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EDITOR'S BLOG
Merry Christmas, From NWS
(Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:18:14 +0000)
Just want to wish all you readers a very Merry Christmas, happy holidays, Festivus, etc. ... >>>
Wind, Drano Springer Forecasts Out
(Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:37:27 +0000)
In a nutshell, the predictions call for the largest run in 40 years back to Drano, biggest run in seven years back to the Wind and second largest in 33 years to the Klickitat, glorious news forplug-pulling, prawn-dragging springer fiends. ... >>>
Inconvenient Truth, Take 2
(Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:24:18 +0000)
Pop quiz – tell me what flaming nature lover sent a U.S. Navy gunboat to protect fur seals from sealers on a remote island in the Bering Sea, the U.S. Marines to protect nesting shorebirds on an equally remote Pacific atoll? ... >>>
More Springer Numbers Out
(Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:20:25 +0000)
Forecasts for a trio of Southwest Washington rivers were revealed today, and the news is improved if you're a Cowlitz or Lewis River angler. ... >>>
How The Springer Forecast Came About
(Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:22:20 +0000)
Managers looked at almost as many new and different forecasting formulas as they've predicted Columbia springers will return in 2010. ... >>>
470K Springers, Panel Says
(Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:48:16 +0000)
A joint state-tribal-federal panel is forecasting a run of 470,000 springers to the Columbia next year, which, if it actually comes in, would be the largest on record. ... >>>
News On 2010 Columbia King, Coho Forecasts
(Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:37:17 +0000)
We may see a bigger run of fall kings to the Columbia River in 2010, but perhaps only half as many silvers. ... >>>
HEADLINES
(December 24th) Smelt Subject Of Jan. 6 Meeting(December 24th) Disco Derby Cancelled(December 23rd) Guide/NWS Pen Finds Post-storm Steelies In The Chetco(December 23rd) Whidbey Hunt Ban Heads To Court(December 23rd) Northwest OR Steelhead Report(December 23rd) What’s Fishin’ In Oregon, Christmas Edition(December 23rd) New Year’s Razor Clam Digs A Go(December 22nd) Advice From Angler Who Almost Bit It(December 22nd) Update On Blue Mtns. Steelhead Management(December 22nd) Springer Breakdown, River By River(December 21st) Sound Crabbing To Close After Jan. 2(December 21st) SW Washington Fishing Report(December 21st) Guide A Target Of Nigerian-style Scam(December 21st) Upper Columbia Good For Steelhead: Guide(December 18th) And You Thought Egg Cures Were Bad For Salmonids(December 18th) More 2010 Salmon Forecasts(December 18th) Bear Gall Bladder Buyers Sentenced(December 17th) Upper NF Stilly To Close(December 17th) Hunter Orange Requirement Coming To OR?(December 17th) Multnomah Sticker Shock(December 16th) Sulfite-heavy Egg Cures Said To Kill Young Salmonids(December 16th) Sauk C&R Steel A No-go?(December 16th) What’s Fishin’ In Oregon(December 16th) Record Coho — Except For The Not-Officially-Weighed Part?(December 15th) Cowlitz Fishing Report(December 14th) SW WA (Not) Fishing Report(December 12th) Steelhead Cutbacks In WA’s Blues?(December 11th) Of Frozen Squid And Not-frozen Snails(December 10th) Chrome Coho For NWS Pen(December 9th) How Gregoire’s Budget Would Affect WDFW(December 9th) What’s Fishin’ In Oregon(December 9th) Jacked Up(December 8th) Springfield Man Faces Charges In Deer Case(December 8th) FWC Taking Longer Look At Lead Ban(December 8th) Posthunt Survey Finds Good Methow Buck Numbers(December 8th) OSP Seeks Tips On Arrow-wounded Alsea Elk(December 8th) Columbia Sturgeon, Smelt Fishery Recommendations Out(December 8th) Pity The Poor, Shivering Poacher (Not)(December 7th) SW WA Fishing Report(December 7th) Invasive Snails Found Off Puget Sound(December 7th) Rogue CCA Chapter Links Salmonids With Habitat(December 7th) North-central Washington Fishing Report(December 6th) News On Oregon Coast Salmon 2010(December 3rd) How To Get Rid Of Pesky Geese 
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INDUSTRY NEWS
NSIA Issues Statement On Sulfite Egg Cure Study
(Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:37:16 +0000)
NSIA’s Board recognizes that our position to eliminate sulfites pending further study will likely result in the closure of some sport fishing related businesses. The NSIA has long supported and been champions for the highest standards of conservation related to our fishery resources. ... >>>
Oregon Tuna Classic Sets Records
(Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:57:25 +0000)
(OREGON TUNA CLASSIC PRESS RELEASE)
The books are closed on the 2009 season for the Oregon Tuna Classic. The upside down economy had the organizers wondering if they’d see a decrease in participants and sponsors as they worked diligently through the spring making final preparations for the first event in Newport on J ... >>>
New Book Details NW’s Top Blacktail Bucks
(Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:28:08 +0000)
I've seen some nice pics of blacktails come into HQ this fall -- and then I've seen some nice pics of blacktails come into HQ this fall. Just received a copy of Blacktail Legends of the Pacific Northwest. ... >>>
Win A Brand-new Rainier Tent For Your Hunting Camp!
(Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:37:33 +0000)
NEW PICS ADDED 11-20! In case you missed that ad on page 127 of our November issue, we want your snap shots of the best and worst "Hunting Hotels" of the West. The best image will win a brand-new Rainier Tent! ... >>>
