Migration Patterns of John Day River Adult Steelhead with ODFW
Tributary “overshoot”, when returning adult steelhead swim past their birth river, is a concern for John Day River summer steelhead. This video explains the issue …
Tagodfw
North Umpqua wild summer steelhead count increases
The numbers of wild summer steelhead in the North Umpqua River are up from last year’s low of 450 fish. As of June 21, 544 …
ODFW Monitoring N. Umpqua Summer Steelhead, Possible Closures
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff is increasing monitoring for North Umpqua summer steelhead returns and is preparing anglers for possible closures. A …
Wild Fish on the North Umpqua Need Your Help
From Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ROSEBURG, Ore – With recent low returns of summer steelhead to the North Umpqua basin, ODFW is seeking …
ODFW Shit Sandwich
Despite overwhelming public sentiment against their proposed plan, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission has voted to continue to allow the harvest of …
Support catch and release for wild steelhead
In this Mail Tribune opinion piece Michael Finley, former chairman of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission and former Oregon Fish and Wildlife commissioners Bruce …
Deschutes River Steelhead Closure Extended
Due to the poor returns of steelhead to the Columbia River Basin, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is extending steelhead fishing closures on …
Oregon to close some steelhead fisheries
Another day another round of bad steelhead news. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced emergency closures to recreational steelhead fisheries on several …
Imperiled Wild Steelhead Deemed Safe in South Coast of Oregon
Despite long-term declines in all of the remaining areas of the entire Pacific West Coast and Alaska, wild steelhead in the south coast of Oregon …
TAKE ACTION: Release Wild Steelhead in Southern Oregon
An important action alert from the Native Fish Society After a year of planning and stakeholder engagement, fisheries managers with Oregon Department of Fish and …