The Seventh Annual Metolius River Fly Fishing and Bamboo Rod Fair will feature some of the West Coast’s finest contemporary bamboo rod makers, and the chance to cast bamboo rods of all sizes and actions.

Sturgeon retention on the Columbia River will be open Thursday, July 17 through Saturday, July 19; and Saturday, July 26 through Sunday, July 27. The daily bag limit remains one fish per day and five per year.

Heading out to Multnomah Falls or points east? Stop by Bonneville Hatchery and pay a visit to the sturgeon viewing and interpretive center where you can watch sturgeon and trout through an underwater window.

Designed for beginners, this workshop will help you take your fly fishing to a new level as you learn how navigate inflatable watercraft. We’ll provide float tubes and pontoon boats and all the other equipment you’ll need to get out in the lake to fish.

The Seventh Annual Metolius River Fly Fishing and Bamboo Rod Fair will be held July 19 and 20 at the Black Butte School in Camp Sherman, OR. This is a free event to share knowledge of fly tying and fly-fishing on the Metolius River, and is an opportunity to meet some of the West Coast’s finest contemporary bamboo rod makers.

Anglers will be able to fish for and keep sturgeon on the mainstem Columbia from Buoy 10 upstream to the Wauna powerlines on the following days: Thursday, July 10 through Saturday, July 12; Thursday, July 17 through Saturday, July 19; and Saturday, July 26 through Sunday, July 27.

The Wallowa and Imnaha Rivers in northeast Oregon are open for hatchery spring chinook fishing through Sunday, July 13. This is the first spring chinook fishery on the Wallowa River in 30 years. See t

Fish counting through Willamette Falls fishway occurs at the main viewing window. Video cameras and time lapsed video recorders are used to record fish passage 24 hrs/day, 365 days/year. Our schedule for reviewing the tapes is Mon.

Today Oregon and Washington fishery managers announced the early closure of the summer adult chinook fishery from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Highway 395 Bridge near Pasco, Wash. The season will close on Tuesday, July 1 at 12:01 a.m.

Just under 500 leftover deer and elk controlled hunt tags go on sale 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 1 at point of sale agents and ODFW offices. These usually sell out in minutes so be there early for your shot at a leftover tag.

The summer steelhead season opened on the Columbia River above Tongue Point on Monday, June 16, and fishery managers are expecting a strong run of over 300,000 fish. Only adipose-fin clipped steelhead may be kept.

Just a reminder that kids 13 and younger never need a license to fish in Oregon. (And a juvenile fishing license for youth 14-17 is only $6.75.) For a list of family-friendly fishing opportunities thr

Fish counting through Willamette Falls fishway occurs at the main viewing window. Video cameras and time lapsed video recorders are used to record fish passage 24 hrs/day, 365 days/year. Our schedule for reviewing the tapes is Mon.

ROSEBURG, Ore. – Family-friendly Diamond Lake is shaping up to provide an incredible fishing and swimming experience for visitors this summer. The rainbow trout are already biting hard and the Forest Service has opened 70 campsites.

NEWPORT – Can you dig it? Yes you can! With some of the lowest tides of the year and Oregon’s Free Fishing Weekend, it’s a great time to try your hand at harvesting clams.

Free Fishing Weekend, June 7 and 8, is your opportunity to try fishing, clamming and crabbing anywhere in the state, without having to buy a license. We hope you’ll discover a sport that you’ll want to do again and again. If you have a friend who’s never fished before, this is your opportunity to introduce him or her to a great outdoor activity.

Fish counting through Willamette Falls fishway occurs at the main viewing window. Video cameras and time lapsed video recorders are used to record fish passage 24 hrs/day, 365 days/year. Our schedule for reviewing the tapes is Mon.

CLACKAMAS, ORE. -- Oregon fishery managers decided yesterday to close sport fishing for spring chinook in the Willamette River and tributaries above Willamette Falls effective 12:01 a.m. Monday, June 2.

SALEM – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials today announced the selection of Ron Mason of Corvallis to represent local government issues on the 15-member Oregon Hatchery Research Center Advisory Committee.

In order to protect out-migrating salmon and steelhead smolts, many rivers and streams throughout the state open for fishing after the traditional start of trout season in April. The current sport fis

Warmer weather and spring green-up continues to improve hunting access but plan carefully if you are heading into high elevations as traditional routes may still be unusable. Bear hunting is picking up with warmer weather and more hunters are checking in a bear; remember check-in is now mandatory.