Friday, April 28, 2006

"SITE TO CLICK ON............."

The below site could be of interest to us outdoorsmen and those of us that enjoy fishing.........if you click on it, then just save it in your favorities to bring up later......and enjoy!

Charles (Shutterbug)

http://www.katu.com/outdoor/index.html
Newport News-Times: Briefs:
Flyfishers wanted............

There is interest in starting a flyfishing club in the area. Members of the club would be those who have skills at flyfishing and those who would like to have those skills. It would be a place to learn and share about flyfishing and make friends with other flyfishers. For more information, call Marc at 547-4586 or Alan at 563-6976.
FISHING CLUB HATS?
LVH Fish Club Members

At our last meeting Bill was given the okay to start the ordering process for ball caps. To that end, Sparky (Bill) will be taking orders for the ball caps at the upcoming breakfast meeting on May 4 at Agate Beach Golf Course. As you may recall, we need to have a minimum order of 24 caps to start the process. The caps will look like this:

1)Green color

2)Bright yellow lettering with club name on top, fish in the middle, and city name below

3) Velcro back strap.

The cost of the cap will be $10 maximum price.

Please respond to this email to let us know if you are prepared to put cash on the barrelhead for a very cool fishing club cap and how many you would like to purchase. That way we can get a preliminary feel of how many we will need to order. Put me down for 2 caps.

Wayne

PLEASE MEMBERS E-MAIL THE BELOW ADDRESS WITH YOUR REPLY:

lvhfishclub@hotmail.com

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Northwest Zone Fishing.......

Most Mid-Coast Rivers are closed to steelhead fishing. Some of the large river basins have specific areas open in April. Anglers are encouraged to consult the regulations prior to fishing for steelhead.

GO TO THIS SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION:

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/RR/northwest/

444 more clues to fishy mystery arrive

444 more clues to fishy mystery arrive: "444 more clues to fishy mystery arrive
Thursday, April 27, 2006
PETER SLEETH

A late migration of spring chinook salmon in the Columbia River appears to be gaining strength, but the tardy trickle of fish through the Bonneville Dam fish ladders is the latest on record."

Wednesday, April 26, 2006


Salmon Robbers

fishing

Northwest Zone: Fishing
Most Mid-Coast Rivers are closed to steelhead fishing. Some of the large river basins have specific areas open in April. Anglers are encouraged to consult the regulations prior to fishing for steelhead.
ALSEA RIVER : Winter steelhead angling is slow to fair. The mainstem Al sea River and North Fork are open to steelhead fishing through April 30. The South Fork Al sea River is closed for steelhead fishing. Anglers are reminded that only adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be harvested. The river conditions for fishing should remain favorable through the week. During high flows, anglers should concentrate on upper river and headwater areas first as river conditions improve more rapidly. Current river levels and forecasts can be found at http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/river/station/flowplot/flowplot.cgi?TIDO3

SILETZ RIVER : Winter steelhead fishing is slow to fair. Most fish can be found in the upper basin above the Town of Siletz . A majority of steelhead have spawned or will be during April making for less quality table fair. The first summer steelhead should be showing up in the lower river by the end of April into early May. River conditions for fishing should remain favorable through the weekend. During high flows, anglers should concentrate on upper river and headwater areas first as river conditions improve more rapidly. Current river levels and forecasts can be found at http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/river/station/flowplot/flowplot.cgi?

YAQUINA RIVER : Steelhead fishing is closed above tidewater and will reopen on May 27 along with cutthroat trout fishing. Chinook salmon fishing is open in tidewater but is expected to be slow until late summer. During high flows, anglers should concentrate on upper river and headwater areas first as river conditions improve more rapidly.
"Answer to QUESTION...SIZE DIFFERENCE ON SHIPS OR BOATS"

At our recent Club Meeting, prior to going on the Boat Tour, the question was raised, what is the difference between a Boat and a Ship??? This seemingly innocent issue soon erupted into a hot debate between a bunch of Old Fart’s. Before we needed to call for medical assistance, I suggested I would put the “Question” before someone who could give us a definitive answer.

Here is the response I got from the USCG Station Operations Officer. The “difference” is 65 feet. In the Coast Guard & Navy, vessels are called Boats up to the length of 65 feet. At 66 feet they are formally named and called Ships. If you really want to stump the guys ask them which 4 boats are the only ones in the Coast Guard under 65 feet that are named ????
(4 of our 52 footers are all named and 1 of them is here in Newport)

Sunday, April 23, 2006

"SILETZ RIVER CLEAN UP ON SATURDAY APRIL 22nd"


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Saturday Phil Reed and I made an outing to help with the Siletz River clean up and just the two of us picked up four bags full. There were also other Fisherman in boats as well as on foot doing the clean up. It was a great sucess and this is all part of being a good fisherman. Remember always leave the area your in better than you found it. Just to bad we have to have people in this world that don't care about our rivers and land. Thank you Phil for inviting me alone on this trip, what beautiful fishing areas we have around here.

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Newport News-Times: Pacific halibut season could be best in years:
Ocean sport anglers are gearing up for one of the best Pacific halibut opportunities off the Oregon coast in the last decade, say officials with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Halibut season will open May 1 in near-shore waters (waters less than 40 fathoms). The all-depth halibut fishery for Oregon's central coast, between Cape Falcon and Humbug Mountain, opens May 11
.

'This year's sport halibut quota is more than 276,400 pounds for Oregon,' said Don Bodenmiller, sport halibut project leader for ODFW. 'That's up about 4 percent from last year and is more than twice as much halibut as 10 years ago.

Friday, April 21, 2006

"LONGVIEW HILLS FISHING CLUB OUTING"'
APRIL 20th, 2006







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Many members of the Fishing Club and their guest enjoyed the outing down to the Newport Bay Front. Thanks to Dean at at Englund Marine for setting up the wonderful guide Capt. Mike Petas to take us around on the commercial fishing boat piers and shared with us information on what a commercial fishing boat Captain and his crew does. Also we were allowed to board his boat and was given a top notch tour of his boat. All was enjoyed very much who attended and we thank Dean and Capt. Petas for their time. Thank You!
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Thursday, April 20, 2006

Newport News-Times: New owner, manager resurrect Siletz moorage:
By Barton Grover Howe Of the News-Times
Standing on one of the new docks he and new owner Rod Versteegh recently had installed, Ed Elliott, the new manager of the Siletz Moorage in Kernville hopes to get more of the moorage accessible at low tide. The flats behind him, however, will probably always remain silted in, he said.

(Photo by Barton Grover Howe)
News and Highlights: 2006 - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife:
Commission approves restoration and enhancement projects.............

Date:April 20, 2006
SALEM : The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission recently approved more than $875,000 in grants from the Fish Restoration and Enhancement program for 16 projects benefiting fish and angling throughout Oregon .
Created by the Oregon Legislature in 1989, the R & E program funds projects that restore or enhance fisheries and habitat, educate the public, support fish stocking or research efforts to improve or sustain fisheries. Its seven-member citizen board reviews project proposals and makes funding recommendations to the state Fish and Wildlife Commission. The program is funded from a surcharge on sport and commercial fishing licenses and commercial poundage fee.
COMING SOON ON THIS SITE PICTURES OF OUR FIELD TRIP TODAY TO THE NEWPORT BAY AREA.

KEEP CHECKING THIS WEB SITE........ APRIL 20th

SHUTTERBUG (Charles Burke)

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

News and Highlights: 2006 - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife:
Hatchery Research Center seeks advisory committee member .............
Date:April 18, 2006
Contact:Lisa Kingsley (503) 947-6211
Fax: (503) 947-6009

ALSEA State fishery officials today announced an opening for an individual to represent conservation issues on the 15-member Oregon Hatchery Research Center Advisory Committee.
The committee advises the OHRC senior scientist on activities and functions related to the operation and maintenance of the facility, located west of Alsea.
ODFW Urges Proper Disposal of Angling Line and Tackle - Fish and Wildlife Service News:
SALEM - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials today announced the expansion of a program that provides streamside recycling stations for collecting discarded fishing line and tackle.
Fishing line breaks down slowly, and if discarded in lakes or streams or left on the banks it can entangle small animals and birds, especially waterfowl. Discarded line and tackle also can present a safety hazard to anglers, boaters, and others who enjoy Oregon's lakes and streams.
REMINDER: FISHING BOAT TOUR............

All most time to go on our field trip down to the Newport Bay front to go onboard to see a working Commercial Fishing Boat. We will meet at 9:ooa.m., April 20th at the Club House and car pool from there.

Monday, April 17, 2006

JUST FOR INFO……………
Here is a link to SOLV. I filled this out and received a kit containing garbage bags, gloves, vest, and safety instructions. Once you fill out this online form you will be asked to download another form (they will email the link) to release them from liability. Print and fill out the form and mail it to them.
If this idea is workable, we can get this to all the club members that are interested so everyone will have their own vests and will have filled out a release of liability.

Wayne………..

http://solv.org/programs/forms/form_project_oregon_kits.asp

Friday, April 14, 2006

Oregon Fishing and Hunting News Outdoor Sportsmen's Magazine:

FISHING.........
Sandy River steelhead, springers * Surfperch hot spots * Guides share springer tips * Columbia River panfish * Henry Hagg Lake panfish * Willamette River panfish * Willamette Valley ponds panfish * Haystack Reservoir crappie * Ochoco Reservoir crappie * Prineville Reservoir crappie * Agate Lake panfish * Applegate Lake panfish * Emigrant Lake panfish * Galesville Reservoir panfish * Lake Selmac panfish * Lost Creek Lake panfish * Umpqua River smallies * South Coast steelhead: Chetco, Elk, Sixes, Rogue, U mpqua, Millicoma * Columbia River springers * Columbia River walleye * Gerber Reservoir crappie * Rogue River steelhead * Umpqua River springers * Topsy Reservoir bass, panfish * Siltcoos Lake panfish * Tahkenitch Lake panfish * Tenmile Lakes panfish * Alton Baker Pond trout * Blue River Reservoir trout * Dexter Pond trout * Dorena Reservoir trout * Cottage Grove Pond trout * Cottage Grove Reservoir trout ...............
Oregon's Top Rivers for Salmon & Steelhead:
Check the Angling Regulation Booklet for this years open seasons and bag limits.
Thanks to Oregon's anglers, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is able to keep detailed records of sport catches in Oregon rivers. These data are gathered from salmon/steelhead tags returned by anglers. However, only 15 to 25 percent all anglers who buy salmon/steelhead tags return them to the department. Returning them is easy.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Recreation Report - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife:
Youth fishing opportunities abound as spring arrives Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials remind parents with young prospective anglers that opportunities are scheduled throughout the state in the weeks ahead. Opportunities will be regularly announced on the ODFW Web site.
Catfish Hunts on Land, Scientists Report:
Nicholas Bakalar for National Geographic News

April 12, 2006
An eel-like catfish can wriggle out of the water to stalk prey, scientists report. The discovery may shed light on how some prehistoric fish species evolved into land animals.
Newport News-Times: Slashed commercial salmon season a disaster; Hooley, DeFazio promise fight for financial aid: Slashed commercial salmon season a disaster; Hooley, DeFazio promise fight for financial aid...................

By Joel Gallob Of the News-Times
Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Congresswoman Darlene Hooley (D-OR) told about 100 members of the fishing industry they are proposing legislation that would provide immediate financial assistance to fishers and fishing communities hurt by the severely reduced West Coast salmon fishery this year, as well as funds for research to understand what has gone wrong in the Klamath River - the source of this year's salmon crisis.

(Photo by Joel Gallob)


Friday, April 07, 2006

Newport News-Times: Salmon fishers get a season:
By Joel Gallob Of the News-Times
Salmon fishers on the Oregon and California coast between Cape Falcon (in northern Tillamook County) and Point Sur near Monterey will get a salmon season this year, even if it won't be much of one.

Representatives of the National Marine Fisheries Service (a branch of the Department of Commerce and the parent to which the Pacific Fishery Management Council makes its recommendations) on Thursday morning came to the PFMC regulators with what amounted to a compromise proposal for the season.
http://www.solv.org/volunteers/volunteer_county.asp

If you are interested in the SOLV clean up program, just click on the above web site to get more information.

A Personal Commitment to Keeping Oregon Beaches Clean Each year, the beautiful Oregon Coast is home to the Great Oregon Spring and Fall Beach Cleanups. Thousands of volunteers from all over the state participate each year to clean up litter and debris from winter storms and careless polluters. Working to preserve the coastline and ensure that it remains clean and pristine for visitors and for wildlife has been among SOLV’s core programs for years and is what SOLV is best known for.

AP nation news - StatesmanJournal.com

AP nation news - StatesmanJournal.com: "Mark Newell, a fisherman and seafood processor based in Newport, Ore., said trollers would have to struggle to break even and may move into other fisheries such as albacore tuna to compensate for the loss.

'It's going to be really tough,' Newell said. 'A lot of guys are going to lose their boats and go bankrupt.'"
Fishing on Columbia in jeopardy:


Friday, April 07, 2006
Oregon and Washington will allow sport fishing on the Columbia River through early next week, but the states will decide Tuesday whether to end fishing Thursday night.
Water temperatures and fish counts have risen at Bonneville Dam in recent days, easing some concerns that the 2006 spring chinook salmon run would reprise the disastrous overestimation of 2005's return.
It's still too early, biologists said, to know the accuracy of this year's prediction of 88,400 salmon.

Thursday, April 06, 2006

"LONGVIEW HILLS FISHING CLUB MEETING HELD TODAY"

BOARD MEMBERS Members of Club


Club members at morning meeting

"NEW CLUB MEMBERS"

BOB BREAKFIELD and WAYDE DUDLEY
WELCOME ONBOARD OUR CLUB


POSTING OF APPROVED ETHOS STATEMENT AND FISHING CLUB EMBLEM IN LVH'S CLUB HOUSE LIBARY ROOM.

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Fossil fuels threatening sea life, researchers say

Fossil fuels threatening sea life, researchers say: "Fossil fuels threatening sea life, researchers say
Pollution - Acid levels from carbon dioxide are rising in the Pacific, impeding shell formation
Thursday, April 06, 2006
MICHAEL MILSTEIN

Scientists just back from a research cruise across the northern Pacific say the ocean has soaked up so much carbon dioxide from human burning of fossil fuels that it's turning more acidic, disrupting growth of coral and the tiny sea creatures salmon and other fish rely on for food."

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Reminder to all LVH's Fishing Club Members or anyone who might be interested in fishing. We have a very important meeting tomorrow morning on Thursday April 6th at 9a.m. at the club house. Important issues to be presented to the club...see you there. Thank you!
Salmon season cut down to a fillet
Commercial fishing would be sliced to 36 days under federal guidelines offered Tuesday........................

Wednesday, April 05, 2006
PETER SLEETH
SACRAMENTO -- In a hint of what will await diners and fishermen alike in coming months, a key federal fishing council voted Tuesday for a severely limited commercial salmon trolling season off the Oregon Coast, while signaling recreational fishing will be allowed to proceed.

Salmon season cut down to a fillet

Salmon season cut down to a fillet: "Salmon season cut down to a fillet
Commercial fishing would be sliced to 36 days under federal guidelines offered Tuesday
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
PETER SLEETH

SACRAMENTO -- In a hint of what will await diners and fishermen alike in coming months, a key federal fishing council voted Tuesday for a severely limited commercial salmon trolling season off the Oregon Coast, while signaling recreational fishing will be allowed to proceed."

Researchers Link Chinook, Orca Populations

Researchers Link Chinook, Orca Populations: "Researchers Link Chinook, Orca Populations"

Monday, April 03, 2006

Part 1: Feel-good fishing
Part 2: Spring chinook run off to a slow start

Kathy Arrigo is among Oregon's disabled anglers who enjoy reeling in a catch.................

CARVER W ater droplets glistened under spring sunshine as the steelhead spun in the air and plunged back into the cold, clear Clackamas River.

Sunday, April 02, 2006

A salmon's cradle, now a grave

A salmon's cradle, now a grave: "A salmon's cradle, now a grave
Klamath - The next misfortune flowing from a failing river system may be a Pacific Ocean fishery closure"