has withdrawn 17 miles of southwest Oregon's vaunted Chetco River from new mining claims for five years. The withdrawal, which extends a two-year moratorium, comes at the request of the and much of ...

In tight, deep canyons and past tree-trimmed sandbars, the Chetco River runs nearly 56 miles from a remote area of southern Oregon’s coastal mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Many of the river’s miles ...

The Upper Chetco River has always been off the beaten path, but since the massive Biscuit Fire of 2002 burned through most of the surrounding area, it's been extremely difficult for rafts and kayaks ...

The Rogue River is the southern Oregon coast river everyone knows, but it's the Chetco River that gets most used by residents of Brookings. The Chetco may be Oregon's wildest river with the cleanest ...

Check out our Interactive Fishing Maps! BROOKINGS, Ore. If you're serious about latching into a 40-, 50- or even a 60-pound chinook, your best bet is to hit the Chetco River right now, and the sooner, ...

BROOKINGS, Ore. -- On the afternoon of July 12, four firefighters dropped from a helicopter into southwest Oregon’s Kalmiopsis Wilderness to try and snuff out a small but challenging wildfire. The ...

A good chance to catch fall chinook in southwest Oregon will open this weekend amid concerns about the impact of the state's largest wildfire. The Chetco River bubble fishery, which represents the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Coast Guard captain is asking all vessels to stay at sea while the Chetco River bar entrance at Brookings Harbor remains closed. The Coast Guard says in a release that the ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The Chetco River in southwestern Oregon is on the list of 10 most endangered rivers in the country compiled annually by the conservation group American Rivers. The group ...

The Chetco Bar fire, which is located in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness and Chetco River corridor near Brookings, grew to 177,693 acres with five percent containment as of 9:40 p.m. Friday. A thick marine ...

GOLD BEACH – The Chetco and Winchuck rivers open to fall chinook fishing on Saturday, Nov. 2 with temporary protective harvest restrictions in place. The restriction means that as part of the two ...