By Bill Monroe For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Oregon and Washington will open summer steelhead fishing Wednesday on the Columbia River from the Interstate 5 bridge downriver to Buoy 10.
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News: Bottomfish biting before wind at weeks end
MICHAEL ZOGG DEL NORTE TRIPLICATE as posted Curry Coastal Pilot 5/11/18
Sportfishermen on both sides of the border were whacking bottomfish early last week, with limits of both rockfish and lingcod reported out of Brookings and Crescent City.
It was a good week for bottomfish anglers on both sides of the Oregon-California border until windy weather sent anglers back to shore on Thursday and Friday.
News: Get paid to go fishing! What's the catch? Pikeminnow that prey on salmon, steelhead
by KVAL Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KVAL) - How would you like to catch fish and make money - while helping young salmon and steelhead?
The program opened May 1 on the Columbia and Snake rivers and runs through September 30.
News: Raising millions of salmon to help feed our Southern Resident orcas
BY TIM JOYCE Q13Fox
And while it might not be enough long-term — doing less is not an option for the tribe that views saving the orca and endangered salmon as both a cultural and spiritual obligation. The $750,000 the tribe spends annually to do this work is considered here an investment for future generations.
Fishing Report: SundayApril 22
At long last, the turbidity in the Willamette came down to a fishable level Sunday. I am sure some people were very entertained at the sight of me reeling up my second rod, getting it out of the way, and trying to net the fish by myself.
News: 2018 Recreation Halibut Season Finalized
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission (OFWC) finalized the 2018 recreational halibut seasons at their meeting today in Astoria.
Fishing Report: April 19
By Terry Otto, Columbian staff writer
Spring Chinook angling on the Columbia River is open from Tower Island powerlines upstream to the Oregon-Washington border above McNary Dam, plus the banks between Bonneville Dam and Tower Island powerlines.
White sturgeon retention is closed from Buoy 10 at the Columbia River’s mouth upstream to McNary Dam but remains an option for catch and released fishing.
News: Two-rod rule announced for Tillamook, Nestucca, Willamette systems
By Bill Monroe - Oregon Live
Two rods per angler will be allowed for hatchery spring chinook and hatchery steelhead in Tillamook and Nestucca bays and their major river systems beginning May 1.