Recreation Report
Includes updates to fishing, crabbing and clamming
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Best bets for weekend fishing
The best fishing opportunities continue to be for trout and winter steelhead.
- Anglers are catching winter steelhead from the coast to Hood River.
- The spring trout stocking season is underway in the Willamette Zone and several waterbodies area being stocked this week.
- Native trout and mountain whitefish are available year-round in central and eastern Oregon rivers. Consider the Deschutes, Fall,
- Metolius, Blitzen and Wallowa.
- Several previously frozen lakes and reservoirs are melting around the edges, creating excellent bank fishing opportunities for holdover trout.
- Check the zone reports for more options.
Columbia River spring Chinook seasons
The spring Chinook fishery below Bonneville Dam will open on Friday, March 1. Get more details here.
Free workshop on fishing the Columbia and Willamette Rivers – March 9 in Portland
Join ODFW angler ed instructors, OSP and the Multnomah County Sheriff at the Sportsmen’s Warehouse on SE 82nd Ave in Portland. Workshop will cover salmon fishing equipment, techniques and styles; common violations; operating a boat safely on the river plus how to navigate the regs & staying in the loop on this dynamic fishery. Get more info and don’t forget to pre-register online via ODFW’s licensing system.
Also on the ODFW events calendar:
Introduction to hunting in Oregon– March and April dates in various locations throughout the state.
Find more details, including how to register, on the Workshops and Events page of MyODFW.com.
Big game harvest statistics
You’ll find links to population, harvest and point summary reports that can help you decide what hunts to apply for.
George Custer lives in Oakridge with his wife Sayre. George is a former smokejumper from his hometown of Cave Junction, a former captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. and ran a construction company in Southern California. George assumed the volunteer duties as the Editor of the Highway 58 Herald in 2022. He loves riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, building all things wood, and playing drums on the weekends in his office.
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