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Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News
To Protect Redsides and Bull Trout, Bait Ban Proposed on the Mckenzie
The Register Guard recently reported that the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing to ban bait on a popular stretch of the Mckenzie river between Blue River and Goodpasture Bridge. As reported by the RG, the proposal initially … Continue reading
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Sportsmen need to stand up for hard rock mining reform now
Trout Unlimited, Northwest Steelheaders and other conservation groups are making a concerted effort to update the 1872 Mining Law. According to the National Wildlife Federation: Under this law, mining takes precedence over all other public land uses, including fishing. The … Continue reading
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Disappearing rainbow trout on the Upper Deschutes?
An email from our pal Nic Callero from the National Wildlife Federation: I have been drifting the Upper Deschutes River in the summertime for ten straight years between Wickiup Dam and the mouth of the Little Deschutes. One thing I … Continue reading
State Trout or Steelhead stamp for fishing fly-only waters in Oregon?
I was having a conversation recently with a gear fisherman buddy about Oregon’s fly fishing only waters — places like the Metolius, North Fork Middle Fork Willamette and North Umpqua. He argued that those designations were unfair to folks using … Continue reading
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Lahontan trout restoration efforts begin on Upper, North McDermitt creeks
ODFW plans to begin restoring Lahontan cutthroat trout to the McDermitt creek basin, according to a recent press release. On Aug. 27 and 28, Upper McDermitt, North Fork McDermitt and tributaries will be treated with rotenone, a naturally occurring fish … Continue reading
Carmen-Smith EWEB relicensing update
As many of you know, EWEB’s Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project on the Upper McKenzie River is up for relicensing. EWEB is in the process of submitting a new long-term license application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval. The … Continue reading
Trout Unlimited Oregon Council outlines conservation priorities for 2009
Last week we attended the Oregon Trout Unlimited State Council meeting at Belknap Hot Springs. Council Chair Tom Wolf was on hand to discuss the organization’s conservation and legislative priorities for the upcoming year. The video below outlines that agenda: … Continue reading
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Snake River Salmon featured on CBS 60 Minutes this Sunday
This coming Sunday evening, June 22, CBS News 60 MINUTES will feature an expose on the severely depressed salmon populations in the Columbia and Snake Rivers. The story will spotlight the tremendous amount of taxpayer dollars our federal government continues … Continue reading
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ODFW electrofishing Crooked River next week
From an ODFW press release: Biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will sample the Crooked River below Bowman Dam for redband trout and mountain whitefish beginning Monday, June 23 through Friday, June 27. Biologists will be electrofishing the river … Continue reading
Willamette Cleanup this weekend
Join local businesses and community groups in a work party at a neighborhood park. Volunteers will be rolling up their sleeves and digging in on Saturday June 14, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet at Island Park boat landing. A … Continue reading
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Breaking News: Willamette Chinook Closure
The Willamette River and most tributaries will close to chinook fishing this Sunday night. Of the tributaries above Willamette Falls, only the Molalla will remain open for chinook. Below Oregon City, the Clackamas and Sandy rivers shall remain open. The … Continue reading
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Wild Umpqua Steelhead need your help
We received this info from the Steamboaters: On Monday May 5th 2008 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced their proposed changes to the 2009-2012 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations. There are eight different proposed regulations that would allow for … Continue reading
NOAA Fisheries Releases Latest Snake River Biop
On May 5 NOAA fisheries released its latest court ordered Biological Opinion intended to guide the operation of the Snake and lower Columbia hydrosystem in a manner safe for the 13 threatened Snake/ Columbia River anadramous fish stocks. This was the … Continue reading
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Oregon Trout Unlimited launches new state council blog
This week, the Oregon Council of Trout Unlimited launched a new blog. It’s a communications tool and publishing outlet for the state’s five (well five and-a-half) TU chapters. There’s a great post from TU State Council Chair Tom Wolf on … Continue reading
Steelheaders address global warming in Register-Guard
This week, Gabe O’Campo of Eugene (past president of the Emerald Empire Chapter of the Northwest Steelheaders) wrote a great column in the Register-Guard, calling on Oregon anglers to get behind global warming legislation, and specifically to pressure Gordon Smith … Continue reading
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