PORTLAND, Ore.— The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s recent count of spring-run Chinook salmon returning to the South Umpqua River showed just 17 wild adult fish detected during snorkel ...

Jan. 7—Keeping adult and jack wild spring Chinook salmon on the North and mainstem Umpqua rivers will be prohibited Feb. 1 — June 30, 2024, ODFW announced today. Anglers may still retain hatchery ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing closing salmon season along the Umpqua River - a move that could significantly impact the local economy. One business owner in Winchester Bay, ...

REEDSPORT, Oregon, April 25, 2024 (ENS) – Nearly 18,000 young salmon have died after a vandal poured bleach into a Douglas County fish hatchery tank Monday, according to law enforcement authorities.

Four national and local wildlife conservation nonprofits sued the National Marine Fisheries Service Tuesday for allegedly failing to make Endangered Species Act protection decisions when they were due ...

Spring Chinook fishing on the lower Umpqua River continues to be productive for anglers casting large spinners at Half Moon Bay. The most consistent fishing is usually close to high tide, but salmon ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— In response to a petition by the Native Fish Society, Center for Biological Diversity and Umpqua Watersheds, the National Marine Fisheries Service determined today that the Oregon ...

Dave Miller: From the Gert Boyle Studio at OPB, this is Think Out Loud. I’m Dave Miller. Oregon anglers will have two chances to catch fish for a cause. This coming Saturday, the Native Fish Society ...

Salmon fishing at Winchester Bay remains very inconsistent. However, the largest Chinook seem to be caught a short distance out in the ocean from the Umpqua River Bar. A number of jumbo Chinook ...

Call it fishing for a good cause. A series of fishing derbies and festivals have sprung up across Oregon with a singular goal: getting smallmouth bass out of the river. While they’re a popular ...