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"Oregon recreational crabbers will have all of December before the commercial pots go in. Crabbing should be excellent if ocean conditions improve to allow boats ocean access."
Northern pike eat endangered salmon and steelhead. The predator fish are getting closer to prime territory in the Columbia River, threatening to sink millions of dollars in salmon recovery.
News: If you thought trout season was over, think again.
Over 25 waterbodies throughout the state will be stocked in October and November, making for some fine fall fishing.
News: ODFW’s new electronic licensing system (ELS)
ODFW will launch a new modernized electronic licensing system (ELS) on Dec. 1 for the sale of 2019 licenses and tags.
News: WDFW's Free 'Fish Washington' Mobile App
The free mobile app is designed to convey up-to-the-minute fishing regulations for every lake, river, stream and marine area in the state.
Pinpoint forecast for any area, wind, waves, etc.
By Bill Monroe For The Oregonian/OregonLive
The Columbia is closed to all salmon and steelhead sportfishing. The aluminum fleet of the week before is off the water. Some are feeling fortunate about a few salmon steaks in the freezer, some head a couple hundred miles west to squeeze the last several weeks of fall chinook season from their dwindling calendars.
Others are home, moaning about the closures, the year's disappointing tuna season, buoy 10's Quixotic results and low runs.
News: Rule Change steelhead WDFW
WA steelhead Rule Change - go to WDFW rule change