wild, unmarked chinook must be released unharmed. Fishery managers [...]

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Oregon and Washington Re-Open Upper Columbia for Spring Chinook

by Outdoor Hub May 17, 2012

Oregon and Washington fishery managers announced today that the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam upstream to the OR/WA border above McNary Dam will re-open to spring chinook and steelhead fishing this weekend, May 19-20. The Columbia River Technical Advisory Committee recently revised the projected run size for upriver spring chinook from a pre-season estimate of [...]

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California DFG Begins New Study to Increase Survival of Out-migrating Juvenile Salmon

by Outdoor Hub May 16, 2012
California DFG Begins New Study to Increase Survival of Out-migrating Juvenile Salmon

Department of Fish and Game (DFG) biologists are trying a new tactic to help California’s ocean-bound juvenile salmon, in hopes of increasing survival rates. On May 3, for the first time in state history, DFG staff used a boat to move approximately 100,000 young Chinook (called smolts) down the Sacramento River to San Francisco Bay. [...]

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Two sections of Washington’s Yakima River to Open for Hatchery Spring Chinook Fishing

by Outdoor Hub May 15, 2012

Two sections of the Yakima River will open this week to fishing for hatchery-reared spring chinook salmon, under regulations adopted by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Starting Wednesday, May 16, the lower Yakima River will open to fishing for hatchery spring chinook from the Interstate 182 Bridge in Richland to the Grant [...]

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Oregon Summer and Fall Salmon Seasons Set for Columbia River

by Outdoor Hub May 15, 2012
Oregon Summer and Fall Salmon Seasons set for Columbia River

Fishery managers have announced 2012 summer and fall salmon fishing seasons on the Columbia River. The seasons are based on results of this year’s Pacific Fishery Management Councils (PFMC) process including a series of public meetings, referred to as North of Falcon, in which fishery managers from several jurisdictions convene to plan salmon fisheries on [...]

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Southwest Oregon Fall Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan Draft Available for Public Comment

by Outdoor Hub May 9, 2012
Southwest Oregon Fall Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan Draft Available for Public Comment

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife released a draft conservation plan for fall chinook salmon in the Rogue Species Management Unit today. The agency would like public comments on the plan. Copies are available at ODFW’s Gold Beach and Central Point offices and on the ODFW website. ODFW also will hold two public meetings [...]

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Oregon Wildlife Officials Seeking Permission to Kill Seabirds to Save Salmon

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 1, 2012
Oregon Asks for Permission to Kill Seabirds to Save Salmon

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) is asking for special permission from the federal government to shoot and kill a bird protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in order to save salmon. Oregon wildlife officials claim the double-crested cormorant eats millions of baby salmon as they try to reach the ocean, significantly [...]

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Fishery Managers Extend Chinook Season Above Bonneville Dam in Oregon

by Outdoor Hub May 1, 2012
Fishery Managers Extend Chinook Season Above Bonneville Dam in Oregon

Salmon fishermen will get another four days to get out and catch a spring chinook under a season extension approved today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. The extended season applies to the Columbia from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Oregon/Washington border.  Originally set to close on May 3, the season was extended through [...]

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Tulalip Bay ‘Bubble’ Salmon Fishery Delayed Until May 18 in Washington

by Outdoor Hub April 29, 2012

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will delay the start of the salmon fishery at the Tulalip Bay Terminal Area by two weeks to accommodate the Tulalip Tribes’ ceremonial and subsistence fisheries. The recreational salmon fishery in the Tulalip Bay Terminal Area – known as the “bubble” – is now scheduled to open [...]

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California Fish and Game Commission Adopts Salmon Season Regulation Packages

by Outdoor Hub April 19, 2012

The Fish and Game Commission adopted ocean and inland salmon fishing regulations for 2012 at its April meetings. Inland salmon season regulations were adopted for the Central Valley, and Klamath and Trinity rivers. Longer seasons and increased fishing opportunities are the hallmarks of what is expected to be a banner season for ocean and river anglers. [...]

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Recreational Ocean Salmon Season Opens May 1 from Horse Mountain to the Oregon/California State Line

by Outdoor Hub April 19, 2012
Recreational Ocean Salmon Season Opens May 1 from Horse Mountain to the Oregon/California State Line

On Tuesday, May 1, the recreational ocean salmon fishery will open in the  area between Horse Mountain to the Oregon/California state line including Humboldt Bay. This fishery will remain open through Sept. 9. Though ocean salmon fishing south of Horse Mountain opened on April 7, the May 1 date is the earliest opening in this northern [...]

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From Thread of Cloth to Thread of Life: Patagonia’s New Fish Jerky Seeks to Protect Salmon

by Outdoor Hub Reporters April 18, 2012
From Thread of Cloth to Thread of Life: Patagonia’s New Fish Jerky Seeks to Save Salmon

Staying true to its mission to make the world a cleaner and healthier place, Patagonia takes the next step of saving salmon from what it thinks are harmful growing and subsequent fishing operations that affect the final food product. Following the footsteps of Patagonia’s 1988 initiative for demand of a sustainable organic cotton supply, Patagonia’s [...]

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Oregon’s Snake River Opens for Spring Chinook Apr. 22

by Outdoor Hub April 17, 2012

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will open the upper Snake River for spring chinook fishing on Sunday, April 22.  The river will be open to sport fishing seven days a week from Dug Bar Boat Ramp to the deadline below Hells Canyon Dam.  The fishery will remain open until further notice. The daily [...]

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Advisors Sought for International salmon panel

by Outdoor Hub April 15, 2012

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking nominees to the advisory panel that counsels state representatives to the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC), an international body dedicated to protecting fish and wildlife on the high seas. Members of the state advisory council must be Washington residents, with knowledge of salmon, steelhead [...]

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Washington Anglers Get 8 More Days to Catch Chinook on Lower Columbia River

by Outdoor Hub April 12, 2012

The sport fishery for spring chinook salmon on the lower Columbia River has been extended through April 22 to allow anglers to catch more hatchery-reared fish available for harvest. Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon today approved an eight-day extension, based on catch reports that show current harvest levels remain well below expectations. The fishery [...]

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Sections of the Snake River Will Open This Month for Spring Chinook Fishing in Washington

by Outdoor Hub April 8, 2012

Four sections of the Snake River in southeast Washington will open to fishing for spring chinook salmon this month, starting April 20 with the stretch below Ice Harbor Dam. Three other sections of the river, near Little Goose Dam, Lower Granite Dam and Clarkston, will open April 25. The daily catch limit for most of [...]

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