In Oregon, lining or “flossing” of salmon in several rivers may soon get the boot. Apparently, things have gotten ugly at places like the infamous Hatchery Hole on the Rogue and others.
Read all about it here: Mail Tribune
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There are some new regulations coming down the pipe regarding egg cures in Oregon. Studies have apparently shown that eggs cured with too much sodium sulfite can kill salmon and steelhead smolts that ingest them so major cure manufacturers have agreed to lighten up on the ingredient.
Read more at the Mail Tribune
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There’s a halibut fishing spot straight off Newport, OR in 280 feet of water that the local’s call…um…the “Butt Hole.” Apparently, it’s aptly named because that’s where John Davis dug out this nice Pacific halibut on a Glo Crazy jig.
In addition to providing one heck of a fish fry, the big flattie also earns John a place in the upcoming May Hawg of the Month vote in which he’ll have a chance to win some headgear from Pautzke’s. If he wins, he’ll have a shot at a guided fishing trip for two with top Northwest guide Bill Swanny Swann of Swanny’s Fishing.
If you have a hawg to enter, send us a note and we’ll tell ya how to get into the contest.
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Chum salmon, long considered to be almost extinct on the Oregon side of the lower Columbia River, might again return to its tributaries if a cooperative effort of the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife proves successful.
The first week of April, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) released 106,000 juvenile chum salmon into lower Big Creek in the first phase of project attempting to re-establish the species, which began to disappear from the Oregon side of the river more than 50 years ago. While the reason for their decline is not completely clear, biologists believe that severe habitat degradation, among other factors, played a key role. [click to continue…]
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Oregon anglers: Check the regs for new rules governing Mr. Ugly
Beginning April 1 and running through Sept. 30, Oregon bottomfish anglers will have to pay attention to some new regulations changes.
First off, the daily bag limit of cabezon will be reduced to 1 per day as part of the seven-fish marine sport bag limit. Fisheries scientists assessed Oregon’s cabezon numbers for the first time in 2009. Based on the assessment results, there is a new federal harvest cap for cabezon off of Oregon beginning in 2011. [click to continue…]
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When this jumbo Oregon native (the steelhead, not the dude!) smashed Ken “Smitty” Smith’s plug, his first thought was “springer.” But then the thick buck jumped and the fight was on!
Smitty was running 10-pound so you can imagine what kind of craziness ensued, but in the end, he was able to subdue the beast. Ken figures that he got a huge helping hand from his dad, who recently passed on and was surely watching the action from above.
As our first entry of the March Hawg of the Month, Smitty will have a chance to win some schwag from the Pautzke Bait Co. If he advances, Ken will get to compete in the Hawg Bowl Playoffs at the end of the year and maybe, just maybe win a trip with Bill Swann of Swanny’s Guided Fishing. Click to ENTER
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Shawn Schmidtke with one of the greatest smokers of all time!
“I think maybe my eggs can resurrect the dead they are so good…” says Johnson. [click to continue…]
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Look Ma, only one hand!
Barbecue’s at John Brown’s house tonight! Big John nailed this slab 37-pound Chinook while fishing herring at the Jaws of Oregon’s Alsea River.
The big Chinook gets JB into the Sept. Hawg of the Month Contest, in which he’ll have the chance to advance to the Hawg Bowl at the end of the year and have a shot at a free fishing trip.
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