-
-
-
Search
Archives
Categories
- Central Oregon Fishing Report
- Classes and Instruction
- Coastal Steelhead Fishing
- Eastern Oregon
- Fishing Porn
- Fishing Reports
- Flats Fly Fishing
- Fly Fishing Books
- Fly Fishing Contests
- Fly Fishing Gear Review
- Fly Fishing Glossary
- Fly Fishing Profiles
- Fly Fishing Travel
- Fly Tying
- Fly Tying Materials and Supplies
- Lower Willamette
- McKenzie River
- Middle Fork Willamette River fishing
- North Umpqua River Fishing Reports
- NW Fly Tyer & Fly Fishing Expo
- Oregon Bigfoot
- Oregon Coastal Fly Fishing
- Oregon Conservation News
- Oregon Fly Fishing Clubs and Events
- Oregon fly fishing links
- Oregon Fly Fishing Tips
- Oregon High Lakes
- Oregon Salmon fly fishing
- Oregon Saltwater Fishing
- Oregon Warmwater Fly Fishing
- Oregon Weekend Fishing Forecast
- Oregon Winter Steelhead Fishing
- Proven Spring Fly Patterns
- Saltwater Fly Fishing
- Shop Sales and Specials
- Southern Oregon
- Summer Steelhead
- Uncategorized
- Used Gear
Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News
This Billion-Dollar Plan to Save Salmon Depends on a Giant Fish Vacuum
Check out this informative article from Propublica.org about dam drawdowns in the Willamette Basin. If you have been wondering why Fall Creek, Cougar, and Lookout Reservoirs are like rivers right now this article will explain. Click HERE to read.
Native Fish Society: Homewaters Round Up
Enjoy a lovely evening of fellowship, festivities, and even a few exciting raffle prizes benefitting Oregon’s native fish and wild rivers. $100 admission includes a delicious buffet-style BBQ dinner from Cody’s Country Catering, craft brews from our friends at Deschutes … Continue reading
Rise Up Northwest in Unity Convening – Nov. 1st to Nov. 2nd, 2023
What to Expect at R.U.N. In Unity Convening:The convening will center on three critical pillars: Education: Raising awareness through informative sessions and expert discussions. Expect to leave with a deeper understanding of the challenges facing our precious water, orca, and salmon. … Continue reading
September Native Fish Society McKenzie Chapter Meeting
Our special storytelling September McKenzie Chapter Meeting is coming up next Wednesday, September 27th at 5:30pm in Eugene, OR – and you’re invited to join! What: Special Storytelling September McKenzie Chapter Meeting Where: Ninkasi’s Better Living Room, 155 Blair Blvd, Eugene, OR 97402 … Continue reading
15th Annual Two Fly Tournament this Oct 6,7 2023
One Boat is available for our annual tournament. Sign up here: TWO FLY Since 2008, the Two Fly Tournament has raised more than $160,000 to benefit clean water, abundant fish and wildlife habitats and thriving communities for Western Oregon. A … Continue reading
Ask ODFW to hold Winchester Dam Owners Accountable
Since Aug. 7th, there’s been one ecological disaster after another as the Winchester Water Control District (WWCD) made repairs to the dilapidated Winchester Dam to the minimum extent necessary to address public safety issues. Sadly, their cheap-as-possible approach came with … Continue reading
August Native Fish Society McKenzie Chapter Meeting Reminder
Our next McKenzie Chapter Meeting is coming up on Wednesday, August 30th at 5:30pm at the Ninkasi Better Living Room in Eugene, OR and you’re invited to join! What: August McKenzie Chapter Meeting–a fish-themed trivia night Where: Ninkasi’s Better Living Room, 155 … Continue reading
Ask your State and Federal Representatives to stand up for the North Umpqua River
On August 7, 2023, Winchester Water Control District (WWCD) started repairing the derelict Winchester Dam. Despite far more expansive recent claims made to the public by WWCD about these repairs, WWCD representatives previously told state and federal regulators that the … Continue reading
Winchester Dam Repairs Begin Despite Permitting Irregularities, Collapsing Summer Steelhead Run, and Fears of Another Fish Kill
2023 Repair at Dam First Since Botched 2018 Attempt That Caused Fish Kill and Polluted Drinking Water Supply for 37,000 People Winchester, OR ¬– On Monday August 7th, the fish ladder at Winchester Dam on the North Umpqua River near … Continue reading
Southern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act
From Native Fish Society and Kirk Blaine Send thanks to Representative Val Hoyle for reintroducing the Southern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act! Yesterday, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle took a significant step to protect Oregon’s treasured wild rivers by reintroducing … Continue reading
With one down, Klamath dam removal proceeds on schedule
By Juliet Grable (Jefferson Public Radio) The first of four hydroelectric dams along the Oregon-California border has been removed from the main stem of the Klamath River. All that remains of the dam known as Copco 2 in Siskiyou County, … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Conservation News
Leave a comment
Turbidity Update – Finn Rock Reach Restoration Project
From McKenzie River Trust Phase II of the Finn Rock Reach Floodplain Enhancement Project is underway. The Project will enhance habitat conditions across more than 80 acres adjacent to the McKenzie River and restore historic floodplain connections between the main … Continue reading
‘WHY DOES WINCHESTER DAM STILL EXIST?
From Native Fish Society In a letter to the editors of The News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon-resident Connie Page posed a question: Why does Winchester Dam (on the North Umpqua River) still exist? The dam is bad for the river’s salmon and steelhead … Continue reading
OREGONIANS: SPEAK UP FOR COASTAL CHINOOK
Given the recent declines in Oregon Coast fall Chinook salmon populations, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is considering a more conservation-oriented approach to wild fall Chinook harvest in 2023 and has asked for public comment. This presents a crucial … Continue reading
Phase 2 of Finn Rock Reach Restoration Underway
Volunteers visited Finn Rock Reach in hopes of rescuing some natives and dispatching some “invasives” this week. The project is well underway and is going to provide tons more habitat for salmonids on the middle McKenzie River. We caught largemouth … Continue reading