Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News

Eugene area featured prominently in Spring Northwest Fly Fishing magazine

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Check out the March/April 2008 issue of Northwest Fly Fishing magazine, on newstands now. Chip O’Brien wrote an article on Willamette Valley coastal cutthroat fishing, much of which deals with fishing the lower McKenzie River. And the conservation section features … Continue reading →

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“Wild broodstock” steelhead drive angler harvest, spur controversy

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Caddisfly

Traditionally, coastal rivers in the state of Oregon were stocked with one strain of steelhead, the standard Alsea stock. The Alsea hatchery stock is an early returning fish known affectionately as the “Alsea ugly.” But each strain of steelhead is … Continue reading →

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ODFW, OSU study Blitzen River redband trout

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

ODFW reports that next month the agency will partner with Oregon State University to begin a six-month study of large redband trout in the Blitzen River in southeastern Oregon. The Blitzen River, which flows off Steens Mountain through the Malheur … Continue reading →

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Congress members request Snake River dams study, Northwest delegation largely absent

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Caddisfly

The Snake River was once the most prolific producer of spring/summer chinook in the Columbia basin averaging 1.5 million of those fish per year.  In addition to spring/ summer chinook the basin supported fall chinook, coho, steelhead and a strong sockeye run.  … Continue reading →

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Walleye population increasing in the Upper Willamette

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

A growing Walleye population could spell trouble for salmon, trout and steelhead in the Upper Willamette River. Walleye, invasive predators from the Midwest, have been found as far upriver as Lookout Reservoir. Biologists say it is improbable that the fish … Continue reading →

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