ODFW Weekly Recreation Report
Fall salmon fisheries – The Buoy 10 and coastal fall salmon seasons are now open. Buoy 10 Chinook fishing has been excellent. More information on Buoy 10 and Columbia fisheries; more information of coastal rivers. Apply now for bird hunts – The complete game bird regulations should be online Aug. 8 and hard copies available by Aug. 18. Some bird hunting application deadlines are coming up in August and early September including sage-grouse (deadline Aug. 25), Eastern Oregon fall turkey (deadline Sept. 16), Klamath & Sauvie Island Wildlife Area (deadline Sept. 13). Apply online, at a license sales agent, by mail or fax order. As summer warms up, look for trout trying to beat the heat – Trout fishing can continue to be good in those areas where water temperatures stay cooler — shaded coastal streams, the head waters of mountain streams, high elevation lakes, deep water lakes. Also, fish early and late in the day when it’s cooler. Check out the zone reports to see where trout fishing continues to produce. Point savers available July 1-Nov. 30 – If you didn’t get a chance to get a point saver before the controlled hunt deadline on May 15, you can still get one by mail or fax order thru Nov. 30. Late point saver application – Its fire season – Check for restrictions – See ODF’s webpage or check with the land manager where you are headed. Corrections to page 79-80 of 2014 Big Game Regulations – Elk Bow hunting: Hunts 248R, 249R, 258R1, 258R2 and 259R should be on the list of those that will receive one tag valid for the general elk bow season and the controlled bow season (so with other hunts in blue text at top of page 79). Also the entire Trask Unit is open to elk bow hunting, not just NF lands within the Trask Unit. These corrections have been made to this online PDF of pages 79-80.
