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Crabbing and Clamming July 23, 2026 Announcements Regulation updates as of April 23, 2026: These are in-season regulation changes adopted on a temporary or emergency basis. Please see e-regulations for permanent regulations. Before clamming or crabbing, call ODA's shellfish safety information hotline at (800) 448-2474 or visit the ODA shellfish safety closures web page at: http://ODA.direct/ShellfishClosures Mussels: OPEN coastwide. Bay clams: OPEN coastwide. Crabs: OPEN coastwide. Razor clams: CLOSED from the WA border to Tillamook Head beginning July 15 for the annual conservation closure. OPEN from Tillamook Head to Cape Blanco. CLOSED from Cape Blanco to the CA border. Sport…
SALEM, Ore. – Effective June 1 through Sep. 30, minimum and maximum size limits as well as the daily and possession bag limits for rainbow trout and bass are suspended for Thief Valley Reservoir, Pilcher Creek Reservoir, and Wolf Creek Reservoir which are all located within the Southeast Zone in…
ODFW's Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee meets May 4 and 5 SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee will meet in Newport on Monday, May 4 at 12 p.m. for a tour of area projects. The Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee will also meet Tuesday, May…
ROSEBURG, Ore – A temporary rule prohibits wild spring Chinook salmon harvest on the mainstem Umpqua River and keeps the North Umpqua bag limit the same as 2025, ODFW announced today. Feb. 1 – June 30, 2026: Mainstem Umpqua River: only hatchery spring Chinook may be kept. Harvesting wild spring…
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 7, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The committee will be discussing future grant offerings and strategic communications planning. For more information including an agenda visit: https://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/OCRF/meetings.html The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund (OCRF) is…
CLACKAMAS, Ore.— Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington extended hatchery steelhead retention for recreational anglers on the mainstem Columbia River downstream of The Dalles Dam using joint state action yesterday. Steelhead retention was initially planned to be closed in this area beginning August 1. With this extension, effective Friday, Aug…
Enterprise, Ore. – Beginning Friday, Sept. 19 through Friday, Oct. 31, harvest of wild adult Chinook salmon (non-adipose clipped, ≥ 24 inches) will be closed in the Snake River from the Oregon/Washington border upstream to Hells Canyon Dam. During this period, anglers may continue to harvest adipose-clipped (hatchery) fall Chinook…
LA GRANDE, Ore. – Effective Aug. 1 through Sep. 30, minimum and maximum size limits as well as the daily and possession bag limits for rainbow trout and bass are suspended for Thief Valley Reservoir (Southeast Zone) located in Union County. Harvest will be allowed by hand, dip net, or…
Bandon Hatchery was constructed in 1925. Various renovations have taken place since original construction and more are planned for the future. The facility is used for adult collection, egg incubation and rearing of both natural and hatchery fall Chinook, winter steelhead, and trophy-sized rainbow trout.
NEWPORT, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is helping investigate the entanglement of a young humpback whale stranded earlier this week near Yachats. The whale was entangled in gear attributed by NOAA Fisheries to the Oregon commercial Dungeness crab fishery. Veterinarians from the West Coast Marine Mammal…
SALEM, Ore. — ODFW is seeking applicants to serve on two public advisory committees that support its Fish Screening and Fish Passage Programs. These programs play a vital role in protecting native fish populations across the state. Through collaboration with landowners, agencies, and conservation partners, the programs work to keep…
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Learn how to spot and identify animal tracks, splash around in a stream to check out aquatic bugs, and play "survival of the fish-est." Join the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jackson County Parks, and Rogue River Watershed Council for Wildlife Wisdom every Saturday from…
PRINEVILLE, Ore. – A single dead adult quagga mussel was found out of water on the shoreline at Prineville Reservoir on June 6 during a routine survey for aquatic invasive species. This marks the first time that this highly invasive freshwater mussel species has been found in or near an…
