From ODF&W The rockfish bite is back on. Anglers were catching limits or near-limits of rockfish over the weekend. However, lingcod catches remain spotty during the month of September. Reminder that through Sept. 30, the general marine bottomfish fishery is restricted to inside of the 30-fathom regulatory line. The longleader gear fishery outside of the…
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Southwest Oregon Fishing Reports for January 5th, 2018
From ODF&W 2018 Sport Groundfish (beginning Monday, Jan. 1, 2018) Bottomfish fishery Open at all depths, Jan-Mar and Oct –Dec. Only open inside of 30 fathom line Apr-Sept. General Marine Fish daily bag limit is 5 fish; no sub-bag limits except for cabezon when open. Cabezon opens July 1, with a 1 fish sub-bag limit. Lingcod…
Central and South Coast Fishing Reports April 14th, 2017
No report from writer Michael Teague this week, but this from Pete Heley: HELEY – The Pacific Fishery Management Council set ocean salmon fishing seasons Tuesday in Sacramento, ordering a season-long salmon closure from Humbug Mountain to Eureka, Calif., to protect Klamath River fall Chinook. There will be no salmon fishing allowed in 2017 out…
Central & South Oregon Coast Fishing Reports for Dec 22nd
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce that the ocean and bay recreational crab fishery is now open in all areas along the Oregon coast. Recreational crabbing was previously closed in many areas due to elevated levels of domoic acid in Dungeness crab viscera. The most recent tests…