Free Fishing Weekend will return to Oregon on Friday & Saturday, June 5 and 6, the second of three such "Free Fishing Weekends" to be held in 2021.On those days, fishing, crabbing, and clamming is free to all residents and non-residents, meaning no fishing licenses or tags, including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin Endorsement are required.Traditionally, the free fishing weekends are accompanied by Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife-sponsored fishing events, but all have been canceled since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. ODF&W has compiled a number of angling resources, including a list of 50 fishing locations within one hour of Portland, a list which includes Gales Creeks 8-acre Dorman Pond on Highway 6, a list of family-friendly fishing areas throughout the state, a weekly recreation report, and a trout stocking schedule. Dorman Pond was last stocked in the first week of May, though ODF&W cautioned that the stocking schedule may not be up-to-date in the Willamette Zone. According to the 2021 fishing regulations, anglers can keep up to two trout at least eight inches in length from May 22 to October 31 in Gales Creek. For the rest of the year, the stream is open to catch-and-release only. ODFW has created a map that shows complete with little fish icons stocking locations and popular fishing locations throughout the state.Check with the local jurisdiction that maintains or owns the body of water you plan on fishing for any closures due to the coronavirus pandemic.The final Free Fishing Weekend of 2021 will be Thanksgiving Weekend, November 26-27.
The Tillamook Forest Center will close for the winter season December 2, after one last holiday event. Its not expected to reopen until March of 2024. The last day to visit the site is Dec. 1.
The Gales Creek, Roy and Verboort CPO 13 will meet Wednesday night from 6 to 7 p.m. in Banks. On the agenda: A presentation on the American Legion by Dale Thaler.
Those following along with an attempt to hold a town hall in Hillsboro for Washington County constituents of U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici have already seen the event postponed. It's now scheduled as a telephone and online town hall for November 6 at 6 p.m.
Gales Creek's Zephyr Farm will hold an open farm event Thursday, August 10, featuring free fresh veggies from the farm, shave ice, and tours of the organic farm in the Gales Creek Valley. Attendees were asked to RSVP.
A proposed toll road linking Forest Grove and Tillamook faced opposition, but Gales Creek residents would take any road they could get, according to a 1925 newspaper article.
"County Jail Filled to Overflow With Arrests Made" including Ernest Narver, Frank Kearns, Thomas Young, and Roy Kearns, all arrested at Balm Grove on liquor possession charges in Prohibition-era Gales Creek.
People are shooting exploding targets and firing hot lead into dry vegetation in the Tillamook Forest with predictable results: Five wildfires since May. These fires are all preventable, said Acting Forest Grove District Forester Stephanie Beall.
