The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking two members to represent fishing and/or fish conservation interests and the public-at-large on the state’s Fish Screening Task Force. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/may/051713.asp Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is hosting a Family Fishing Event Saturday, May 18 from 8:30-2 at Eckman Lake in Waldport. This event is organized and sponsored by the First Baptist Church of Waldport and is a great opportunity to take your family fishing. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/may/051513b.asp With water temperatures too high to safely stock trout, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife cancelled this week’s load of fish for Lake Selmac. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/may/051513.asp Chinook salmon season on the Umatilla River will close effective 12:01 on Thursday, May 16 under emergency regulations adopted today by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/may/051413b.asp Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is hosting a Family Fishing event Saturday, May 18 at Mt. Hood Pond in Gresham. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/may/051413.asp The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission at its meeting today made official the 2013 ocean salmon and Pacific halilbut seasons, including several fisheries that opened earlier in this month under temporary rules. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/may/051013.asp The Columbia River Fiscal Impact Advisory Committee will meet 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. The meeting will be in the main conference room at the Department of Human Services building (3420 Cherry Lane, Salem) on the same campus as the ODFW Headquarters. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/may/050913.asp Many parents don’t know it but youth (ages 12-17) are guaranteed a controlled buck, antlerless deer and elk tag (100, 600 and 200 series) before they turn 18 under a special program called the “First Time Hunt” program. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/may/050813.asp The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Central Oregon Flyfishers will host a youth fishing event at the Pine Nursery Pond in Bend on Saturday, May 11. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/may/050713.asp Oregon's Fish Passage Task Force will meet Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Oregon Institute of Technology Campus, 2301 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls to consider current statewide fish passage issues. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/may/050613.asp Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is hosting a Family Fishing event Saturday, May 11 at Sheridan Pond in Sheridan, Ore. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/may/050313c.asp An April 30 news release stated the Fish and Wildlife Commission will set 2013 ocean salmon and Pacific halibut seasons on May 10. Fisheries that are scheduled to begin prior to May 10 will, or are, open as proposed open under temporary rules. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/may/050313b.asp There are now a million more good reasons to go fishing in Oregon this summer. That’s because two popular Oregon lakes could have a fish that’s worth a couple million bucks to the lucky angler who lands it. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/may/050313.asp Oregon Wildlife invites you to learn about Oregon’s black bears at a presentation by Doug Cottam, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist, on Wednesday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. in Portland. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/may/050113.asp Raffle tickets for 2013 big game hunts (deer, elk, Rocky Mtn goat, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep) can be purchased online or by mail order only through May 6. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/043013e.asp The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider the 2013 ocean salmon and halibut seasons when it meets in Salem on May 10. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. at ODFW Headquarters in Salem, 3406 Cherry Ave NE. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/043013f.asp Volunteers are needed for the first annual Noble Creek Hatchery fin clipping event on Saturday, May 11. No experience is required and everyone is welcome. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/043013d.asp The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will open the upper Snake River for spring chinook fishing on Saturday, May 4 under the following regulations: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/043013c.asp The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will join forces with other conservation-minded groups and individuals Saturday, May 4 to rid the lower Alsea River of trash.. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/043013b.asp The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking public comment on a request to exempt from fish passage requirements an existing culvert on an unnamed tributary to the South Fork Umpqua River near Roseburg. Comments are due by May 20, 2013. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/043013.asp Come and watch the OSU Beavers baseball team take on the California Golden Bears on Saturday, May 4. Stop by ODFW’s booth at the game to find out more about hunting and fishing opportunities in Oregon. The game begins at 2:05 p.m. at Goss Stadium in Corvallis. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/042913.asp Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will team up with the Association of NW Steelheaders to host a Family Fishing Event at Shorty’s Pond in Molalla on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/042613d.asp The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a Family Fishing Event at Alton Baker Canoe Canal in Eugene on Sunday, May 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This event is free and no pre-registration is required. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/042613c.asp Anglers have until May 15, 2013 to turn in their 2012 combined angling tag for a chance to win one of over 100 outdoor products, including a complete drift boat package. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/042613b.asp ODFW will host a series of public meetings around the state in early May to accept public comment on proposals for big game hunting seasons. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/042613.asp A Family Fishing Event is set for Reinhart Volunteer Park Pond in Grants Pass on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/042513.asp The Commercial Fisheries Permit Board will meet on April 26, 2013 at 9 a.m. to prepare the Final Order in the limited entry ocean troll salmon permit contested case hearing for David Dickson. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/042413.asp The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fish Restoration and Enhancement Board will meet on Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26 in White City. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/042313b.asp The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife invites new anglers to take part in its Family Fishing Event Saturday, May 4th at Vernonia Pond from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free and ODFW staff and volunteers will be on hand to assist those who want to learn how to fish. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/042313.asp Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is hosting a Family Fishing Event Saturday, April 27 at Trojan Pond near Rainier. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/042213.asp Fishery managers have announced 2013 summer and fall salmon and steelhead fishing seasons on the Columbia River. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/041813.asp The Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife have placed a trap at The Dalles Marina on the Columbia River to try to capture California sea lions that have made their way above Bonneville Dam. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/041713d.asp A Family Fishing Event is set for Saturday, April 27 at Middle Empire Lake near the campus of Southwestern Oregon Community college. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is partnering with the Child Advocacy Center to host the event which is part of the annual “Family Fun Day.” http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/041713c.asp With spring chinook salmon about to arrive in the upper Rogue River, anglers should be aware of a change in fishing regulations effective this year. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/041713b.asp ODFW’s Access and Habitat Board will meet Tuesday, April 23 at the Eagle Cap Chalets, 59879 Wallowa Lake Hwy, in Joseph. The meeting begins at 8:00 a.m. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2013/april/041713.asp