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Fish Report for 1-11-2018
ODFW Recreation Report Highlights
1-11-2018
ODFW
Learn rifle skills for big game hunting
ODFW and the Oregon Hunters Association are hosting a Rifle Skills and Knowledge Workshop in Canby on Saturday, Feb. 3. We’ll provide the gear, ammo, instruction and lunch. Learn more and register.
SW spring bear tags still available
First come, first served spring beer tags for the SW area are still available – but they’re going fast. Get yours online, an ODFW office that sells licenses, or at an ODFW license vendor.
Turn in your combined angling tag
Even if you didn’t harvest a salmon, steelhead, sturgeon or halibut in 2018. Our biologists use this data to better manage these fisheries. Anglers can use this data to see where fish have been caught over the years.
Tags can be turned in to any POS agent or at any ODFW office located throughout the state. The tags can also be mailed to any ODFW office.
2018 Free Fishing Days
On these data you won’t need a license, tag or endorsement to fish, crab or clam anywhere in Oregon that’s open to fishing (crabbing or clamming):
- Feb. 17-18
- June 2-3
- Sept. 1-2
- Nov. 23-24
Oregon offers year-round fishing
Even in the winter. Some of the highlights from this week’s Recreation Report include:
- Winter steelhead fishing in coastal and valley rivers.
- Ice fishing for trout and yellow perch in northeast Oregon.
- Winter fly-fishing in the Deschutes, Crooked, Fall and Metolius rivers.
- Fishing for rockfish and lingcod has been good outside of Coos and Winchester bays.
- And while not exactly fishing, the winter months can be excellent for crabbing along the Oregon Coast.
Winter steelhead water watch
This time of year, water conditions for winter steelhead fishing can vacillate between too low and clear, and too high and muddy. Successful anglers will 1) adjust their gear and tackle for current conditions, and/or 2) be ready to hit the water when water conditions improve – usually once water levels start to drop after a good rain. Check out the zone reports for your best bets.
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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, January 10th, 2018• Anglers: Turn in 2017 Combined Angling Tags, Hatchery Harvest Cards
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Tuesday, January 9th, 2018Alsea River: Alsea River Fishing Report
Kilchis River: Kilchis River Fishing Report
Nehalem River: Nehalem River Fishing Report
Nestucca River: Nestucca River Fishing Report
Salmon River: Salmon River Fishing Report
Trask River: Trask River Fishing Report
Wilson River: Wilson River Fishing Report
Yaquina River: Yaquina River Fishing Report
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate Reservoir Fishing Report
Applegate River: Applegate River Fishing Report
Arizona Pond: Arizona Pond Fishing Report
Ben Irving Reservoir: Ben Irving Reservoir Fishing Report
Chetco River: Chetco River Fishing Report
Coos River: Coos River Basin Fishing Report
Coquille River: Coquille River Fishing Report
Diamond Lake: Diamond Lake Fishing Report
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant Reservoir Fishing Report
Expo Pond: Expo Pond Fishing Report
Fish Lake : Fish Lake Fishing Report
Galesville Reservoir: Galesville Reservoir Fishing Report
Hemlock Lake: Hemlock Lake Fishing Report
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie Reservoir Fishing Report
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt Lake Fishing Report
Illinois River: Illinois River Fishing Report
Lake Marie: Lake Marie Fishing Report
Lemolo Lake: Lemolo Lake Fishing Report
Loon Lake: Loon Lake Fishing Report
• Lost Creek Fishing Report
Plat I Reservoir: Plat I Reservoir Fishing Report
Smith River: Smith River Fishing Report
Tenmile Lakes: Tenmile Lakes Fishing Report
Willow Lake: Willow Lake Fishing Report
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