Wild spring Chinook harvest will be closed on mainstem Umpqua, bag limit reduced on North Umpqua.

Beginning Dec. 1, temporary wild winter steelhead harvest restrictions will be in affect on Illinois, Rogue rivers.

Razor clam harvesting is now closed from Cascade Head to the California border the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today.

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Pumpkinseed sunfish

Pumpkinseed are found in many of the lower elevation ponds, lakes, reservoirs and river backwaters throughout the state. Like many other members of the panfish group, they bite readily making them a good target for young or novice anglers.

A pumpkinseed sunfish is held by the successful angler. The fish is orange with brilliant blue mottling and a red eye.