SALEM, Ore.—As hunting season opens in states where Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been detected, ODFW reminds hunters traveling to other states that it is illegal to bring any deer, elk or moose part containing central nervous system tissue into Oregon from states or Canadian provinces with a documented case of CWD.
BAKER CITY, Ore.— The public is invited to attend the next meeting of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fish Restoration and Enhancement Board on Fri., May 21 in the Baker City Council Chambers, 1655 First St., Baker City.
Hines, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a public meeting on May 12 in Burns to outline plans to remove invasive goldfish from Mann Lake in order to restore the popular Lahontan cutthroat trout fishery.
Klamath Falls, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a public meeting on Monday, May 10 to outline plans to remove invasive brook trout from Threemile and Sun Creeks in order to boost native bull trout populations.
CLACKAMAS, Ore. –Fish biologists studying spawning sturgeon in the Willamette River are asking anglers to steer clear of the buoys and lines used to mark study ites.
According to Tucker Jones, white sturgeon project leader for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the agency has placed several egg mats on the river bed downriver of Willamette Falls to help document a newly discovered sturgeon spawning ground.
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife invites young anglers to take part in its Youth Angling Enhancement Program Saturday, May 1 at Vernonia Pond from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free and ODFW staff and volunteers will be on hand to assist youngsters who want to learn how to fish.
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has released its plan for the conservation and recovery of Oregon’s native salmon and steelhead populations in the Lower Columbia River and is seeking public comment.
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee will meet in Hillsboro on Friday, April 23, 2010.
The committee will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Education Center, 2600 SW Hillsboro Hwy., Hillsboro, Ore. 97123. The agenda includes reports on STEP activities and projects, review of mini-grant applications, discussion of goals and priorities, and other program business.
ROSEBURG, Ore. – The annual free Family Fun Day of fishing, games and activities is set for Saturday, April 24 at Middle Empire Lake. The event runs 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and includes a free lunch.
A new record Kokanee, a landlocked blueback salmon, was caught recently by Wan Teece, of Enterprise, Oregon at Wallowa Lake. Her fish measured 26.25-inches in length and weighed 8.23-pounds. The fish had a girth of 16-inches.