Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Angling adventures can be found down and around most bends in the road this time of the year. A wet spring filled the reservoirs, the lakes and ponds of western Oregon. Our rivers, streams and creeks are also the beneficiaries of the ample spring precipitation,…
ODF Invasive Species Specialist WyattWilliams points to a tiny D-shaped exit hole made by an emerald ash borer as it emerged from an ash tree in Forest Grove. The long-anticipated arrival in Oregon this summer of the destructive emerald ash borer sharpens concerns about the…
FRANK ARMENDARIZ/PHOTO- Stevie Parsons of Aloha Oregon with a very nice early season ocean caught hatchery coho. This salmon grabbed a super bait filled with tuna, one of the seven we kept on a hot morning of fishing out of Newport Harbor last week. NEWPORT…
The Lane County crabbing dock is on the south jetty of the Siuslaw River. A 30-mph wind had thinned the crowd on this day but the crabbing was good for the people who endured. Shad and other fish parts are always effective as is out-of-date…
Summer is just around the corner, which means sprinklers, water balloons, backyard swimming pools and other ways to beat the heat. It’s important to remember that water accidents can happen quickly—even if the water your child is playing in is only a few inches deep,…
FRANK ARMENDARIZ / THE CHRONICLE – Orchard Point Marina on Fern Ridge Reservoir. April rain has nearly filled Fern Ridge and several other reservoirs in the Willamette Valley. With more wet weather in the forecast, the boating season in 2022 should be the best in…
FRANK ARMENDARIZ – THE ANGLER’S LOG Let me begin by telling you all that spring chinook salmon will soon be in our local rivers. But we might have to wait just a little longer than usual for them to reach us this year. Let me…
2019 FILE PHOTO – Fishing is foundational to the economy of the McKenzie River Valley. The pandemic presented its challenges that we are now past. Because of the fire, for decades things will look and feel different on the river. But thriving guide businesses and…
FRANK ARMENDARIZ/PHOTO – Cleawox Lake is adjacent to Honeyman State Park in western Lane County. With two wheelchair-accessible and numerous fishing access points, it is a favorite among spring breakers from the Willamette Valley. It was recently stocked with several thousand trout and the fishing…