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To kill bass (or not)

In Oregon by Sophia Kaelke

One angler’s thoughts on smallie fishing on Oregon’s Umpqua river system and their effect on salmonoid populations.

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North Umpqua River closes for summer steelhead fishing

In Oregon by Dean Finnerty

Oregon’s North Umpqua River is legendary for its summer steelhead fishery, and for the special fishing regulations that have helped sustain the unique character and history of this water. Now, for only the second time since Oregon began to regulate fishing on the North Umpqua, the summer steelhead fishery will be closed in 2023 due to poor returns of adult fish.