With warm, sunny weather forecasted across the state, this will be the perfect weekend to kick off some spring fishing. Trout stocking is underway in several zones – a couple dozen waterbodies have been stocked this week, and more will be stocked next week. Spring Chinook are arriving in the lower Columbia – time to […]
Make fishing part of your three-day weekend plans. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19, 2023. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin Endorsement or Two-Rod Validation) are required those two days. Both Oregon residents […]
Returns of summer steelhead to areas above Bonneville Dam hit a record low in 2021, closing the Deschutes River to steelhead fishing for the first time since 1978 and impacting fisheries throughout the mainstem and tributaries. With another low run forecast for 2022, ODFW is seeking to engage anglers and other stakeholders on potential fishery […]