Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News

Fire Tiger Kingtruders

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Monday night is party night around here. Tuesday through Friday can get pretty silly, too. And party nights in Eugene often involve feverish fly tying. We drink too much, we smoke & chew too much, we re-tell our favorite fish … Continue reading →

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Dam Removal Updates: Klamath and Calapooia

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Thanks to Issac Roman for pointing us to this article on the Trout Underground. Tom Chandler explains how dam-huggers are claiming “dams are good for salmon, it’s all the Native Americans’ fault, the UN wants to seize our lands and … Continue reading →

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ODFW moving some hatchery spring chinook to Coast Fork

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

What you see in that photo below is a hatchery springer trying to spawn in the lower McKenzie River. That can be a problem for the last viable run of Upper Willamette Spring Chinook. So ODFW is doing something about … Continue reading →

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Protect McKenzie River Native Trout: Email ODFW your support

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jeff Ziller, ODFW District Biologist for the Willamette Zone, is sponsoring a regulation change eliminating the use of bait from the section of the McKenzie River from Hendricks to Bellinger. As most of you know, this section of river is … Continue reading →

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Keep water speculators off of the McKenzie River

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Register-Guard has run a series of articles this week on developer Greg Demers’ plans to siphon off our area’s most valuable resource, the McKenzie River, to sell to non-existent customers. He also wants to overturn ODFW’s low-water limit of … Continue reading →

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Angling regulations public meeting tomorrow in Eugene

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Upper Willamette 2013 Angling Regulations Proposal Planning Meeting When: Wed. Feb. 15, 7-9 pm Where: LCC, Bldg 17, Room 308 Why: Outline the process for anglers to propose new or modified fishing regulations for 2013. Anglers will have until the … Continue reading →

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Protect Columbia River Fisheries: Oppose HB 4101

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From Water Watch Help stop another attack on Columbia River fish and jobs! Oppose HB 4101 today! Please contact Governor Kitzhaber and key legislators today urging them to oppose HB 4101, a bill that would undermine key protections for struggling … Continue reading →

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Oregon legislators to discuss hatchery programs Weds.

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From the Native Fish Society: For the first time in Oregon history, the ecological and economic cost of our hatchery system will be discussed at a State Legislative hearing next week in Salem. Photo by Edmund Garman Beginning at 8:30 … Continue reading →

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Upper Willamette 2013 Angling Regulations Proposal Planning Meeting

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Mark your calendars now. It’s time to come out in support of native fish at ODFW’s public planning meeting next month. When: Wed. Feb. 15, 7-9 pm Where: LCC, Bldg 17, Room 308 Why: Outline the process for anglers to … Continue reading →

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Alberta Tar Sands pipeline crosses 1,000 streams and Rivers

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Our buddy Rick asked us to post this video about the Enbridge Pipeline. Pipe Up Against Enbridge: The pipeline would crosses some 1,000 streams and rivers, including sensitive salmon spawning habitat in the upper Fraser, Skeena, and Kitimat watersheds. Five … Continue reading →

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McKenzie River Native Trout Study Results Tonight

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Interested in discussing the results of the Native Trout Study with some of the participants? Tuesday, December 6th at 7:00 PM to about 9:00 PM Location: EWEB Community Room, North Building, 500 E. 4thSt., Eugene The McKenzie River Wild Trout … Continue reading →

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TU drops out of Lower Snake lawsuit; more wilderness coming, hopefully

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Trout Unlimited announced it is asking permission from the federal district court in Portland to withdraw as a plaintiff from a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation over the … Continue reading →

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Oregon Silvers Part 2: Leaving it to Beaver

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From the Desk of TU’s Alan Moore: Interested in joining the North Coast Beaver Brigade for a day of tree planting and shenanigans on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Stanley Marsh Project Site just outside of Seaside? Drop a note … Continue reading →

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Oregon Silvers: Bringing Sexy Back (part 1)

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From TU’s man in Portland, Alan Moore: Recent postings to these pages showing fat n’ not-so-happy silvers sucking poppers off the surface of Oregon coastal waters warmed us to the core here at Conservation Clearinghouse PDX. The rap on Oregon … Continue reading →

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White Salmon River Unleashed

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From the Oregonian: With 700 pounds of dynamite, PacifiCorp contractors blasted a hole in the Condit Dam. It will allow the last of Northwestern Lake to empty and begin the dam’s demise. After two decades of controversy, Condit is the … Continue reading →

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