Author: umpqua.rock

Usually, the first broodstock are captured in mid to late September. This year, perhaps because of warmer weather and lack of rain, they did not show up until the first…
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32,000 fall Chinook salmon smolt were released Sunday, September 28th. These fish were raised from eyed eggs to young smolt 6 to 7 inches in length at the ODFW Elk…
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Over 100 participants attended GRWB STEP’s 2025 Fund Raising Raffle at Blue Box Seafood on Sunday. As in past years Blue Box did a great job. Good food and ice-cold…
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GOOD NEWS !! Gardiner, Reedsport, Winchester Bay S.T.E.P., Reedsport, Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce and Winchester Bay Merchants Association have joined together to produce the 2025 CRAB BOUNTY HUNT taking…
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June 19th., 2025 Regrettably, we are announcing that our 2025 Labor Day Weekend Salmon Derby is CANCELLED. Extremely low Fall Chinook Salmon returns are forecast by ODFW. As a result,…
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June 13, 2025 PENDLETON, Oregon ‐ The Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted a limited fall Chinook fishing and retention season on the mainstem Umpqua, Smith, and North Fork Smith rivers after…
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It’s Fin Clipping Time Our juvenal salmon are ready to be Adipose fin clipped. This clipping will identify returning adult salmon as “wild” (non-fin clipped) or S.T.E.P. hatchery fish (fin-clipped).…
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ODFW Fish & Game Commission visited the GRWB STEP Gardiner Hatchery facility on April 17th. Their tour included descriptions of hatchery operations and GRWB STEP goals to continue production for…
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A big shout out to everyone who participated in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl. There were a record number of teams registered and a turnout of over 100…
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The annual GRWB STEP business meeting and dinner will be held at Bedrocks by the Bay, in Winchester Bay on Saturday, January 25th, 2025 No Host Social … 5:00 pm…
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