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Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News
Clackamas Bull Trout reintroduction starts next week
From the Clackamas Bull Trout working group: In the past, bull trout were abundant and widely distributed in the Willamette Basin, including the Clackamas River. They were a historical component of the river’s native fish assemblage that evolved over thousands … Continue reading
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First adult chinook returns to Upper Deschutes
Jim Bartlett, Portland General Electric Fish Passage Biologist-Facilities Team Lead passed the following photos from the Round Butte hatchery from late last month:
The Mckenzie River ‘On the Rise’ Episode Premiers Monday
Last summer Chris, Jason, myself and the crew at Barrett productions filmed an episode for Trout Unlimited’s excellent fly-fishing and conservation show, ‘On the Rise’ profiling the Mckenzie River, its redside trout and the ongoing dispute how to manage the … Continue reading
First Time Fisher and Open and Notorious Icthyphobe Catches Nice Redside!
Wherein I Touch a Fish and Do Not Even Die I’m scared of fish; terrified, in fact. I know that this is a source of skeptical amusement for lots of people (particularly those reading this blog) and also that dating … Continue reading
Reminder: Trout Unlimited Meeting Tonight
Tonight, at 7:00 pm the Mckenzie-Upper Willamette chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold our monthly meeting at the Vet’s Club. We will not be having a speaker but rather will continue our round table discussion begun last month on the … Continue reading
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This smolt looks really … weird
Earlier this week trout tagger extrordinaire Scott Kinney and I hit the lower Mckenzie trout population study area between Hendricks and Bellinger. It was the first time that I’ve fished the lower river since the high water levels of spring … Continue reading
Oregon House Attacks Fish …. Again.
Update: Your advocacy efforts are having their desired effect. HB 2873 was scheduled for a floor vote on Friday. That vote has been delayed until Monday. Let’s keep up the pressure and defeat this bill. Please send an e-mail to … Continue reading
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Get With the Mckenzie River Trout Population Study!
This year concerned anglers will again participate in establishing the size of the Mckenzie redside and coastal cutthroat population between Hendricks Bridge and Bellinger. (Sorry whitefish … but, if a certain unnamed individual’s data sheet is any indication, you are … Continue reading
Big fish conservation night in Portland Thurs April 14th
Save Our Wild Salmon and Wild Salmon Center Present “Eastern Rises” and “The Greatest Migration” on April 14, 2011 in Portland PORTLAND, Ore. — On April 14 at 7pm in NE Portland, Save Our Wild Salmon, Wild Salmon Center, and … Continue reading
Trout Unlimited Meeting Weds: McKenzie Native Trout Update
Join Trout Unlimited Weds night for an update on the McKenzie River Native Trout campaign progress and round table discussion on next steps. Wednesday April 13th, Trout Unlimited Meeting at 7pm, in the green room downstairs on the left at … Continue reading
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Trout Unlimited’s Green Island Tree Planting is Scheduled for April 10th
Calling all local do-gooders . . . planting trees is fun and here’s the proof . . . . This weekend on April 10th 2011, the Mckenzie-Upper Willamette Chapter of Trout Unlimited and friends will be planting trees on the … Continue reading
Native Fish Society Doors Closed?
Yes, but only because . . . . . . Hah! Got ya, if only for a minute. I dropped by the NFS office in Oregon City yesterday to say hello to a few of my friends, and found the … Continue reading
Oregon wilderness reaches out and smacks documentarian
The Oregon coast has literally dozens of tiny river valleys feeding the Pacific, where you can fall through the mountains of the Coast Range into a lost world of huge animal gods: Elk, bears — cougars lounging on horizontal limbs … Continue reading
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TU Meeting Tonight: What’s wrong with the Sandy River? Hatchery impacts on wild salmonids
Join us tonight for our monthly TU meeting, Wednesday March 9th at 7pm, in the green room downstairs on the left at the Vet’s Club, 1626 Willamette St. Eugene. We’re hosting special guest Spencer Miles. Spencer is a steelhead fly … Continue reading
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Mark Your Calenders: Date Set for Mckenzie River Two Fly Tournament
The dates for the fourth annual Mckenzie River Two Fly Tournament have been set so pencil it in on your calender, punch it into your Iphone or Blackberry, whatever . . . . Just make sure you are there and … Continue reading