Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News

ODFW Fishing Regulations and Your Input

Dear Oregon Anglers, I would like to gather ideas for positive, conservation-oriented regulation changes needed for wild fish and start working them through ODFW’s staff process starting early in 2021. I would be grateful if anglers would share any rule … Continue reading

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Proposed Pebble Mine project cannot be permitted in Bristol Bay

From Trout Unlimited Article by Jenny Weis Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it found the proposed Pebble mine would cause significant degradation to the Bristol Bay region and cannot not receive its key federal permit. “This … Continue reading

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Win on the Willamette! – Native Fish Society Rewild the Willamette

From The Native Fish Society Court finds Army Corps’ dam operations harm salmon and violate the Endangered Species Act We are excited to share a big win for Oregon’s Willamette Basin and its wild fish! Today, Chief Judge Hernandez of … Continue reading

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FlyLords Feature Q&A with Native Fish Society

From Fly Lords Digital Media Company For this installment of “Organization of the Month,” we sat down with Native Fish Society’s Executive Director, Mark Sherwood. Native Fish Society engages in the protection of–yes, you guessed it, native, wild fish in … Continue reading

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Bravo to Nautilus!

From: Angling Trade Magazine Reel manufacturer recognized by The White House… and they brought custom “No Pebble Mine” and “Captains for Clean Water” reels with them. Here’s the release from Nautilus: On July 2, 2020, Nautilus Reels was honored by … Continue reading

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Restoring a Wild and Free Klamath River

From the Native Fish Society Take Action to encourage the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve the transfer of dam surrender to Klamath River Renewal Corporation. This is the final step to start the process and preliminary projects to remove … Continue reading

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Native Fish Society Action Alert – Crooked River

From the Native Fish Society Speak up on the need for fish passage, not mitigation, at Bowman Dam on the Crooked River A preliminary permit to add hydropower generation at Bowman Dam on the Crooked River has triggered Oregon’s fish … Continue reading

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Good News for Wild Fish!

From The Conservation Angler Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Takes Action to Protect Wild Steelhead and Salmon No Angling Sanctuaries Established to Protect Wild Steelhead Resting in Three Columbia River Thermal Refuges. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife … Continue reading

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Support the John Day Steelhead Project

Steelhead anglers across the Pacific Northwest have likely already heard of the John Day River. With its headwaters on the western slopes of the Blue Mountains in Northeast Oregon, the John Day flows approximately 284 miles before emptying into the … Continue reading

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ReWild the Willamette Action Alert – Add Threatened Species to Endangered

FROM THE NATIVE FISH SOCIETY Over the last month, we longed to connect to our communities. Wild salmon also share that longing to connect to their homewaters. The drive is so strong that they swim hundreds of miles, evade numerous … Continue reading

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Spend a week on the Babine River this fall for just $100!

From The Native Fish Society British Columbia’s Babine River is the hallowed homewaters of some of the largest wild steelhead swimming on the planet. Don’t miss this week-long dream trip, including guided fishing with some of the best guides around, … Continue reading

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The Nehalem River—A Case Study of Coast Steelhead Decline

From the Native Fish Society Native Fish Society strives to restore abundant wild fish, free-flowing rivers, and thriving local communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. In March of 2020, Native Fish Society was contacted in regards to steelhead populations on the … Continue reading

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It’s All Home Water: Oregon Steelhead – Jeff Hickman

This article was published at Patagonia.com and written by Steve Duda. Steve Duda is Patagonia’s managing editor for fly fishing. Editor’s Note: For a window into a day in the life of wild steelhead activist Jeff Hickman, check out our … Continue reading

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Rising From the Ashes – Wild Steelheaders United and Trout Unlimited

Trout Unlimited, Wild Steelheaders United and North Fork Studios release new film on remarkable rebound of summer run steelhead in the Elwha River SEATTLE (April 20, 2020)—Summer run wild steelhead were thought to be extirpated from Washington’s Elwha River. But … Continue reading

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On this perfect morning in April – the Steelhead’s view of Covid-19

Author’s Note: I wrote this here article for your entertainment, and perhaps to offer food for thought. I make no claim regarding the veracity of numbers, logic, scientific accuracy, or commonsense. Since I am, at heart, and angler by genetic … Continue reading

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