Keeping Progress in Fisheries Management Top photo: Bob Rees with a May, 2017 Willamette River spring Chinook Yet another lawsuit to shut down hatchery production in the Willamette Basin has been slapped down on the state of Oregon and the US Army Corps of Engineers by Willamette Riverkeeper and the Conservation Angler. The reason? Stray […]
Photo: Bing, Maddox & Jetty Perrine with a sturgeon, by Bob Rees It’s been three years since sport anglers had a consumptive opportunity for keeper-sized sturgeon. Not so coincidentally, it’s been three years since I was a full-time fishing guide. When the catch-and-keep season for sturgeon went away, so did my clientele. My charming personality […]
Heading to the coast for fishing and fresh seafood When the first heat waves in Oregon besiege the cities, it’s time to exit the Willamette Valley and head to the coast, where the ocean breeze is sure to satisfy, and not just in soothing temperatures. Coming off of summer solstice (June 21), the theme of […]
Are we losing our conservation ethic in fisheries management? Many years ago, I made a promise to my friend and mentor Lefty Kreh. Lefty is a hero of mine since childhood. My friend, Kent Tidy, was kind enough to introduce us in the 90’s. One of the first times we met, we were upstairs in […]
As numerous “50s” are being caught off the coast of Jersey, it’s pretty darn clear… If you are a striper fisherman, unless you’ve taken some sorta sabbatical from social media, I’m guessing you’ve heard about the downright epic fishing off the Jersey Shore right now. I mean, complete insanity. “Last night was one for the […]
Reprinted article courtesy of Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute I came to Alaska when I was in college. I had always wanted to see Alaska from reading about its wildness and beauty. I knew I loved being out on the water. I had the idea that I would come out and try to fish and make […]
Photo: Bob Rees with a Neah Bay halibut, caught on May 21st, 2017 I have often written about how fortunate I am to have the job that I do. I get to go into communities all across the region and talk to people about fish conservation issues. In the last few years, I’ve gone to […]
Photo: Angler Brian Albano practices catch and release when fishing with Capt. Joe Pagano. Shown with a 30-pound striped bass caught, tagged and released at Pt. Judith Light off Narragansett, RI. Playing tag with sharks “I can remember the exact moment I decided to start tagging rather than killing sharks. I was showing my wife […]
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