11-17-2006, 08:04 PM
SALEM, Ore.-Oregon anglers can pick up a copy of the 2007 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations from license agents today.
Anglers are highly encouraged to carefully review the 2007 regulation because many important rule changes occurred during the 2006 fishing season. The new rules are highlighted in blue and appear throughout the regulation.
Major changes for 2007 include changing crayfish harvest regulations to prohibit angling for crayfish with hook and line.
The spring chinook control zone area in the near shore ocean off Tillamook Bay has been redefined from a triangle to a rectangle. The area covers from the jetty tips seaward to the 15 fathom line offshore from Pyramid Rock to Twin Rocks. There are no changes in season or bag restrictions from previous years
Other changes are stated below by zone:
Northwest Zone
Trout fishing opportunities have opened on Deadwood Creek, Indian Creek, Lobster creek in the Central Coast District from May 26 to Sept. 30. The bag limit is two trout over eight inches per day using artificial flies and lures only.
Willamette Zone
From Aug. 1 to Oct. 31, unmarked coho salmon may be kept on the mainstem of the Willamette River above the falls, to include sections of the Tualatin (and its tributary Gales Creek), Yamhill, Molalla, and Santiam Rivers.
Central Zone
- From Aug. 1 to Oct. 31, unmarked coho salmon may be kept on the Deschutes River from the mouth to Pelton Regulating Dam.
- Protective bass regulations in Laurance Reservoir were removed to allow retention of smallmouth bass caught in the reservoir.
No significant changes were adopted in the Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, Snake River, Columbia River, and Marine zones.
In addition to the new rules, several changes were made to improve the overall quality of the regulation, to include moving advertisements to the end of the regulation and "freshening up" the content for readers.
"We received a lot of good feedback from the public and incorporated many of their suggestions into the 2007 regulation," said Rhine Messmer, Recreational Fisheries Program Manager. "Our focus was threefold: improve the readability, make it easier to understand, and include more information on angling opportunities in Oregon."
A new section titled, "Looking for Somewhere to Go Fishing" directs anglers to an ODFW web site feature called, "Easy Angling Oregon" that will offer information on fishing opportunities and angling techniques at several of Oregon's more productive fishing spots. The "Easy Angling Oregon" locations featured have been selected because they can provide rewarding angling experiences for the beginning angler and families.
The sport fishing regulations, which is published annually, can be accessed at: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/fis...s_2007.pdf
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission is the rulemaking body responsible for approving all state angling regulations.
Anglers are highly encouraged to carefully review the 2007 regulation because many important rule changes occurred during the 2006 fishing season. The new rules are highlighted in blue and appear throughout the regulation.
Major changes for 2007 include changing crayfish harvest regulations to prohibit angling for crayfish with hook and line.
The spring chinook control zone area in the near shore ocean off Tillamook Bay has been redefined from a triangle to a rectangle. The area covers from the jetty tips seaward to the 15 fathom line offshore from Pyramid Rock to Twin Rocks. There are no changes in season or bag restrictions from previous years
Other changes are stated below by zone:
Northwest Zone
Trout fishing opportunities have opened on Deadwood Creek, Indian Creek, Lobster creek in the Central Coast District from May 26 to Sept. 30. The bag limit is two trout over eight inches per day using artificial flies and lures only.
Willamette Zone
From Aug. 1 to Oct. 31, unmarked coho salmon may be kept on the mainstem of the Willamette River above the falls, to include sections of the Tualatin (and its tributary Gales Creek), Yamhill, Molalla, and Santiam Rivers.
Central Zone
- From Aug. 1 to Oct. 31, unmarked coho salmon may be kept on the Deschutes River from the mouth to Pelton Regulating Dam.
- Protective bass regulations in Laurance Reservoir were removed to allow retention of smallmouth bass caught in the reservoir.
No significant changes were adopted in the Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, Snake River, Columbia River, and Marine zones.
In addition to the new rules, several changes were made to improve the overall quality of the regulation, to include moving advertisements to the end of the regulation and "freshening up" the content for readers.
"We received a lot of good feedback from the public and incorporated many of their suggestions into the 2007 regulation," said Rhine Messmer, Recreational Fisheries Program Manager. "Our focus was threefold: improve the readability, make it easier to understand, and include more information on angling opportunities in Oregon."
A new section titled, "Looking for Somewhere to Go Fishing" directs anglers to an ODFW web site feature called, "Easy Angling Oregon" that will offer information on fishing opportunities and angling techniques at several of Oregon's more productive fishing spots. The "Easy Angling Oregon" locations featured have been selected because they can provide rewarding angling experiences for the beginning angler and families.
The sport fishing regulations, which is published annually, can be accessed at: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/fis...s_2007.pdf
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission is the rulemaking body responsible for approving all state angling regulations.