2022 brings a bountiful fall run
Salmon spawning total means positive future (KCBY, Nov. 28, 2022)
Salmon fighting back from the brink (Coos Bay World, Nov. 28, 2022)
Bandon Western World, Oct. 22, 2022
Author: Tim Novotny
Indigenous Peoples Day, 2022
Coos Bay proclamation
The proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a step toward healing, one Coquille Tribal member says.
University of Oregon event
Coquille Tribal Chief Jason Younker and tribal Vice Chair Jon Ivy participated in Indigenous Peoples’ Day activities at the University of Oregon.
Asante Fundraiser
Salmon bake supports health care
The Coquille Tribe put on a traditional salmon bake as part of the Oregon Wine Experience fundraiser for the Asanta Foundation and Children’s Miracle Network in Medford.
Mill-Luck 2022
Mill-Luck Salmon Festival returns
ODFW pact
Coquille finally get hunting rights
Coquille Indian Tribe members have their first subsistence hunting opportunities in five southwest Oregon counties under a new state agreement.
Fishing Derby, September 2022
The big ones are still out there
More than 1,500 predatory bass were removed from the Coquille River during Labor Day Weekend. But two elusive fish worth $1,000 are still waiting to be caught.
The Coos Bay World, Sept. 12, 2022
Casting for cash
The Coquille Indian Tribe donated $1,000 to lure participants for a smallmouth bass derby. It’s part of an effort to reduce invasive predators that gobble baby salmon.
Emergency hatchery
State OKs emergency Coquille Chinook hatchery
ODFW and the Coquille Indian Tribe will cooperatively implement an emergency fall Chinook hatchery program for the Coquille River to boost natural production of this severely depressed stock of fish while other steps are taken to reverse its decline. (ODFW press release)
Northwest Sportsman, Aug. 7, 2022
Conservation funding
Senate bill funds salmon conservation
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have secured funding for the 2023 Senate Appropriations bills for essential community projects.
Pending a agreement with the House, the bill would provide $750,000 for Coquille River salmon conservation.
Electrofishing boat
Electrified boat will target salmon predators
A grant-funded electrofishing boat will help combat invasive bass in the Coquille River.
