Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Lake Creek, a tributary of the Siuslaw River, was low and clear and cold last weekend – a scenario that is being repeated up and down the Oregon Coast. Frank Armendariz/For The Chronicle The fact of the matter is, fish like stability. They thrive within…
The weather on the coast has been spectacular this fall, but the lack of rain has many salmon and winter steelhead anglers strolling the beaches with an eye to the west, hoping for a major change. We need rain! FRANK ARMENDARIZ Photo/Frank Armendariz I spoke…
A trophy-size hatchery rainbow trout raised at Leaburg Hatchery, this one caught in the McKenzie River. Pink meat and suitable table fare, these fish range in size from one to over two pounds each. FRANK ARMENDARIZ/THE CHRONICLE November used to be somewhat of a down…
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife officials safely released a male juvenile bobcat into the wild last week. Based on its teeth, the bobcat was at least six months old; it was released on BLM land in Lane County. ODFW’s evaluation of the bobcat showed…
About every condition that works against angling is at the top of this week’s fishing report. No way to flower this up, folks, but a series of fall storms that began to reach the Lane County coast early last week flat-out shut down most of…
Jacob King of Eugene enjoys surf fi shing, a year- round opportunity in Oregon. Here, a 2.5-foot surf was good enough to turn out a few surf anglers; the next day, the surf grew to near seven feet. FRANK ARMENDARIZ/ THE CHRONICLE About every condition…
Fall weather has come to Oregon and Fall fish can be rewarding on a number of levels. Weather came to Oregon last week. It brought rain to every part of Lane County and dropped a few inches of snow on the Lane County Cascades. Initially,…
SPRINGFIELD – The Dorris Ranch cougar sighting in the late morning on Sept. 17 caused a bit of a clamor to locals in the area, but overall, experts say their presence has become all too common. “We’ve constantly gotten reports of (cougar sightings) over the…
Rain last week brought the Siuslaw River up and anglers took to the banks on the lower river. The holes at Davis Slide and Rain Rock rapids are some of the best salmon holes on the lower Siuslaw. Frank Armendariz/THE CHRONICLE It is late September…