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Located near the Elkhorn Mountain Range, Elkhorn Wildlife Area is best known for Rocky Mountain elk and mule deer herds that use the area during the winter. To keep deer and elk from feeding on agriculture lands when they come down from snow-covered higher elevations, ODFW operates 10 feeding sites on the area to feed 1,400 elk and 800 deer during the winter months.
April 3, 2025 Best bets for weekend fishing Despite high, muddy conditions, anglers on the lower Rogue are picking up a few Chinook and steelhead every day. Take your boots. Willow Lake would be a great place to close out spring break with a little trout fishing. The lake is stocked and the boat ramp and day use areas are open. The middle and upper Rogue is dropping into shape for steelhead fishing. Warmwater fishing should start picking up on Emigrant Reservoir – check out the flooded willows in the draw-down zones for bass. Ice is melting on Howard Prairie
Oregon Department Fish and Wildlife - 4192 N Umpqua Hwy, Roseburg, OR 97470
Oregon Department Fish and Wildlife - 1495 E Gregory Rd, Central Point, OR 97502
Oregon Department Fish and Wildlife - 4192 N Umpqua Hwy, Roseburg, OR 97470
Oregon Department Fish and Wildlife - 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr SE Salem, OR 97302
Oregon Department Fish and Wildlife - 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr SE Salem, OR 97302
Bend Trap Club - 29753 US-20, Bend, OR 97701
Features: Soles have flattened, oval bodies with both eyes on one side of their head. They are dark on top and light underneath. Habitat: They are commonly found on mud or sand bottoms from 5- to 750-fathoms deep. Techniques: Soles and other flatfish are best targeted by fishing with smaller hooks (less than 2/0) tipped with bait such as clam necks, sand shrimp, or chunks of herring or anchovy on a sandy or gravel bottom.
This is a marine gull that breeds on both offshore islands and rocky cliffs along the Oregon Coast. It also uses structures for nesting and, occasionally, will nest on grass-covered headlands. The Western gull's food comes from the marine environment, estuaries, and the immediate shoreline. It eats small fish, clams, mussels, bird eggs, the young of other birds nesting nearby, sea urchins, starfish, squid, crustaceans, marine worms, and carrion. it will scavenge garbage or waste from fishing boats as well. It is present all year along the entire coast of Oregon. Hear the call of the Western gull Photo by
