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Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Bycatch, gillnetting, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Wild

Last night I went fishing for fall chinook salmon with gill netter Greg Johnson. We started as the sun was setting, and I bailed after just two sets. Johnson was planning to fish from 7 pm last night to 7 am this morning. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, gillnetting

You may have heard that some of the backers of Oregon's Measure 81, which would ban the use of gill nets in commercial, non-tribal fishing on the Columbia River, have abandoned their Yes on 81 campaign. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, gillnetting, John Kitzhaber, Measure 81, Salmon For All

The Oregonian reports on a letter from Gov. John Kitzhaber to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission in which he proposes moving non-tribal commercial gillnets off the Columbia River and into side-channel fishing areas. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, gillnetting, Salmon

The results are in on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's experiment in alternative commercial fishing gear on the Columbia River. And they look good for the state's goal of finding ways for commercial boats to catch more hatchery salmon and steelhead without harming wild fish. The Columbia Basin Bulletin reports purse seine nets (see a video of how ... Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Columbia River Basin, Fisheries, gillnetting, Salmon