Early season duck hunting tips‌

Duck hunting season opens this weekend. To help you get off on the right foot, we've got these 13 tips for early season duck hunting.‌

Duck hunting workshops in La Grande and Coquille‌

Participants in these these two-day hands-on workshops will walk away with the skills and knowledge to successfully hunt on their own. Learn more and register.‌

Best bets for weekend fishing‌

Salmon and trout continue to top the list of this weekend's best bets. Here are just a few suggestions.‌

• Chinook are moving up into tidewater throughout most Mid Coast basins with more reports of fish being caught in the Siuslaw and Siletz.
• Anglers will find coho throughout the Sandy and Clackamas rivers.
• With over 30,000 coho over the Willamette Dam, coho fishing will be picking up in the North Fork Santiam.
• The best Chinook fishing in the Coos Basin continues to be in the Coos River, upper Isthmus Slough, Millicoma River, and South Fork Coos River.
• October is a great month for trout anglers to hit popular lakes and reservoirs like the Howard Prairie, Hyatt, Fish Lake and Lost Creek Reservoir in the Rogue Basin, and Diamond Lake, Galesville Reservoir and Lake in the Woods in the Umpqua. Fish are hungry and bulking up for the lean winter months.
• Steelhead should be moving in the John Day thanks to recent cool, wet weather.

This list is for demonstration purposed only. Check the zone reports for even more options.‌

Beach visitors, including dogs: Avoid sea lions on the beach‌

Each fall, some California sea lions die of leptospirosis on Oregon beaches. If you see a dead or injured sea lion or other marine mammal, keep your distance and report it to the Oregon State Police at 1-800-452-7888. Learn more.‌