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TGF · 01-05-2002, 04:05 PM

Oregon Fishing Update January 4th - January 10th, 2002 Fisheries update: Are you kidding? No one has taken advantage of my great boat seats for sale on our classifieds page? Check them out and give me an email if you are interested! As for fishing, the Columbia seems a little bleak right now. Most sturgeon are staging for the big smelt run most of us are expecting. They should show within the month. Better sturgeon fishing is on the way! The Sandy is polluted with steelhead and the bank anglers are doing better than the boat anglers! The Clackamas is nothing to sneeze at either but the Sandy seems to have a few more fish than the Clack for a change! On the coast, most of the major rivers had great fishing over the holidays and the low, clear water conditions should keep things fairly productive. You may just have to go to more subtle presentations like bobbers and jigs. Crabbing on Netarts Bay was less than impressive over the holiday but bigger estuaries like Tillamook or Nehalem should be picking up with the lack of fresh water influence the coast has been experiencing. The Siletz is getting a bonus run of early quality fish. A good sign for the month of February and March! The Alsea is beginning to taper and the more central rivers like the Siuslaw and Umpqua are starting to gain momentum. ODF&W has an unusual situation going on. Most Point-of-Sale locations are experiencing slow license processing. You may have difficulty getting your new license for a short while until the remedy the situation. Hunters and anglers seeking 2002 licenses and tags may obtain hand-written versions at larger ODFW offices, some of which will remain open until 9 p.m. ODFW Information Systems staff is working as quickly as possible to locate the source of the problem and fix it. The licensing system will be effectively offline until the problems are resolved, though it may be functioning for short periods as testing occurs. Hunters and anglers must have an official 2002 license and appropriate tag to hunt or fish. Only select ODFW offices may issue hand-written documents. The following offices will be open until 9 p.m. weekdays to issue hand-written licenses should it be necessary: Portland headquarters, Clackamas, Corvallis, Roseburg, Bend and La Grande. Additional ODFW offices may issue hand-written licenses between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. They include: Central Point, Charleston, Enterprise, Gold Beach, Hines, John Day (morning only), Klamath Falls, Newport, Ontario, Pendleton, Salem, Sauvie Island, Springfield, Tillamook, and The Dalles. Hunters and anglers who receive hand-written licenses or tags will be able to exchange them for printed versions at no charge from the same ODFW office once the Point-of-Sale computer system is functioning. In addition, hunters or anglers who purchased a hand-written hunting license or one-day fishing license on Dec. 31, but need a combination or annual fishing license may apply the cost to the purchase of the appropriate document. Such transactions may only be completed at an ODFW office. Fishermen looking for an uncrowded day on the Sandy might want to consider fishing above Oxbow Park or below Dabney. The Sandy River Chapter of the Northwest Steelheaders are trying to get the word out about our annual Chapter fish-a-long, Frost Bite Follies, that will be taking place next Saturday, January 5th, on the Sandy River. This from Ray Hinea - Past President of the chapter and Frost Bite Follies coordinator - "We do our best to be respectful of everyone on the river, but the sight of "the fleet" can be overwhelming to some people. Also, as part of the event, participants will be assigned sections of the river for a litter clean-up project. We want everyone to know that our Chapter members are good stewards of the Sandy River and, along with enjoying a day of fishing, are committed to the enhancement of the river environment for everyone's enjoyment. In past litter cleanups, we have hauled out just about every type of garbage you can conceive of, including a living room couch!" We apologize for any inconvenience we might cause fellow fishermen next Saturday, but we thought sending out this message might help people better plan their day." Paid Subscriber John G. writes, "Hi Michael & Bob, Just wanted to drop you guys a note to say thank you for all you have done this year in putting together this great publication. Each Friday morning I look forward to reading your forecast and planning my weekend activities. Keep up the great work. ... one of my most productive years of fishing which in part I thank you for your tips, techniques, and guide know-how which you share with all your readers." Thanks to all the Paid Subscribers who support TGF! They will receive a report this week of over 2,700 words with specific information about where to fish, when to fish and what to use, plus accurate predictions regarding the fishing next week and beyond, all for about 25 cents a week. Subscribe now by clicking over to http//www.theguidesforecast.com/giftcert.html Get more Oregon fishing information at http://www.theguidesforecast.com

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