Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News

McKenzie River Native Trout Coalition postcard signing party Monday

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We’re hosting our McKenzie River Native Trout Coalition postcard signing party on Monday, from 4-6pm at The Caddis Fly Shop. This event, sponsored by Ninkasi, will allow you to voice your concerns over the McKenzie River trout hatchery program to … Continue reading →

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McKenzie River Native Trout Coalition takes to the airwaves Saturday at 12:15

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Saturday afternoon, I’ll be on the local outdoors AM radio call-in program talking about the plight of our native McKenzie River redside trout. The show starts at noon, and I should be on around 12:15. The station is KPNW AM … Continue reading →

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Surprise Guest Speaker at Wednesday’s TU Meeting: Jay Nicholas!

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Trout Unlimited scheduled speaker for tomorrow night, Darian Hyde of Hareline Dubbin, had to back out at the last minute due to illness, but Jay Nicholas swooped in to save the day. Jay will be presenting tomorrow night on … Continue reading →

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Follow up with ODFW’s Inland Sport Fishing Advisory Committee

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

For those of you who did not get a chance to make it out last night to the Inland Sport Fishing Advisory Committee meeting in Springfield, due to other obligations or the fact that you were locked out at the … Continue reading →

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Thank you to the McKenzie River Native Trout Coalition supporters

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Last night we nearly handed out all fifty of our signs for the McKenzie River Native Trout Coalition, an organization with the goal of reducing or removing hatchery fish from the McKenzie River. Wild fish supporters packed the room at … Continue reading →

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Recommended reading: Northwest Fisheries Issues

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

For those of you who aren’t combing the blogroll, here are a bunch of important fisheries issues from across the Pacific Northwest: Bill Bakke on the institutional barriers against wild salmon A great look at the problem of relying on … Continue reading →

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We need you to raise your voice for Native Trout Monday Night

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Attention Native Trout supporters on the McKenzie River: We need you Monday night at the ODFW Inland Sport Fishing Advisory Committee meeting. This’s committee will be discussing its draft of the 25-year angling plan which you can download here. This … Continue reading →

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River Rights legislation hits Oregon Senate in special session: Need help today!

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

River Rights legislation is currently being drafted in the Oregon State Senate. At the time of statehood, Oregonians were given rights to use any navigable waterway, as well as the submerged and submersible land along it, for any legal activity. … Continue reading →

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Dave Hughes: Kids will Benefit from a Wild McKenzie River

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Last week the Cascade Family Flyfishers hosted author Dave Hughes for an evening of in-depth bug talk. Dave is a serious devotee of the McKenzie River, and it shows. The evening of his presentation, we met for dinner at the … Continue reading →

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Time to let ODFW hear what you think about hatchery fish: Public input next week

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

ODFW’s Inland Sport Fishing Advisory Committee (ISFAC) is meeting in Springfield next Monday night (2/8/10), and reducing or removing hatchery trout from the McKenzie River is on the agenda for discussion. The ISFAC was formed last year to help ODFW … Continue reading →

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Do wild rainbow trout exist in the McKenzie after decades of stocking hatchery trout?

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jay Nicholas posted his response to this question recently on his Blog, Fishingwithjay.wordpress.com. You can view it if your curiosity is piqued, if you have an opinion one way or the other, or if you just want to see some … Continue reading →

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Salmon Fisher’s Journal Field Observations: Stray hatchery fish

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Salmon “home” right? They find their way back home to the river, tributary and maybe even the gravel bar where they were spawned. In the case of hatchery fish, they home to their release location, right? Well, yes and no. … Continue reading →

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Changes in Trout Unlimited National Leadership: CEO Gauvin steps down

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From Trout Unlimited Oregon State Council Chair Tom Wolf: Charles Gauvin is stepping down as CEO of Trout Unlimited and Chris Wood will be replacing him. Also , Whit Fosberg will be the new president of Trout Unlimited while the … Continue reading →

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Protect Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests, and salmon

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

If you care about salmon and steelhead on Oregon’s North Coast, now is the time to get involved with the ecological nightmare about to unfold on the Tillamook. From Jeff Hickman: Back in June 2009, the Oregon Board of Forestry … Continue reading →

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Fish and Wildlife Service Does Right by Bull Trout

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Caddisfly

The US Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced its intention to revisit its 2005 critical habitat designation for bull trout, a species listed under the Endangered Spcies Act since 1999. The new proposal would increase by 19,000 stream miles the … Continue reading →

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