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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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The Adkins Family with their limits all-around of Coho Salmon. This family knows how to catch fish! PRIZE WINNERS … Largest Chinook salmon of the derby: Tim Benrose, 24.7 pounds…
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June 28th. FYI … Joshua Heckathorn, the fellow who killed over 15,000 of our pre-smolt by breaking into the hatchery and dumping a bottle of bleach in their rearing tank…
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The Umpqua Fishery Enhancement Derby is extremely disappointed that ODFW is proposing to close Rock Creek Hatchery as a cost-cutting measure in its proposed budget. The agency has consistently assured…
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