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Whether it's concerns about your local fishery, questions about an upcoming hunt, or comments about an agency policy, we want to hear from you. Please feel free to call or send us an e-mail.
September 05, 2017
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Let’s go fishing! not enough time? Think again. If you live in the Medford area, there are a number of places you can get to in less than an hour. Directions, mileage, and times are approximate.
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Nov. 27, 2024 Always check for closures at the ODA Shellfish Safety page before harvesting shellfish, which includes clams, crabs and mussels. If there’s not a photo, it didn’t happen Submit your fishing photo to ODFW and we might use it here or elsewhere on MyODFW.com. Announcements Take a friend fishing: Free Fishing Days Nov. 29 – 30 The Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving are Free Fishing days in Oregon. You don't need a license to fish, crab or clam anywhere in Oregon – making it the perfect time to introduce a friend or family member to fishing. Prohibited line
September 21, 2017
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Nov. 27, 2024 If there’s not a photo, it didn’t happen Submit your fishing photo to ODFW and we might use it here or elsewhere on MyODFW.com. Best bets for weekend fishing Flows are on the rise in the John Day, prompting steelhead to begin moving upstream. Many Wallowa County ponds have been stocked with trout. Steelhead are being caught in both the Grande Ronde and Imnaha rivers. Trout fishing can be good year-round in the Wallowa River. Steelhead fishing has been really good on the lower Umatilla River. Trout stocking Stocking is scheduled to resume in March 2025 Check
September 05, 2017
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Upon taking an adult salmon, steelhead, legal-size sturgeon or Pacific halibut, the angler must immediately enter the codes for the species caught, ocean port or stream, and the month and day of catch. The information from these tags helps ODFW manage the fisheries and estimate total harvest. Currently nearly 40 percent of anglers use e-tagging. Want to switch from paper to electronic? Login to your account and look under your profile to switch.
August 02, 2018
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Nov. 27, 2024 If there’s not a photo, it didn’t happen Submit your fishing photo to ODFW and we might use it here or elsewhere on MyODFW.com. Best bets for weekend fishing Staff recently caught and released a 32-inch tiger trout at Diamond Lake. Just sayin'. Anglers are starting to target early winter steelhead on the mainstem Umpqua. It is a little early, but river conditions on the lower Rogue are starting to shape up for some good early season steelhead fishing. The first winter steelhead are usually caught in the Coos and Coquille rivers around Thanksgiving. Conditions are looking
September 05, 2017
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Here are the current volunteer opportunities at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Find the one that's right for you! Learn more about volunteering with ODFW
July 2, 2024
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Let's go fishing! Not enough time? Think again. If you live in the greater Portland area, there are a number of places you can get to in less than an hour. Directions and times are approximate, mileage and generalized directions are from Pioneer Courthouse Square.
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Not enough time to go fishing? Think again—if you live in the Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Sisters or LaPine areas there are a number of great fishing spots just a short drive away. Make sure you read the Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, and why not grab a friend or family member to go with you? The times and distances listed are from Drake Park in Bend.
