Okay, so if you’ve ever fished with a baitcaster…you have, undoubtedly, been on the receiving end of the dreaded backlash (rat’s nest, professional override or Cluster Foogazi). So, what to do?
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December 2009
Thanks for your patience as we re-design FishwithJD. We hope to create a simpler, cleaner reading experience. Let us know what you think in the comments section!
- JD
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A recent study by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says that some commercially-available cured salmon eggs are harmful to juvenile salmon and steelhead. ODFW and Oregon State University scientists tested a random sample of commercially-available cured eggs and found that some juvenile fish died after ingesting some brands. Specific mortality levels varied among products and ranged from 0 to 30 percent.
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Well, kiddies, it’s finally time for the “Hawg Bowl” — when you get to pick our Hawg of the Year Champion for 2009! After battling it out all year long in the monthly Hawg competitions, here are your finalists, which include one wild card and and one random other guy…
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Wishing you and yours all the best this holiday season!
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With his massive Kitimat River steelie, Derrick Downey easily took top honors in the December Hawg of the Month contest (62.6% of the vote) and in so doing, secures the final spot for the upcoming HAWG of the YEAR battle, which begins Christmas night and runs through New Years. [click to continue…]
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Through the purchase of the Bay-Delta Enhancement Stamps on their fishing licenses since 2004, Californians have added nearly $9 million into the Department of Fish & Game’s coffers. But, according to the Bureau of State Audits, which reviewed the DFG’s use of the stamp’s proceeds, only $1.6 million of that had been spent on projects and administrative costs, leaving a surplus of $7 million.”
Seems like with fisheries crashing all around us, it might be nice to have those $7 million for fishery enhancement eh?
Read Ryan Sabaow’s story in the Redding Record Searchlight and be sure to click on the Bay-Delta Stamp Projects button in the left margin to see where exactly the money has been going (or not).
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Well, we’ve been down this road before…so maybe it’s a bit early to get excited just yet…but the forecast for the Columbia River’s spring Chinook salmon run this coming spring looks to be HUGE!
According to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife:
The technical committee advising Columbia River fishery managers has released its forecast for the 2010 spring Chinook run. If the fish show up as projected, the forecast of 470,000 spring chinook would be the largest return to the Columbia since 1938.
The forecasted run is up significantly from last year’s final run of 169,300 fish. [click to continue…]
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