Diamond Lake ice melts fast

Diamond Lake heads into the weekend in fishing limbo as the lake starts to transition from ice to open water.
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Halibut anglers await start of 2012 season

Tuesday is the start of the spring Pacific halibut season, and deep-sea anglers will get more days on the water in 2012 thanks to a nearly 9 percent increase in the halibut quota for Oregon.
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Opening day weather conditions favorable for Hyatt, Howard

Trout anglers will find open water at Hyatt and Howard Prairie lakes and a sea of ice and snow atop Diamond Lake for Saturday's opening of the trout-fishing season.
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Springers off to flying start

Gazing out of his office window at Cole Rivers Hatchery on April 9, interim manager Dave Pease saw a small cluster of anglers walking off the dike and through the hatchery grounds like they often do when they're done fishing the Rogue River's famed Hatchery Hole.
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Ocean chinook season looks to be a boon for anglers

"Troll slowly and troll deep." That'll be the mantra for Southern Oregon's ocean chinook anglers from May into September, when the recreational ocean fleet gets to enjoy the most liberal chinook season seen in decades.
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Opening-day lakes not the only option

While Howard Prairie and Hyatt lakes get the lion's share of Jackson County's attention for the opening day of trout season, they're not the only spots luring anglers on the fourth Saturday in April.
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Many changes at Hyatt Lake

ASHLAND — This year's fishing season marks a turning point for Hyatt Lake and the anglers who have enjoyed this big-trout factory at the top of the Dead Indian Plateau.
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Howard Prairie looks 'really good' this year

Anglers are coming off a very good year of fishing at Howard Prairie Lake, and another good season is expected at this trout-fishing mecca atop the Dead Indian Plateau.
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Catch, keep — and put it on a delicious cracker

Catch, keep — and put it on a delicious cracker

If you are canning fish, it likely means you've had a pretty successful day or two on the water.
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2012 trout opener could be the last at Diamond Lake

2012 trout opener could be the last at Diamond Lake

With Diamond Lake trapped beneath a heavy layer of ice and snow, anglers should expect to add an ice auger to their equipment list for what could be the last trout opener at the lake.
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2012 halibut quota up 8.7 percent; sport seasons will be set today

It's time to get out your calendar and start planning if you hope to take part in the flotilla of fishers targeting Pacific halibut during the popular and productive all-depth openers.
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2012 trout-stocking schedule

They're called put-and-take fisheries for a fairly obvious reason: State hatchery workers put catchable trout in lakes, ponds and streams specifically so anglers can catch them and take them home.
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Ocean anglers get long salmon season

Southern Oregon's ocean anglers will get more than a full summer of chinook salmon fishing after The Pacific Fishery Management Council set the most liberal salmon season seen off the south coast in three decades.
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Glut of Applegate fish presents dilemma

For a two-week stretch last month, fly-fishing guide Josh White and his clients couldn't get out of the way of winter steelhead on the Applegate River, even if they wanted to.
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New regulations pull anglers closer to shore

A new set of ocean-fishing regulations go into effect Sunday as part of an attempt to stave off mid-season reductions or closures to Oregon's recreational fleets this year.
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Ocean salmon options look liberal in 2012

Southern Oregon's ocean anglers can expect a full summer chinook salmon-fishing season under proposals that call for saltwater salmon fishing from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
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Klamath chinook run could set a record

More than 1.6 million fall chinook salmon are in the ocean and finning their way toward Northern California's Klamath River, and that's the best news Southern Oregon offshore anglers could hear this year.
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Steelhead get a second chance on the Rogue

Upper Rogue River anglers could catch some peculiar-looking steelhead this winter.
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Willow Lake boat ramp is open during the winter this year

Southern Oregon anglers have a new winter fishing opportunity at an old waterbody.
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Ocean crabbing delayed until Jan. 15 along south coast

The ocean Dungeness crab fishery will remain closed from the Gold Beach area down into Northern California until Jan. 15 to give crabs along this stretch of the coast more time to fill out with meat following their fall molting.
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October 28, 2011

Year of the Trout

October 21, 2011

Tough trout

September 30, 2011

Anglers get more options

September 16, 2011

The Twitch

August 01, 2011

Chub Wars

April 28, 2011

Biting cold

April 22, 2011

Trout opener Saturday

October 15, 2010

Strictly Nymphing

September 02, 2010

Salmon derby to honor vets

July 01, 2010

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