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, and in some instances, a[Read More…]
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Emerald ash borer detected in Oregon
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 impacts to urban forests, wetlands[Read More…]
Coho salmon plentiful this season
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 – Late last week, my[Read More…]
Spring salmon run nearing its peak on McKenzie, Middle Fork
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 Shad and other fish parts are always effective as is out-of-date chicken. Let me start at[Read More…]
Water safety offers a variety of teaching opportunities
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, or your child knows how[Read More…]
Angler’s Log: April showers helped; drought remains
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 several seasons. The prospect of[Read More…]
Cold snap slows trout action; salmon anglers see promising runs
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 explain. It was in late[Read More…]
Angler’s Log: McKenzie continues recovering after wildfires
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 others coming to fish are[Read More…]
Angler’s Log: Pumping up rainbow trout
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 was “good.” While having breakfast[Read More…]
Angler’s Log: Time to invest in the right flies; early trout season is emerging in Oregon
FRANK ARMENDARIZ/CHRONICLE PHOTO – The emergence of the March brown mayfly on the McKenzie and other rivers in the Willamette valley marks the start of the fly fishing season in western Oregon. The March brown is a hardy mayfly that prefers to emerge on cool and blustery days. It’s not[Read More…]
