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Need to figure out controlled hunts, find a place to clam, learn how to fish or get directions to a wildlife area? We've got information on all that and more, straight from ODFW biologists and other accomplished hunters, anglers and wildlife watchers.
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Give a years worth of outdoor adventure
What to get for family and friends who love the outdoors—the birder, hiker, aspiring angler, avid hunter or neighbor who...
How to fish
Opportunities from beach, pier and jetty
With some simple, inexpensive gear and a little knowledge, anglers of all ages can enjoy a day of marine fishing.
How to fish
If you’re just getting started fishing, or you want to try a new kind of fishing, you’ll need a rod...
How to fish
You can purchase an Oregon fishing license online or at an ODFW license vendor. Here are step-by-step directions for purchasing...
Buying a license or permit
Get your permit to hunt goose in the northwest corner of Oregon- part of the Pacific Flyway for migrating waterfowl.
Where to fish
Hiking or camping plans getting in the way of fishing this weekend? Going to be busy kayaking or going to...
Where to fish
The south coast area extends along the Oregon coast from Yachats south to the Oregon-California border. The area offers some...
Where to fish
On Free Fishing Weekends, you don’t need a license to fish, crab or clam anywhere in Oregon. That’s no license...
Where to fish
Each year ODFW stocks millions of trout in dozens of reservoirs, lakes and ponds across the state.
Finding these locations...
How to fish
Steelhead have been called the ultimate game fish. These elusive and challenging fish can test an angler’s patience and persistence...
Buying a license or permit
ODFW’s Premium Hunts give any hunter a chance to draw an additional deer, elk or pronghorn tag with a months-long...
How to fish
The Buoy 10 fishery, where the Columbia River meets the Pacific, offers anglers a chance to catch Chinook and coho...
Where to fish
Oregon's Klamath and Lake counties offer outstanding warmwater fishing in the region's lakes and reservoirs, and even in the lower...
How to hunt big game
Portable blinds are your best bet
The number of big game hunters using blinds has increased over the last 20 years. Be sure to follow regulations...
Hunters and anglers can still visit their local ODFW license agent to purchase and print licenses, tags and other documents...
Where to fish
A dozen great rivers pour out of the Coast Range Mountains into tidal bays that welcome runs of salmon and...
How to hunt big game
There are four ways to get your animal sampled for CWD, and the process takes just minutes.
How to fish
Use your favorite gear, target sea-runs in late summer, and more
Wide distribution, an aggressive nature and willingness to take bait, flies or lures, makes cutthroat trout a popular target in western...
How to fish
There are several ways to begin your fishing journey – you can join a friend or family member on their...
How to hunt big game
Whether using e-tagging or paper tags
The ODFW electronic licensing system makes it easy to tag your salmon, steelhead and halibut, as well as your deer...
Where to fish
Most warmwater anglers traveling to the northeast area are probably heading to Brownlee Reservoir, a huge 15,000 acre waterbody located...
How to fish
Find links to the current fishing and hunting regulations, as well as in-season regulation updates.
How to fish
Not all of Oregon’s high elevation lakes support fish populations. To help create fisheries in some of these off-road areas...