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Share Your Love of Salmon With Students
If you reside in Oregon and you are looking for an opportunity to share your passion of salmon with future generations, the Eggs to Fry program is a great start. Northwest Steelheaders and ODFW have...
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McKenzie River spring chinook hatchery operations to be contested in the courts
McKenzie Flyfishers and Steamboaters sued ODFW and the Corps this week over the McKenzie River’s hatchery spring chinook operations. Their complaint seeks to: 1. Issue a declaratory judgment that the...
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Winners of the 2015 trip raffle!
Wednesday, April 29, was the drawing for the North to Salmon raffle. Winners are: Carl Patrick, Newberg Chapter, GRAND PRIZE winner (5-day trip to Yakutat Lodge) Bob Mackay, 2nd prize, Lamiglas...
View ArticlePlugging Methane Leaks: Steelhead Need a Stable Climate Too
The Association of Northwest Steelheaders applauds the new rule to limit venting and flaring of methane gas from oil and gas wells on public lands. It is high time that something was done about this...
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New Learn to Fish Camps & Seminars
Learn to Fish! Are you looking a great opportunity to learn how to fish? The NW Steelheaders are sponsoring two events on the weekend of Feb 19th-21st that will give you knowledge from top Pros. There...
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Multnomah Channel No Wake Zone Proposal
Action Alert: Half of Multnomah Channel Proposed No Wake Zone A marina owner has submitted a petition to the Marine Board that would turn roughly half of the 21-mile long Multnomah Channel into a no...
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New Board Members
New Board Members! This past summer we elected four members to our Steelheader board, Brian McLachlan as our Vice President of Conservation, Stevie Parsons to the newly established Diversity and...
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Tell ODFW to Fully Implement Columbia Salmon Reallocation
Tell ODFW to Fully Implement Columbia Salmon Reallocation The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold its monthly meeting in Salem, Wednesday, November 9, starting at 8:00 a.m., to discuss, in...
View ArticleSportfishing Groups United on ODFW Keeping Their Promise
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Throwing Hardware
Throwing Hardware The other day a co-worker asked me about my steelhead rods, as he is looking for something new. I pretty quickly jumped to telling him about my favorite gear, because I love using...
View ArticleODFW Proposes Abandoning Significant Aspects of Columbia River Reforms
ODFW Proposes Abandoning Significant Aspects of Columbia River Reforms ODFW has proposed abandoning key parts of the Columbia River Reform package prior to its scheduled full implementation in 2017....
View ArticleFree the Snake Public Hearings
Bonneville Power Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will have hearings seeking public input to develop a new plan to save endangered wild salmon and steelhead...
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Conserve our Yaquina Bay Herring
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Re: Directed Roe Fishery for Herring, Yaquina Bay Chair Finley, members of the commission and Director Melcher, My name is Bob Rees, Executive Director for the...
View ArticleOregon Commission Stalls Columbia River Reform Package
Oregon Commission votes 5 – 2 to stall implementation of Columbia River Reform Package After the tireless work the Steelheaders did for implementing reforms on Columbia River gillnetting, the...
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Making Connections
Making Connections There are many reasons why people join the Northwest Steelheaders. There are many longtime members, and some may even remember the original reason the Steelheaders were formed: To...
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Helping Raíces a Alas in Molalla
Helping Raíces a Alas in Molalla Each fall and winter, dedicated Steelheader volunteers deliver salmon eggs to classrooms around the Portland area through Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fish...
View ArticleAction Alert: Tell ODFW to Fully Implement the Columbia River Reform Package!
Fully Implement the Columbia River Reform Package! On January 20th, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will decide the fate of Columbia River anglers for the 2017 fishing season and the future of...
View ArticleBETRAYED!
BETRAYED! We as sport anglers are shocked and outraged at the decision last evening by the ODFW Commission. Led by Governor Brown’s appointments, the Commission voted 4-3 to abandon the bi-State...
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Governor Brown – Please Keep Your Promise
Governor Brown – Please Keep Your Promise By now, sportanglers invested in the future of fishing in the mainstem Columbia have heard about the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission’s vote on January...
View ArticleGovernor Brown Sends Letter to ODFW Commission on Columbia River Reforms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PORTLAND, Ore. February 9, 2017 —Governor Kate Brown called the January 20 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission’s decision abandoning the Columbia River Fisheries Reform Plan...
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