Fishing In Oregon: Family Fishing In
Portland Oregon
This site was started on 3/19/07. It is a collection of articles on
family fishing in the Portland Oregon Metro Area. It also contains
articles on fishing in general. The purpose of the site is to help parents
evaluate potential fishing spots before they invest a day in fishing with their
children in the Portland Oregon area.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has a program
called "Easy Angling Oregon". They publish a handbook with a list of lakes
throughout the state of Oregon that are family friendly. These are mostly
trout and panfish ponds that are either stocked regularly or are naturally
abundant in panfish. They are spots that are easy to drive to, have a
potentially high fish caught per hour ratio, to keep the attention of the young
ones, and are easy to fish in with regards to easy casting spots or docks.
They also have amenities such as bathrooms, tables and water to drink.
These spots also are relatively low in complex fishing regulations and are open
year round.
The Portland Area is in the "Willamette Zone" area that ODFW
divides the state into; it extends North to South from Portland to Eugene.
The handbook covers
- Detroit Lake ... a well stocked trout lake
- St. Louis Ponds ..a panfish lake near Salem
- Fall Creek... a stocked reservoir near Springfield Oregon
(Bart Simpson's favorite trout pond..ha ha)
- Henry Hagg Lake (see below)
- Timothy Lake.. a scenic lake on Mt. Hood (drive
carefully....I know an Oregon Car
Accident lawyer who gets a lot of cases from the "safety zone" or more
correctly labeled "death zone" going up to Mt. Hood)
It also recommends but does not cover:
- Alton-Baker Canal.. a trout stocked, slow river in the
Springfield and Eugene area
- Benson Lake.. a trout stocked lake out in the Gorge on
the way out to Bonneville Dam
- Scott Lake... a cutthroat trout stocked lake East of
Springfield OR.
Here is a link to the Easy Angling Oregon ODFW Willamette
site:
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/easy_angling/willamette/index.asp
Author Fishing at West Salish Pond
Portland Oregon Family Fishing Articles:
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ODFW News Update:
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HUNTING: Have a wild turkey day Turkey day,
Thanksgiving, is quickly approaching—why not try to
put a wild turkey on the Thanksgiving dinner table? You
can still purchase a general season tag for $18 and hunt
in many counties in Southwest and Willamette Zones. See
below for fall hunting tips and look to zone reports or
ODFW’s
turkey hunting brochure for more info.
- Turkeys in the fall are less vocal and less
responsive to hunter calls but they flock up in
larger groups. Some successful hunters disperse
turkey flocks, then sit down and call using the lost
call or whistle-like sounds turkeys make when
regrouping. Call sparingly in the fall so you don't
scare turkeys away.
- Look for turkeys in food (hard and soft mast)
producing areas like under oak, maple, hawthorn or
dogwood trees. Turkeys tend to seek out easy
food from local ranches and farms. Insects are still
an important part of a turkey’s diet in the fall too
so key in on grasshopper producing areas.
- Turkeys spend a lot of time wandering large
areas foraging for food. They are not tied to
territories like they are in the spring breeding
time so increase your searching and calling areas.
- Be prepared for adverse weather conditions.
- Remember that other hunts, like deer and elk
hunting, might be going on in the same area so be
safe and be sure of your target.
- Ask permission before hunting on private land
(where many turkeys are found).
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