ODFW continues Chetco River closure
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is extending the current angling closure on the Chetco River upstream of Highway 101 until further notice. The season was expected to reopen today, but will remain closed to protect spawning fall Chinook. Pa...
 3.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 316.0 Prepare to fish the Elk River
With good numbers of Chinook staging in the mouth and the first few holes, the Elk River is ready to start off with a bang. Many fishermen still are fishing low, but the majority seem to be waiting for more rain to open the river. These fishermen rep...
3.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 79.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Rains are moving fish into upper tidewater and fresh fish are expected to pulse in soon. The last day to fish for cutthroat trout is today. Coos County lakes: There was an additional stocking of both trophy- and legal-size trout last w...
2.4K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 79.0 Meetings will discuss future fishing
Fishery managers will seek public comments on issues affecting future fisheries for Columbia River white sturgeon and spring Chinook salmon at a meeting scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Astoria. The meeting is sponsored by the Orego...
2.0K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 79.0 Fish mouth of Elk River for king salmon
The local hot spot for king salmon has been the mouth of the Elk River. A lot of salmon are starting to stage, preparing for more rain to open the entire river system. A few salmon have started to push their way into the lower Sixes River. Many fishe...
3.6K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 158.0 Local beach advisories lifted Friday
Health advisories for contact with marine water were lifted Friday at Bastendorff Beach County Park and Sunset Bay State Park, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. Testing showed the contamination had subsided and the waters did not ...
2.3K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 124.0 Chinook season hot in Columbia River
If you want to participate in one of the hottest fisheries in Oregon, you ll need to take a trip to the mouth of the Columbia River as the coho and Chinook season is probably the best they ve ever had. Reports of limits caught in less than 30 minutes...
4.0K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 124.0 Local beach advisories lifted Friday
Health advisories for contact with marine water were lifted Friday at Bastendorff Beach County Park and Sunset Bay State Park, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. Testing showed the contamination had subsided and the waters did not ...
2.3K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 124.0 Chinook season hot in Columbia River
If you want to participate in one of the hottest fisheries in Oregon, you ll need to take a trip to the mouth of the Columbia River as the coho and Chinook season is probably the best they ve ever had. Reports of limits caught in less than 30 minutes...
4.0K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 124.0 Storms affect fishing and hunting
Salmon fishing on the Lower Rogue River in Gold Beach still is producing good numbers of coho and jack Chinook. Adult Chinook are returning to the Indian Creek area with larger numbers being caught this past week. Most of the salmon being caught on t...
3.7K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 79.0 Storms affect fishing and hunting
Salmon fishing on the Lower Rogue River in Gold Beach still is producing good numbers of coho and jack Chinook. Adult Chinook are returning to the Indian Creek area with larger numbers being caught this past week. Most of the salmon being caught on t...
3.7K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 79.0 Chetco's giant salmon spawn controversy
BROOKINGS (AP) Despite having only a sliver of the Chetco River open to angling this month, John Martin of Klamath Falls does not lament the loss of upstream fishing access. He drops his anchovy into the estuary between the jetties, then motors his...
4.3K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 408.0 Bears are back in Reedsport, looking for food
REEDSPORT They re back. Autumn and the bears. The evidence shows on the daily police log. A bear was seen sitting in the roadway early Tuesday morning at Winchester Avenue and Sixth Street. A bear and cub were seen in a yard in the 200 block of Wes...
3.1K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 474.0 Bear expelled from Medford elementary
MEDFORD (AP) A bear that wandered onto a Medford elementary school s playground was tranquilized and returned to the wild. The 100-pound bear climbed a tree at Lone Pine Elementary Wednesday morning, and the school s 533 students were kept inside u...
0.7K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 79.0 Take advantage of good crabbing
Salmon fishing on the Coquille River still is producing good catches of both coho and Chinook, and we ve taken about 35 percent of our quota of wild coho in this fishery. The bite is short lived and seems to be the best about an hour or so before hig...
3.9K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 183.0 Elks lodge raising money for veterans by collecting hides
The Coquille Valley Elks Lodge will be collecting deer and elk hides for veterans. These hides are picked up from our collection barrels, scraped, cleaned and slated down to preserve them. When sold, the profits are donated to a state Elks fund, whi...
3.0K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 124.0 Prepare for access road closures
According to the Bureau of Land Management, Burnt Mountain Access Road and Tioga Tie Road, east of the Fairview area, will be closed during part of October for repairs due to road failures and slides. Hunters and others accessing these areas are aske...
2.0K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 158.0 Chinook fishing slow in some rivers
Chinook fishing in the Coos River has slowed this past week. But with a forecast of rain and larger tide exchanges, we should see more salmon coming into the river. The wild coho season on the Coos has closed but you may still retain fin-clipped coho...
4.1K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 158.0 Educating local hunters
As hunting season kicks off today, Marcey Fullerton is glad she could help educate many local hunters. Fullerton has been volunteering to teach hunter education classes in Coos County for the past 18 years, and opens up her home to teach gun safety, ...
3.8K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 124.0 Bandon Fishing report
Local lakes: Fishing for largemouth bass should continue to get better as the days get shorter and water temperatures in area lakes cool down. Look for these fish to become more aggressive in their feeding habits as winter approaches. Fishing top-wat...
3.4K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 124.0 | 
