SPOrT FISHIng regulaTIOnS - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

2013 OregOn SPOrT 

FISHIng regulaTIOnS 

www.dfw.state.or.us 

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How To Use This Guide .................................................... 4 

General (Statewide) Regulations 

Licenses, Tags and Permits ............................................... 5 

Catch and Possession Limits ............................................. 8 

Definitions .......................................................................... 8 

Gear and Bait Restrictions ............................................... 10 

General Restrictions ........................................................ 10 

Hook and Weight Regulations ......................................... 11 

Angling and Harvest Methods, Hours and Restrictions ... 11 

Fish District Boundaries and Contact Numbers ............... 12 

Northwest Zone 

Maps .................................................................................24 

Zone and Special Regulations ..........................................26 

Southwest Zone 

Maps .................................................................................36 


Willamette Zone 

Maps .................................................................................46 


Central Zone 

Maps .................................................................................62 


Northeast Zone 

Maps .................................................................................70 


Southeast Zone 

Maps .................................................................................76 


Snake River Zone 

Maps .................................................................................88 


English 

This book includes important information about Oregon fishing laws. You can 

be fined or jailed if you violate these laws. Please have an English reader who 

fully understands this information and can accurately interpret the legal 

meaning of the regulations in this book explain them to you. 

Spanish 

Este libro incluye información importante sobre las leyes de pesca de Oregon. 

Puede recibir multas o ir a la cárcel si infringe esas leyes. Haga que un lector 

angloparlante que entienda cabalmente esta información y pueda interpretar 

con exactitud el alcance legal de las leyes expresadas en este libro, se las 

explique. 

Traditional Chinese 

本書包括有關俄勒岡州漁業法的重要資訊。如果違反這些法律,將會被處以罰款 

或監禁。請讓完全瞭解這些資訊並能夠準確詮釋本書條例法律含義的英文讀者為 

你解釋這些資訊。 

Text highlighted in blue is new or changed from 2012 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

REGULATIONS MAY CHANGE 

Page 

Columbia Zone 

Maps .................................................................................92 


Marine Zone 

Maps (including Marine Gardens) ...................................101 

Zone and Special Regulations ........................................104 

Other Information 

Angler Rights and Access Information .............................15 

Angling Mail Order Application ........................................100 

Angling Zones Map ...........................................................13 

Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Permit Info .............58 

Bail Schedules ................................................................103 

Brook and Bull Trout Identification ....................................75 

Clam and Crab Identification ...........................................109 

Director’s Message .............................................................2 

Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit Information .........87 

Ethics, Freshwater Angling ...............................................16 

Fin-clip and Salmon Identification .....................................17 

Find Great Fishing In Oregon ...........................................14 

Fish Measurements ..........................................................21 

Free Fishing Weekend ......................................................86 

Harvest Card Instructions .................................................22 

Health Advisories ..............................................................20 

Introduced Fish Species Identification ..............................19 

Invasive (Harmful) Species Alert .......................................69 

Native Fish Species Identification .....................................18 

Rockfish Species Identification .......................................108 

Scanable QR Codes take you to Regulations Updates 

found on ODFW’s Website ............................................21 

Stream Location and Species Codes ................................23 

Tiger Trout Description .....................................................35 

Transfer Record Form .......................................................91 

Wildlife Area Parking Permit Program Info .......................13 

Russian 

Данная книга содержит важную информацию о законах штата Орегон о 

рыбной ловле. За нарушение этих законов Вы можете быть 

оштрафованы или осуждены. Пожалуйста, убедитесь, что Вы полностью 

понимаете информацию правового характера, изложенную в этой книге. 

Ukrainian 

Ця книга містить важливу інформацію про закони про риболовлю в штаті 

Орегон. Якщо Ви порушите ці закони, з Вас можуть стягнути штраф або 

посадити у вязницю.Будь ласка, попросіть людину, яка добре розуміє 

англійську і може точно передати юридичне значення цієї книги, прочитати 

і пояснити Вам ці правила. 

Vietnamese 

Quyển sách này bao gồm những thông tin quan trọng về luật đi săn của 

Oregon. Quý vị có thể bị phạt tiền hoặc phạt tù nếu vi phạm những luật này. 

Hãy nhờ một người thạo tiếng Anh, người có thể hoàn toàn hiểu những thông 

tin này và có thể giải thích chính xác ý nghĩa luật pháp của các quy chế nêu 

trong sách, giải thích cho quý vị. 

Call the Department of Fish and Wildlife at 503-947-6000 for up-to-date information about fishing and regulations 

changes or visit us on the Internet at: www.dfw.state.or.us. This Internet site also features a weekly recreation report, 

the latest Department news releases and much more. 

PLEASE HELP US IMPROVE THE NEXT EDITION 

Every year we try to make the contents and layout of this booklet as clear and user friendly as possible. If you have any 

suggestions to help us improve the presentation of information, please send them to: 

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 

Fish Division - Angling Regulations Coordinator 

3406 Cherry Avenue NE 

Salem, OR 97303 

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 1 

STATEWIDE 

Pages 4 - 23 

NORTHWEST 

Pages 24 - 35 

SOUTHWEST 

Pages 36 - 45 

WILLAMETTE 

Pages 46 - 58 

CENTRAL 

Pages 62 - 68 

NORTHEAST 

Pages 70 - 75 

SOUTHEAST 

Pages 76 - 86 

SNAKE RIVER 

Pages 88 - 91 

COLUMBIA 

Pages 92 - 99 

MARINE 

Pages 101 - 109

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Take Someone Fishing In 2013 

I’m excited about fishing in 

Oregon. Whether you’re 

hooking salmon, steelhead, 

trout, bass, halibut or tuna, 

casting from the bank or a 

20-foot sled, or fishing for the 

freezer or for fun, Oregonians 

have some of the most diverse 

and dynamic fishing 

opportunities of any state in the 

country. 

At ODFW, we’re encouraging more people to be a part 

of Oregon’s angling community. One of our priorities in 

recent years has been to encourage more people to 

start and continue fishing. Recruiting and retaining 

anglers is not a new idea, but in the past few years 

we’ve developed new products and programs that are 

more strategic, more efficient and, we hope, more 

successful. For example, we’ve: 

• Re-vamped our Youth Fishing Events to include the 

entire family. The Family Fishing program 

recognizes that kids don’t take themselves fishing, 

parents take kids fishing. 

• Increased recruitment of adult anglers (because 

you shouldn’t have to “have kids” to learn how to 

fish) through more fishing, clamming and crabbing 

classes, and through how-to publications to help 

them get started. 

• Moved Free Fishing Weekend to the full first 

weekend in June so it aligns with Oregon State 

Parks Day, National Fishing and Boating Week, 

National Trails day, and other activities to 

encourage outdoor recreation. This will help us 

stretch our marketing resources by partnering with 

other agencies, and to remind people to take a rod 

with them when they go camping, hiking or boating. 

• Partnered with industry and retailers to promote 

fisheries like Columbia River steelhead or events 

like Free Fishing Weekend. 

• Focused on fishing close to home. Researchers 

have found the lack of time is the number one 

barrier to fishing, so why not remind folks they don’t 

have to travel far to go fishing? Our popular 50 

Places to Fish . . . series lists great places to go 

fishing within 60 or 90 minutes of Portland, Bend, 

Medford and Roseburg. If this list doesn’t include 

your neighborhood, we’ve got more on the way. 


• Made it easier to find the places we’ve stocked 

trout. We stock over 7 million trout each year and 

new Google maps make it easy for anglers to get to 

where the fish are. 

At the same time we’re encouraging Oregonians to get 

out and fish, we’re putting boots on the ground to make 

sure they have great places to go fishing. Many of these 

projects received support from the Fish Restoration and 

Enhancement Program, funded by a surcharge on 

fishing licenses. In 2012, the program spent $689,000 

on 17 different projects to improve fishing access and 

opportunities. These included improvements to local 

fishing ponds in Grant, Multnomah, Union, Tillamook, 

Jefferson and Marion counties – five of these projects 

provided ADA approved access for anglers with 

disabilities. 

But as committed as we are to recruiting and retaining 

anglers, we know the best way to get people out fishing 

is through other anglers. So what can you do? 

• TAKE SOMEONE FISHING. It can be a buddy, a 

spouse, a child, a new member of your fishing club. 

Your passion and enthusiasm for fishing is the most 

effective recruitment tool we have. 

• Consider becoming an Angling Education 

Instructor. Each year our volunteer instructors teach 

thousands of youths and adults how to bait a hook, 

cast a line and land a fish. 

• Volunteer to help improve a fishery by helping to 

restore habitat or build a new dock. Join the 

hundreds of volunteers in the Salmon Trout 

Enhancement Program (STEP) who each year 

donate approximately $3 million in labor to help 

restore and enhance fishing in Oregon. 

I hope you find great fishing in 2013. Let’s continue to 

work together to build great fisheries and to get some 

new faces on the water. 

Tight lines, 

Roy Elicker, Director 

All trout, salmon and steelhead that are released must be unharmed and should not 

be removed from the water.

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ODFW on the Internet: 

www.dfw.state.or.us 

E-mail us at: 

odfw.info@state.or.us 

ODFW Headquarters: 

503-947-6000 

or 

In-state toll-free: 

800-720-6339 

Information & Education: 

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Fish Division: 

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Licensing Services: 

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booklet will be furnished in 

alternate format for people 

with disabilities, if needed. 

Please call 503-947-6002 

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request an alternate format. 

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on the basis of race, color, 

national origin, age, sex or 

disability. If you believe you 

have been discriminated 

against in any ODFW program, 

activity or facility, or if you 

desire further information, 

please contact: Deputy 

Director, Fish & Wildlife 

Programs, ODFW, 3406 

Cherry Ave. NE, Salem, OR 

97303-4924, or call 503-947- 

6000, or write to the Civil 

Rights Coordinator for Public 

Access, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service 

at: Mail Stop: WSFR-4020 

4401 N. Fairfax Drive, 

Arlington, VA 22203. 

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OregOn 

Department OF Fish anD WilDliFe 

REGIONAL OFFICES 

High Desert 

61374 Parrell Rd 

Bend, OR 97702 

541-388-6363 

Northeast 

107 20th Street 

La Grande, OR 97850 

541-963-2138 

Northwest 

17330 SE Evelyn Street 

Clackamas, OR 97015 

971-673-6000 

Southwest 

4192 N Umpqua Hwy 

Roseburg, OR 97470 

541-440-3353 

Roy Elicker, Director 

Headquarters Office 

3406 Cherry Ave. NE 

Salem, OR 97303-4924 

503-947-6044 

This guide contains information you need to 

legally fish throughout Oregon. 

Note: Regulations may change on short notice 

during the year or season. If you want the latest 

on regulations or other fishing information, you 

may call the Oregon Department of Fish and 

Wildlife at 503-947-6000 during normal businss 

hours or visit us at our Internet site: www. 

dfw.state.or.us. 

Oregon has three types of regulations for all 

fishing waters: 

• General Regulations – Include information 

on licenses, tags/harvest cards, 

permits, catch and possession limits, definitions, 

gear and bait restrictions, and harvest 

methods and hours. 

• Zone Regulations – Apply to entire geographical 

areas. There are nine zones in 

Oregon. See page 13. 

• Special Regulations – Apply to specific 

bodies of water or portions of water within 

a zone. If a body of water or specific references 

to species, catch limits, length limits, 

seasons, or other specifications are not 

made in the Special Regulations for the 

zone, then Zone Regulations apply. 

Before you fish any body of water, always: 

1. Check the Special Regulations first. If the 

waterbody you intend to fish is listed, then 

follow the Special Regulations but also 

check in the Zone Regulations for additional 

regulations which apply. 

2. If a body of water is not listed in the Special 

Regulations for the zone, check the Zone 

Regulations. 

3. Regardless of where you fish, be certain to 

review and follow the General Regulations. 

Let’s try an example. You want to go fishing at 

Crescent Lake in Central Oregon. 

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 


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Gregory J. Wolley .....................................Portland 

1. First, determine the zone where Crescent 

Lake is located. You locate the lake on the 

Central Zone map on page 63. 

2. Next, determine if there are any special fishing 

regulations for Crescent Lake. 

• You find Crescent Lake listed on page 65. 

• Crescent Lake has a trout daily catch limit 

that may include only one lake trout that 

must be at least 30 inches in length. 

• You then turn back to page 64 and review 

the Zone Regulations for the Central 

Zone. 

• By reading the Zone Regulations, you 

learn you may catch and keep only five 

trout per day with a minimum size limit of 

8 inches, of which only one may be over 

20 inches. 

• Thus, if you catch and keep one lake 

trout that is at least 30 inches in length, 

you may still catch four other trout in 

Crescent Lake that are 20 inches or less. 

3. Can you fish Crescent Lake all year? 

• On page 64, 

you note that the season 

column states lakes in the Central Zone 

are open to fishing for trout all year. 

4. What do you need to legally catch a trout in 

Crescent Lake? 

• You note that there are no other restrictions 

listed in the Special or Zone 

Regulations. 

• So you turn to pages 5-12 to review the 

General Regulations. 

5. In the General Regulations you learn: 

• You need an angling license; 

• You may not use live fish to catch fish in 

Crescent Lake; and 

• You may only use one fishing rod, except 

by permit. 

(Continued on next page.) 

Text highlighted in blue is new or changed from 2012

Continue to thoroughly read the General 

Regulations for other information regarding 

harvest methods and hours. 

Note: Text highlighted in blue is new or 

changed from last year’s guide. 

Other Information - Boats and Motors: 

Only those boating regulations restricting 

sport fishing are listed in this booklet. 

Instructions: 

1. Read the Special Regulations for the zone in which you will be fishing. Special Regulations apply to specific bodies of water or 

portions of water within a zone. If specific references to a body of water, species, catch limits, length limits, seasons, or other specifications 

are not made in the Special Regulations for this zone, then Zone Regulations apply. 

2. Read the section entitled Regulations for this zone for the zone in which you will be fishing. 

3. Always read the following General Regulations, which apply to all zones, for information about licenses; tags/harvest cards, and 

permits; definitions; catch and possession limits; gear and bait restrictions; and harvest methods and hours, before going fishing. 

4. Emergency or permanent rules adopted since these rules were printed supersede these regulations. Anglers may call ODFW headquarters 

or regional offices at the numbers on page 4 of these regulations, or check the ODFW web site, www.dfw.state.or.us for 

these rules. 

Licenses, Tags and Permits: 

1. Licenses, tags and permits can be obtained at license agents throughout the state of Oregon, via the Internet (www.dfw.state.or.us/ 

online_license_sales/index.asp), or through the headquarters office in Salem by mail, fax, or in person. Licenses and tags may be 

purchased for you by a family member or friend. See page 100 for more about purchasing licenses. 

2. State and federal laws require a Social Security Number to obtain most hunting and fishing licenses. 

3. All persons 14 years or older must have in possession a valid Oregon angling license to angle for or take or assist another in angling 

for or taking of any fish for personal use, except: 

• During “Free Fishing Weekend” (June 1-2, 2013) when no license or tag is required; 

• When taking smelt, crayfish, or bullfrogs; 

• Oregon resident landowners and members of their immediate family may angle for fish on land they own and reside upon; 

• When angling in the Pacific Ocean within 3 miles of shore between Cape Falcon, Oregon and Leadbetter Point, Washington either 

a resident Washington license or an Oregon license is valid. Persons other than Washington residents must have a valid Oregon 

license to land fish in Oregon which were caught in the ocean. 

4. All persons 14 years or older must have in possession a valid Oregon shellfish license to take any shellfish for personal use, except: 

• During “Free Fishing Weekend” ( June 1-2, 2013) when no license is required; 

• When taking crayfish; 

• Oregon resident landowners and members of their immediate family may take shellfish on land they own and reside upon. 

5. All anglers, regardless of age, need in possession a valid Combined Angling Tag to angle for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon or Pacific 

halibut. Anglers may purchase only one Combined Angling Tag (authorizing harvest of 20 salmon or steelhead) per year. Any salmon 

or steelhead may be recorded on the Combined Angling Tag. 

6. Anglers may purchase multiple Hatchery Harvest Tags to record adipose or otherwise fin-clipped salmon or adipose fin-clipped steelhead 

harvested, in lieu of recording those fish on the Combined Angling Tag. Only adipose or otherwise fin-clipped salmon or adipose 

fin-clipped steelhead may be recorded on the Hatchery Harvest Tag. 

Licenses, Tags and Permits - Fish Fee Qualifications 

Resident Annual Licenses: 

Angling License* 

$33.00 

Combination Angling/Hunting License* $58.00 

Juvenile Angling License* 

(14 through 17 years of age) 

$9.00 

Youth Under 14 Angling License* Free 

Senior Citizen Combination 

Angling/Hunting License* 

$25.50 

Senior Citizen Angling License* $15.00 

• See also: definition of “Resident” at top of page 9. 

• A person who has resided in Oregon for at least 6 consecutive months 

immediately prior to the date of making application for a license, tag or 

permit. 

• A Youth Under 14 Angling License is valid only for youths age 13 or 

younger. Youths wishing to continue angling after turning age 14 must 

first purchase a Juvenile Angling License prior to angling. 

Note: Angling licenses may be exchanged for Combination licenses or 

Sports Pac licenses within 90 days from original purchase. 

• Must be at least 70 years of age and have lived in Oregon for more 

than 5 years and for at least 6 consecutive months immediately before 

buying a license. 

• Available from license agents. 

Sports Pac License* $164.75 • Includes: combination angling/hunting license; shellfish license; 

combined angling tag, spring turkey, cougar, general or controlled 

bear tag, elk and deer tags; upland bird and waterfowl validations. 

Juvenile Sports Pac License* 

resident only, age 12 through 17) 

Duplicate License or Tag 

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE (continued) STATEWIDE 

General Boating Regulations: 

Information on general boating regulations 

can be obtained from the web at: www. 

boatoregon.com or Oregon State Marine 

Board, 435 Commercial Street NE, Salem, 

OR 97301, 503-378-8587, and Marine 

Board agents. 

GENERAL (STATEWIDE) REGULATIONS 

$52.00 • Includes: combination angling/hunting license; shellfish license; 

combined angling tag, spring turkey, cougar, general or controlled 

bear tag, elk and deer tags; upland bird and waterfowl validations. 

$17.00 

or less 

Guides and Packers: Information on 

guides and packers can be obtained 

from Oregon State Marine Board, 435 

Commercial Street NE, Salem, OR 97301, 

503-378-8587. 

Travel Information: Oregon Tourism, 

Telephone: 1-800-547-7842. 

• Duplicate tags available only at ODFW offices. 

• Duplicate tags are $17.00 or their original cost, whichever is less. 

Text highlighted in blue is new or changed from 2012 * To obtain mail order licenses and/or tags see page 100. 


Pages 4 - 23

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Licenses, Tags and Permits - Fish Fee Qualifications 

Resident Permanent Licenses: 

Resident Disabled Veteran 

Angling and Hunting License 

Resident Pioneer Angling and Hunting 

Permanent License 


Free • Available only at ODFW offices. 

• Must have resided in Oregon for at least 6 consecutive months 

immediately before applying for a license and provide written 

certification of at least 25 percent disability from Veterans Affairs or a 

branch of the Armed Forces. 

Free • Available only at ODFW offices. 

• Must be at least 65 years of age and have lived in Oregon for at least 

50 years and for at least 6 consecutive months immediately before 

applying for a license. 

Nonresident Annual License: 

Angling License* 

$106.25 • No residency requirements. 

Nonresident Juvenile Angling License* 

(14 through 17 years of age) $20.25 • No residency requirements. 

Nonresident Youth Under 14 Angling License* 

Daily Licenses: 

Free • No residency requirements. 

1-Day Angling License* $16.75 • Salmon, Steelhead, Sturgeon and Pacific Halibut Tag (Combined 

2-Day Angling License* 

3-Day Angling License* 

$31.50 

$46.25 

Angling Tag) is included with daily licenses, and all retained fish must 

be recorded on the tag. 

• The same fees apply to residents and nonresidents. 

4-Day Angling License* $58.00 

7-Day Angling License* $59.75 • Non-resid ents only. 

Tags: 

Combined Angling Tag* (Adult: 18 and older) 

(Annual Tag to fish for salmon, steelhead, 

sturgeon and Pacific halibut.) 

Combined Angling Tag* (Juvenile: ages 14-17) 

(Annual Tag to fish for salmon steelhead, 

sturgeon and Pacific halibut.) 

Combined Angling Tag* (Juvenile: up to age 13) 

(Annual Tag required to fish for salmon 

steelhead, sturgeon and Pacific halibut.) 

Note: A Juvenile Combined Angling Tag that was 

purchased with the Youth Under 14 Angling License 

is valid for the remainder of the calendar year with the 

purchase of the Juvenile Angling License. Youths up to 

age 13 must first obtain a free Youth Under 14 Angling 

License prior to purchasing this tag. 

$26.50 

$8.50 

$8.50 

Free 

• The same fee applies to both residents and non-residents. 

• Anglers may purchase only one Combined Angling Tag per year. 

• It is unlawful to alter entries on tags or licenses and to possess an 

altered tag or license. 

• Entries must be recorded in ball point pen. No erasures allowed. 

• Adult salmon or steelhead, legal size sturgeon and Pacific halibut 

must immediately upon removal from the water, be recorded on the 

Combined Angling or Hatchery Harvest Tag in the chronological 

order caught, except during Free Fishing Weekend (June 1-2, 2013) 

when no licenses or tags are required. Jack salmon are not required 

to be tagged. 

• The angler who landed the fish must record the fish on his or her tag 

irrespective of who hooked the fish. 

• See pages 22 and 23 for instructions and codes. 

Hatchery Harvest Tag* 

$16.50 • Angler must purchase Combined Angling Tag, which, along with 

(Annual Tag to record adult hatchery salmon 

all purchased Hatchery Harvest Tags, must be in possession and 

or hatchery steelhead) 

presented when requested while angling. Each Hatchery Harvest Tag 

purchased authorizes the harvest of a combined total of 10 adipose 

or otherwise fin-clipped salmon or adipose fin-clipped steelhead. 

• No limit on the number of Hatchery Harvest Tags an angler may 

purchase per year. 

• Only adipose or otherwise fin-clipped adult salmon or adipose finclipped 

steelhead may be recorded on the Hatchery Harvest Tags. 

• Entries must be recorded in ball point pen. No erasures allowed. 

Two-Rod Validation* $17.00 • Adult (18 and older) and juvenile (14-17 years of age) anglers must 

possess a valid Angling License in order to purchase a Two-Rod 

validation. Anglers under age 14 may use two rods where allowed 

without a Two-Rod validation. 

Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit Free • Issued by ODFW Salem (Disabilities Permit application and updated 

(Permit holders must still acquire the 

information can be found at: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/ 

appropriate license and tags.) 

hunting/disability/permit.pdf). Written certification from a licensed 

physician which states that the applicant meets one of the following 

criteria: 

1. Is permanently unable to walk without the use of, or assistance 

from, a brace, cane, crutch, prosthetic device, wheelchair, scooter 

or walker, full time; 

2. Is restricted by lung disease to the extent that the person’s forced 

expiratory volume for one second, when measured by a spirometer, 

is less than 35 percent predicted, or arterial oxygen tension 


is less than 55 mm/Hg on room air at rest; 




Free 3. Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person’s functional 

STATEWIDE 

Licenses, Tags and Permits - Fish 

Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit 

Fee Qualifications 

(Permit holders must still acquire the 

limitations are classified in severity as Class III or Class IV, accord- 

appropriate license and tags.) 

ing to standards established by the American Heart Association; 

4. Has a permanent, physical impairment that prevents the person 

(Continued from previous page.) 

from holding or shooting a firearm or bow or from holding a fishing 

rod in hand; or 

5. Has central visual acuity that permanently does not exceed 

20/200 in the better eye with corrective lenses, or the widest diameter 

of the visual field is no greater than 20 degrees; or 

• Written proof that the last official certification of record by the United 

States Department of Veterans Affairs or any branch of the Armed 

Forces of the United States shows the person to be at least 65 

percent disabled (ORS 496.018). 

• Holders of a Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit; a 

Permanent Wheel-chair Angling License or a Permanent Blind 

Angler License (issued prior to 2000); or a Walking Disability Permit 

(issued prior to 1988) may angle from an anchored craft in waters 

where angling from a floating device is prohibited by ODFW. This 

allowance does not supersede safety or security regulations enacted 

by other agencies. Disabilities Permit holder may angle with use of 

electric powered reels. Rods with electric reels may be kept in rod 

holder when angling and landing fish. 

• A person may assist a disabled angler provided: 

1. The person assisting the disabled angler has the appropriate 

license and tags in possession and a copy of the disabled angler’s 

Permanent Disabilities Permit while providing assistance. 

2. The Permanent Disabilities Permit holder is present and participating 

in the angling activities. 

3. Fish harvested while providing assistance to the Permanent 

Disabilities Permit holder become part of the Disabled Permit 

holder’s bag and possession limit. 

4. The disabled angler and their assistant(s) may only use one fishing 

rod while being assisted or providing assistance, except in 

Two-Rod waters when disabled angler and assistant(s) have 

Two-Rod validations. 

5. The person(s) assisting the disabled angler may be in possession 

of their daily bag limit and still assist the disabled angler. 

Licenses and Permits - Shellfish Fee Qualifications 

Resident Annual Shellfish License* $7.00 

• Same qualifications as Resident Annual Angling License (see page 

5 under Licenses, Tags and Permits). 

Nonresident Annual Shellfish License* $20.50 • No residency requirements. 

Disabled Veteran Shellfish License Free • Available only at ODFW offices. 

• Must have resided in Oregon for at least 6 consecutive months 

immediately before applying for a license and provide written 

certification of at least 25 percent disability from Veterans Affairs or 

a branch of the Armed Forces. 

Nonresident 3-day Shellfish License* $11.50 • No residency requirements. 

Disabled Clam Digger Permit 

Free • Issued by ODFW Newport, Charleston or Astoria offices. 

• A person may assist a disabled clam digger, 

• Written certification from a licensed physician that the applicant 

provided: 

meets one of the following criteria: 

1. Both diggers have their own containers for 

1. Severely limited mobility because of paralysis or loss of use of 

clams; and 

some or all of a person’s legs or arms; 

2. The disabled clam digger is within 100 

2. Loss of vision or substantial loss of visual acuity or visual field 

feet of the assistant while the assistant is 

beyond correction; or 

digging; and 

3. Unable to walk without an assistive device or unable to walk more 

3. The disabled clam digger has one of the 

than 200 feet. 

permits or licenses listed in possession on 

• The doctor’s certification must state whether the condition is 

the clam beds; and 

permanent or temporary and, if temporary, the date when assistance 

4. The person assisting the clam digger holding 

would no longer be required. 

one of the permits or licenses listed has a 

• A Disabled Veterans License, a Oregon Disabilities Hunting and 

copy of said permit or license in possession 

Fishing Permit, Wheelchair Angler License, or a Blind Angler 

on the clam beds. 

License, issued by ODFW, may be used instead of the Disabled 

Clam Digger Permit. 

• A shellfish license is required in addition to this permit. 

Abalone Harvest Permit / Scallop Harvest Permit 


Free • Issued by ODFW Newport, Charleston or Astoria offices. 


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Catch and Possession Limits: 

Catch and 

Possession 

Limits: 

8 

Catch and possession limits apply to all waters and across Zone boundaries and apply to all fish and shellfish 

in possession regardless of condition. This includes fish and shellfish which are fresh, and when lawful, frozen, 

canned, smoked or otherwise processed. 

Daily Limit: Maximum number of fish or shellfish which may be legally caught and reduced to possession in one day. An angler 

may take daily limits of several types of fish per day. 

Annual Limit: Applies to abalone, Pacific halibut, salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only. The annual catch limits are: abalone 

5; sturgeon 1; Pacific halibut 6; and 20 for salmon and steelhead, in any combination, when recorded on the 

Combined Angling Tag. Adipose or otherwise fin-clipped salmon or adipose fin-clipped steelhead legally recorded 

on a Hatchery Harvest Tag do not count toward this annual limit. 

Possession Limit: Maximum number or amount of a type of fish or shellfish that a person may lawfully possess in the field or forest, 

or in transit to the place of permanent residence. The possession limit is: 2 daily limits for all species, including jack 

salmon except 1 daily limit for abalone, 1 daily limit on the vessel or three daily limits on land for Pacific halibut, 

and no possession limit for adult salmon, steelhead, or sturgeon. Anglers are restricted to 1 daily catch limit and 1 

annual catch limit for all fish species from the Columbia River, even if licensed in Oregon and Washington. 

Size Limit: It is unlawful to take or have in possession any fish or shellfish that are smaller than the minimum size or larger than 

the maximum size limits. All undersized, oversized, prohibited species or unwanted fish or shellfish taken must be 

immediately released unharmed and should not be removed from the water. 

Definitions: 

Adipose Fin- 

Clipped Fish 

A hatchery salmon, steelhead or trout with a clipped adipose fin and having a healed scar at the location of the 

fin. The adipose fin is the small fatty fin on salmon, steelhead, and trout located between the dorsal fin and the tail 

(see page 17). 

Aggregate The total sum or number; as in 15 fish in aggregate. Generally used where several species make up a combined 

daily catch limit. 

Angling To take or attempt to take fish for personal use by hook and line. 

Artificial Fly A fly is a hook, dressed with conventional fly tying materials. The affixed materials may be natural or synthetic. 

Tied in conjunction with other materials, the following items may be part of the fly: wire (lead or other metal) used 

for weighting the fly, dumbbell eyes or beads (metal, glass or plastic). A fly is not a hook to which sinkers, molded 

weights, spinners, spoons or similar attractors are attached. 

Attractor A hookless device attached to an angler’s fishing line in advance of the primary lure, fly, or baited hook that 

provides added motion or other visual attraction to the primary lure, fly, or bait. Typical attractors include lake trolls 

such as Ford fenders, willow leaf, or cowbell flashers; dodgers; or spreader bars with any number of hoochies, 

artificial rubber or molded plastic (soft or hard) attractors. 

Bait Any item used to attract fish which is not an artificial fly, lure, or attractor. Molded soft plastic or rubber imitation 

worms, eggs, or other rubber or soft plastic imitation baits are considered bait. Scent is not considered bait. 

Bank Angling Angling from the mainland or island shore or from docks physically attached to the shore. 

Barbless Hook A hook manufactured without barbs or a hook with the point barb removed or bent down to the shank. 

Bobber A hook-less, floating device that is attached to or slides along the mainline or leader above the hook(s) for the 

purpose of suspending hook(s) (which are part of the bait, lure or artificial fly) off of the bottom of the stream and 

visually signaling (from the surface of the water) a fish’s strike at the hook(s). 

Chumming Depositing in the water any substance, not attached to a hook, which may attract fish. 

Fin Clip A healed scar where a fish fin has been clipped. 

Fly Angling Angling with a fly rod, fly reel, (no spinning or fixed spool reel(s)), floating or sinking fly line, leader, any type of 

backing line, and an artificial fly. In waters restricted to “Fly Angling Only” no additional weights or attractors shall 

be attached to the hook, leader, or line, and no metal core lines may be used. 

Game Fish Are defined as follows: Trout, salmon when taken by angling, steelhead, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, 

crappie, other sunfish, catfish, walleye, yellow perch, hybrid bass (white x striped cross), whitefish, sturgeon 

and shad when taken by angling, mullet, grayling and striped bass. 

Groundfish Group Includes: lingcod, rockfish, greenling, cabezon, skates, flatfish other than Pacific halibut, and all other marine fish 

species not listed on pages 104-105. 

Herring Jig A series of single point hooks that are no larger than 3/8-inch gap between point and shank. Herring jigs are typically 

used to catch species such as herring, sardine, and anchovy. A herring jig may have any number of hooks. 

Immediate Family A landowner’s immediate family is the landowner’s spouse, domestic partner, children and parents who reside on 

the landowner’s property. 

In the Field, Anywhere other than a permanent residence. 

Forest or Transit 

Lake The slack water portion of all lakes, ponds and reservoirs; excluding beaver ponds and tide-gate sloughs. 

Leader A section of line, other than the mainline, extending from the lowermost hook (part of bait, lure, or fly) to the first 

swivel, weight, bobber, or any other attachment. 

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Length The length of any fish (except halibut and sturgeon) is the shortest distance measured in a straight line between 

the tip of the tail and the tip of the snout while the fish is lying on its side, on a flat surface, with its tail in a normal 

position (see sketch, page 21). The length of a Pacific halibut is measured in a straight line from the tip of the lower 

jaw with the mouth closed to the extreme end of the middle of the tail (see sketch, page 21). The fork length of a 

sturgeon is measured in a straight line from the tip of the nose to the fork in the caudal fin (tail), with the fish laying 

on its side, on a flat surface (see sketch, page 21). 

Lure An artificial device, complete with hooks, intended to attract and entice fish; excluding artificial flies or attractors. 

Corkies, spin-n-glos, go-glos, birdy drifters, lead-head jigs, etc., are considered lures. Molded soft plastic or rubber 

imitation worms, eggs, or other rubber or soft plastic imitation baits are considered bait. 

Metal Core Line Line which when bent sharply and then released remains bent. 

Nongame Fish Are defined as all fish except those which are defined as Game Fish. See species listed as Nongame in the Harvest 

Methods, Hours and Restrictions table on page 11. 

Offshore Pelagic 

Species 

Includes all species of tuna and mackerel (family Scombridae), swordfish, all species of bill fish (family Istiophoridae), 

all species of the family jacks (family Carangidae), opah, dorado, Pacific pomfret, and all species of shark except 

leopard shark, spiny dogfish, white shark, soupfin shark, and basking shark. 

A residential dwelling where a person normally lives, with associated features such as address, telephone number, 

utility account, etc. 


GENERAL (STATEWIDE) REGULATIONS STATEWIDE 

Permanent 

Residence 

Resident A person who has resided in Oregon for at least 6 consecutive months immediately prior to the date of making application 

for a license, tag or permit. Resident license and tags may also be purchased by: 

1. Members of the Armed Forces of the United States who: 

• Are permanently assigned to active duty in this state, and their spouse and dependent children. 

• Reside in this state while assigned to duty at any base, station, shore establishment or other facility in this state. 

• Reside in this state while serving as members of the crew of a ship that has an Oregon port or shore 

establishment as its home port or permanent station. 

• Armed Forces includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, or their reserve components; 

the National Guard or Oregon National Guard. 

2. Aliens attending school in Oregon under a foreign student exchange program. 

Rockfish All genera and species of the family Scorpaenidae which include Sebastes, Sebastolobus, and that occur in Oregon. 

Refer to ODFW’s website or contact ODFW’s Marine Program at the Newport office for a listing of Oregon’s 

Rockfish species, descriptions and photographs. 

Salmon Includes 5 species: Chinook, coho, chum, sockeye and pink. Adult salmon are coho over 20 inches in length and 

any other salmon species over 24 inches in length, except in the ocean where all legal size salmon are considered 

to be adults. Jack salmon are coho between 15 and 20 inches in length and any other salmon species between 15 

and 24 inches in length when in fresh-water or bays. Jack salmon are not a separate species of salmon, but a lifehistory 

stage of various species of salmon that return to fresh-water and become sexually mature after only a short 

period in the ocean. Thus, there are jack coho and jack Chinook salmon, for example. See exception to salmon 

minimum length limits for Sections 2-4 of the Columbia River and the Umatilla River. 

Shellfish Abalone, clams, crabs, crayfish, mussels, oysters, piddocks, scallops, shrimp and other marine invertebrates with 

shells. 

Snagging Taking or attempting to take a fish with a hook and line in a way or manner where the fish is not enticed to 

voluntarily take the hook(s) in its mouth. Gamefish which are hooked other than inside of its mouth must be 

released immediately unharmed. 

Steelhead Sea-run rainbow trout over 20 inches in length except in Northwest and Southwest Zone streams where rainbow 

trout over 16 inches in length are defined as steelhead. 

Stream The free-flowing portion of all rivers and creeks, including beaver ponds and tide-gated sloughs. 

Strike Indicator A hookless, unscented floating device attached to the line or leader for the purpose of signaling a strike at the fly. 

The point of attachment must be at least 18 inches from the fly. Strike indicators are not considered an “attachment” 

or an “attractor” and are therefore permitted in fly angling and artificial fly waters, except the North Umpqua. 

Sunfish Largemouth and smallmouth bass; bluegill; crappie; green sunfish; redear sunfish; Sacramento perch; pumpkinseed; 

warmouth and all hybrids of these species. 

Take To kill, reduce to possession or control or attempt to possess or control which incudes catch-and-release angling. 

Tidewaters Stream or estuary waters affected by daily ebb and flow of tides. 

Tributary A stream flowing into a larger stream or a lake. 

Trout All rainbow (except steelhead); cutthroat; brook; brown; bull; golden and lake trout; Atlantic salmon and kokanee. 

Coho salmon are always considered salmon regardless of size and Chinook salmon are considered trout in some 

areas (see Special and Zone regulations). 

Two-Rod A validation which allows an angler with a current resident or non-resident fishing license to angle with two rods 

Validation or lines when angling on standing water bodies which include lakes, ponds, and reservoirs including Snake River 

impoundments above Hell’s Canyon Dam but excludes the Columbia River and its impoundments. Seasonal or 

permanent backwaters and sloughs of rivers, streams or creeks and bays, estuaries and ocean waters are also 

excluded from the Two-Rod Validation. See exceptions in Special Regulations which prohibit Two-Rod angling in 

coastal lakes during wild coho salmon seasons. 


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Gear and Bait Restrictions: 

Use of Fish for Bait 

1. It is unlawful to: transport live fish into, within or out of this state; hold any live fish in the waters of this state; or release or attempt to 

release any live fish into the waters of this state; except as provided by OAR 635-007-0600(3)(a) for aquaria fish intended for aquaria 

use and those holding a valid Fish Transport Permit. 

2. Live fish may not be used or held for use as bait, except live nongame fish may be used in the ocean, bays and tidewaters when 

taken from the waterbody in which they will be used. 

3. Dead fish, preserved fish, or parts of fish, shellfish and fish eggs may be used as bait. Goldfish may not be used as bait or in angler’s 

possession while angling. 

4. It is unlawful to use lamprey as bait in any recreational fishery. 

5. Live crayfish may not be used as bait and live crayfish taken for bait may not be released into Oregon waters except in the waterbody 

in which they were taken. 

6. Live leeches may not be used as bait or in angler’s possession while angling. 

General Restrictions: 

The following activities are unlawful: 

1. Use of more than one rod or one line when angling for any fish except: 

a. A person with a current Two-Rod Validation may use two rods or lines when angling on standing water bodies which include 

lakes, ponds, and reservoirs but exclude reservoirs on the Columbia River and the Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam. Seasonal 

or permanent backwaters and sloughs of rivers, streams or creeks and bays, estuaries and ocean waters are also excluded from the 

Two-Rod Validation. See exceptions in Special Regulations which prohibit Two-Rod angling in coastal lakes during wild coho salmon 

seasons. 

b. Any number of rods or lines are allowed outside of three miles from shore when angling for offshore pelagic species and only if 

no species other than offshore pelagic species have been retained. 

c. Rods or lines must be closely attended. 

2. Use of gurdies, winches or reels affixed to a boat to land fish (rod or line must be held in hand) except when used for retrieving crab 

rings or pots. 

3. Sale or purchase of fish or shellfish, or parts thereof, which have been taken for personal use. Except the skeletal remains of ocean 

food fish may be sold; and eggs from ocean-caught salmon may be sold to a licensed wholesale fish or bait dealer. 

4. Catching all or part of another person’s catch limit, except as provided for by a Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit. 

See page 7. 

5. Trespassing on a fishway, weir or fish trap; and angling within 200 feet above and 200 feet below a weir or the entrance or exit of a 

fishway or fish trap either public or private. 

6. Taking or attempting to take fish from state or federal hatchery facilities. 

7. Removal, alteration or possession of ODFW signs. 

8. Angling through a human-made ice hole larger than 12 inches diameter or length. 

9. Transporting live fish or live eggs from one waterbody to another or into the state without a permit from ODFW. 

10. Wasting fish, shellfish or marine intertidal invertebrates. 

11. Angling on private land without permission. 

12. Denying ODFW employees, peace officers or landowners opportunity to inspect license, catch and gear. It is also unlawful for 

any person licensed by ODFW to fail to comply with the directions of authorized Department personnel related to the collection of 

sampling data or material from salmon or other fish. It is also unlawful for any such person to fail to relinquish to the Department any 

part of a salmon or other fish containing coded-wire tags, including but not limited to, the snouts of those salmon that are marked by 

having clipped adipose fins. 

13. Taking or attempting to take any fish by means of chumming, or knowingly angle with the aid of chum, except chumming is allowed 

when fishing for offshore pelagic species outside of three miles from shore and only if no species other than offshore pelagic species 

have been retained. 

14. Continuing to angle for the same type of fish after taking and retaining a catch or possession limit. Exceptions are provided for in bass 

fishing tournament regulations and while anglers are providing assistance to a disabled angler (see page 7). Anglers may continue 

to angle for sturgeon provided all subsequent fish are released. 

15. Dispose of dead animal (fish) carcasses, or parts thereof, in Oregon waters. 

16. To attach a tag or physically mark any fish in Oregon waters without a scientific taking permit except that adipose or otherwise finclipped 

fish may be tagged as part of angling tournament activities authorized under Department tournament permits. Contact ODFW 

in Salem for an application. 

17. Take a fish which has had a radio tag inserted (a fish with an antenna trailing from its mouth or body) except radio-tagged fish may 

be retained, when otherwise legal, (consistent with all other existing regulations and applicable laws) in the mainstem Columbia River 

and its tributaries. 

18. Unless authorized by a specific permit issued by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, no person may angle for or possess any 

of the following species of fish: Goose Lake lamprey; Pacific lamprey; River lamprey; Western brook lamprey; Miller Lake lamprey; 

Klamath lamprey; Pit-Klamath lamprey; Klamath Basin lamprey; Goose Lake tui chub; Warner Basin tui chub; Alvord chub; Catlow 

tui chub; Oregon lakes tui chub; Sheldon tui chub; Summer Lake Basin tui chub; Borax Lake chub; Oregon tui chub of Hutton 

Spring; Oregon chub (Willamette Basin); California roach; Millicoma dace; Foskett Springs speckled dace; Lahonton redside shiner; 

Goose Lake sucker; Modoc sucker; Tahoe sucker; Lost River sucker; short nose sucker (mullet) of Klamath County; Jenny Creek 

sucker; Warner sucker; Malheur mottled sculpin; margined sculpin; pit sculpin; grass carp; caribe or piranha; walking catfish; Snake 

River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon; Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon; Columbia River Coho Salmon. Note: fish listed under 

state or federal endangered species acts may be harvested under “incidental take permits,” which are considered annually. Check 

regulations to see under what circumstances these fish may be taken. 

19. Snag or attempt to snag gamefish. 

20. Take, possess, or remove from streams salmon and steelhead carcasses or parts thereof not legally taken. 

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GENERAL (STATEWIDE) REGULATIONS STATEWIDE 

Hook and Weight Regulations: 

1. No more than two hooks may be used while angling for Pacific halibut and no more than three hooks may be used while angling for 

other species except herring jigs may be used for marine food fish species (defined on pages 8 and 9) other than Pacific halibut. A 

double or treble point hook is classified as one hook. When angling with two rods (where allowed and with a current Two-Rod Angling 

Validation), the general hook rule applies to each rod. 

2. Measure hook gap from point to shank (see sketches at right). 

3. When angling for sturgeon, anglers are restricted to one single-point barbless hook 

in all Oregon waters. 

4. When angling for salmon or steelhead, (except in the ocean or as listed under 

Special Regulations for specific bodies of water) the following regulations apply: 

• Single-point hooks larger than 1 inch and multiple-point hooks larger than 9/16-inch gap are prohibited. 

• All weight, if not part of a conventional lure, must be attached above the hooks. When using single-point hooks larger than 5/8-inch 

gap or multiple-point hooks, the attachment of the weight must be 18 inches or more above uppermost hook. 

5. When angling for salmon or steelhead in the ocean, anglers must refer to Marine Zone Regulations for Salmon and Steelhead, 

page 105. 

6. Anti-snagging Rule. Except when fishing with a buoyant lure (with no weights added to the line or lure), or trolling from a moving 

vessel or floating device, terminal fishing gear is restricted to an artificial fly, lure, or bait with one single-point hook. Hooks must 

measure 3/4-inch or less from point to shank, and must be attached to or below the lure or bait. Weights may not be attached below 

or less than 18 inches above the lure or bait. Anti-snagging regulations are in place for Big Creek (Clatsop Co.) August 1-31 and 

Oct. 1-31 downstream from hatchery weir deadline; North Umpqua River March 1-July 31 from the Lone Rock boat launch upstream 

to the beginning of the fly area above Rock Creek; Isthmus Slough upstream/up-slough from Milepost 3 on Hwy 42; and Eagle Creek 

(Clackamas Co.) Aug. 1-Dec. 31. See Special Regulations for these waterbodies for additional regulations. 

7. Barbless hooks are required when angling for salmon, steelhead, or trout in some areas of the following angling zones: Columbia, 

Northwest, and Willamette (see pages 96, 26, and 48 respectively). Barbless hooks are advised for fisheries where the release of 

fish is anticipated, unless specifically required. 

Angling and Harvest Methods, Hours and Restrictions: 

1. Fish, shellfish or marine invertebrates may be taken only by the method or gear and during hours listed below. 

Species 

Game Fish: 

Harvest Method Restrictions 

Salmon, Shad, Angling only Unlawful to: 

Steelhead, Sturgeon, 

1. Angle for or take salmon, shad, steelhead, sturgeon, trout or whitefish except in day- 

Trout, Whitefish, 

light hours (one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset). See exceptions for 

Largemouth Bass, 

specific waterbodies: Southwest Zone (Rogue River, Section 3); Southeast Zone 

Smallmouth Bass, 

(Miller Lake and Lake-of-the-woods); and Columbia Zone (McNary Dam to Oregon- 

Hybrid Bass, Striped 

Washington border); 

Bass, Bluegill, Catfish, 

2. Attempt to snag, spear, gaff, net, trap, club, shoot or ensnare any game fish. A hand- 

Crappie, Sunfish, 

held landing net may be used to land legally hooked fish. A gaff may not be used 

Yellow Perch, Walleye 

to land hooked salmon, steelhead or other freshwater game fish in inland or ocean 

and Mullet 

fisheries; 

3. Take game fish other than those hooked inside the mouth; 

4. Remove eggs from any salmon, steelhead or sturgeon without retaining the carcass 

while in the field; 

5. Possess in the field game fish dressed or mutilated so that size, species or fin clip 

cannot be determined until the angler has reached their automobile or principle 

means of land transportation and has completed their daily angling; 

6. Angle for sturgeon with lures in waters closed to salmon or steelhead angling; 

7. Gaff or penetrate sturgeon in any way while landing or releasing it; 

8. Remove oversize sturgeon totally or in part from the water; 

9. Take or possess suckers (mullet) in Klamath County; 

10. Continue to angle for jack salmon after retaining a limit of adult salmon or steelhead. 

Nongame Fish and Shellfish - Freshwater: 

Bullfrogs Angling, Hand, Bow 

& Arrow, Spear, Gig, 

Spear Gun, Dip Net 

• No angling license is required to take bullfrogs. 

Crayfish Hand, Baited Lines 

(no hooks allowed), 

Net, Rings and Traps 

• Neither an angling nor a shellfish license is required. 

Freshwater Clams Harvest prohibited • It is illegal to harvest or possess all freshwater mussels or clams unless authorized by 

and Mussels 

a specific permit issued by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission (Scientific Take 

Permit). Note: Unlawful to take or possess Zebra mussels or Asian clams. 

Pacific Lamprey Hand or hand- 1. May be taken at Willamette Falls only. 

powered tools 2. Must have in possession both a Personal Use Permit and a Possession Permit 

issued from the ODFW Northwest Region Office in Clackamas when harvesting 


lamprey. 

3. Must have a Possession Permit to possess lamprey. Possession Permit does not 

authorize harvest of lamprey. 




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Species Harvest Method Restrictions 

Pacific Lamprey Hand or hand- 4. Season, Harvest Hours and Possession Limits established by the Oregon Fish and 

powered tools 

Wildlife Commission are printed on Personal Use Permit. 

(Continued from 

5. Lamprey Harvest Permit with completed catch information must be turned in to the 

previous page) 

Northwest Region Office within 30 days of the end of season. Failure to report annual 

catch may jeopardize your ability to obtain a Lamprey Harvest Permit in the future. 

Smelt See Restrictions. First • May be taken by cast net, angling, and angling with herring jigs. Herring jigs may have 

25 pounds per day. any number of hooks. Separate container required for each angler. Unlawful to take 

or attempt to take Eulachon smelt in inland waters including: bays, estuaries, rivers 

and streams. 

Suckers, Northern Angling, Hand, Bow 

Note: See Marine Sport Fish Identification Key at: www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/FishID. 

• Unlawful to take or attempt to take suckers (mullet) in Klamath and Lake Counties. 

Pikeminnow, Carp, & Arrow, Crossbow, 

Chub, Sculpin, and Spear, Spear Gun, 

other Nongame 

Freshwater Fish 

Gaff & Snag Hook 

Food Fish and Shellfish - Marine: 

Food Fish 

Angling, Dip Net, Cast • Unlawful to take or attempt to take Eulachon smelt in inland waters including bays, 

Herring, Anchovy, Net & Herring Jig with estuaries, rivers and streams. See ODFW website for smelt identification guide. 

Sardines and Smelt any number of hooks Note: Marine Shellfish; Marine Invertebrates and Other Marine Regulations are 

listed on pages 105-106. For Licensing Requirements see pages 5-7. 

Lingcod, Rockfish, Angling, Hand, Bow & • Unlawful to mutilate fish so that size or species cannot be determined prior to landing 

Cabezon, Greenling, Arrow, Spear, Spear or to transport mutilated fish across state water. 

Flounder, Sole, Perch, Gun, Gaff & Snag 

other Nongame 

Marine Fish and Offshore 

Pelagic species 

Hook and Herring Jig 

Pacific Halibut Single Line, no more 

than 2 hooks; Spears 

Marine Shellfish and See Marine Zone 

Marine Invertebrates 

• See Marine Zone page 105 and License Requirements pages 5-7. 

N o r t h 

C o a s t 

W a t e r - 

s h e d 

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North Coast 

Chris Knutsen 

503-842-2741 

Mid-Coast 

Bob Buckman 

541-265-8306 

Coos- 

Coquille 

Mike Gray 

541-888-5515 

CURRY 

COOS 

South 

Coast 

Todd Confer 

541-247-7605 

LINCOLN 

CLATSOP 

TILLAMOOK 

BENTON 

YAMHILL 

POLK 

DOUGLAS 

Mid Willamette 

Alex Farrand 

541-757-4186 

LANE 

Umpqua 

Laura Jackson 

541-440-3353 

Upper Rogue 

Dan VanDyke 

541-826-8774 

JOSEPHINE 

COLUMBIA 

WASH. 

U m p q u a 

W a t e r s h e d 

R o g u e W a t e r s h e d 

NWWD - 

Coast Range 

Tom Murtagh 

(971)673-6000 

N . W i l l a m e t t e 


NWWD - 

Cascade Unit 

Todd Alsbury 

971-673-6000 

S . W i l l a m e t t e 


Upper 

Willamette 

Jeff Ziller 

541-726-3515 

JACKSON 

Fish District Boundaries and Contacts 

Fish Districts Watershed Districts Counties 

MARION 

LINN 

HOOD 

RIVER 

Mid-Columbia 

Rod French 

541-296-4628 

JEFFERSON 

DESCHUTES 

KLAMATH 

WASCO 

SHERMAN 

D e s c h u t e s 


Deschutes 

Brett Hodgson 

541-388-6363 

Klamath 

Bill Tinniswood 

541-883-5732 

GILLIAM 

WHEELER 

LAKE 

CROOK 

K l a m a t h W a t e r s h e d 


Umatilla 

Bill Duke 

541-276-2344 

MORROW 

J o h n D a y 


John Day 

Jeff Neal 

541-575-1167 

GRANT 

UMATILLA 

HARNEY 

UNION 

La Grande 

Tim Bailey 

541-963-2138 

Southeast 

Shannon Hurn 

541-573-6582 

G r a n d e R o n d e 


Wallowa 

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Find Great Fishing in Oregon 

www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/fishing/ 

In Print: 

l 50 places to fish near Portland, Roseburg and Medford 

l Great places for beginners-Easy Angling Oregon 

l And favorite bass and panfish spots 

Online: 

l Trout stocking maps 

l And 50 places to fish near Portland and Medford, 

with more to come 




be removed from the water. 



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16 

Freshwater Angling Ethics 

Enjoying angling in Oregon’s waters brings with it some responsibilities. 

To ensure viable fish populations and continued fishing 

opportunities, all Oregonians are encouraged to make a personal 

commitment to the care of the state’s fish and their habitats. 

Positive voluntary efforts can reduce the necessity for future 

mandatory regulations. 

Here are some guidelines to consider when pledging a personal 

code of ethics one that reflects your values and your respect for 

Oregon’s natural places. 

• Know and follow all state angling rules and regulations. Call: 1- 

503-947-6000 or visit ODFW’s website at: www.dfw.state.or.us. 

• Protect Oregon’s waters from pollutants and waste. Dispose of all 

trash, including fishing line and tackle, at collection stations or 

disposal sites. 

• Ask first! Do not trespass on private land. 

• Be courteous to other anglers, boaters, hikers and campers. 

• Remember that warm water conditions can stress salmon, 

steelhead and trout. Seek cooler waters during summer months, 

especially early in the day. 

• Clean angling equipment and boats. Disinfect wading boots to 

prevent the spread of aquatic “hitch hikers” such as weeds and 

diseases. See page 65 for details. 

• Report angling violations to the Oregon State Police at: 1-800- 

452-7888. 

• Avoid actively spawning fish. 

• Teach future generations how to enjoy and conserve Oregon’s 

fish and their habitats. 

ODFW Outdoors connects people with Oregon’s fish and wildlife 

– through Aquatic and Angler, Hunter and Outdoor Skills 

Education Programs. These hands-on programs teach skills that 

help you enjoy fishing, hunting, and wildlife viewing 

as lifelong activities. 




Catch and Release 

Using Tackle 

• Use barbless hooks so you can 

easily release your catch. Use 

pliers to pinch down barbs. 

• Use tackle strong enough to bring 

your fish in quickly and gently. 

Removing Hooks 

• Land fish as carefully as possible. 

• Avoid removing fish from the 

water, but if you must, use a cotton 

or rubber net – not nylon 

• Keep your hands wet when 

handling fish. 

• If taking a photo, cradle the fish at 

water level and quickly take the 

picture. 

• Remove the hook quickly and 

gently while keeping the fish under 

water. 

• Use long-nosed pliers or 

hemostats to back out the hook. 

• If a fish is hooked deeply, cut the 

line near the hook, which will 

dissolve. 

Reviving Fish 

• Point the fish into a slow current or 

move it back and forth until its gills 

are working and it maintains its 

balance on its own. Be patient! 

• When possible, let it swim out of 

your hands. 

Check us out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/odfwoutdoors or visit 

the ODFW Outdoors section of our website at www.dfw.state.or.us 


Chinook and Coho Salmon Identification 

Most reliable Feature: lower jaw is 

dark or mottled from outside gums 

through base of teeth to inside gums. 

Most reliable Feature: lower jaw is 

banded from dark outside teeth, to 

white at base of teeth, to dark inside 

teeth. 

Salmon Adipose Fin Clip Identification 

Not Fin-Clipped (Unmarked) Fin-clipped (Marked) 


Chinook (King) Salmon 

Secondary Feature: Tail fin rays are 

smooth along length of rays. 

Coho (Silver) Salmon 

Secondary Feature: Tail fin rays are 

ribbed with prominent crosshatching along 

length of rays. 

Fin-clipped salmon are 

marked by removing their 

adipose fin. During markselective 

salmon seasons, fish 

caught with an intact adipose 

fin should be handled as 

carefully as possible and 

released unharmed. 

less Dependable Feature: round, 

black spots may be present on both 

upper and lower lobes of tail. 

extremely variable in saltwater. 

less Dependable Feature: round 

black spots may be present on 

upper lobe of tail. extremely 

variable in saltwater 


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Rainbow Trout 

Coastal Cutthroat Trout 

18 

Chinook Salmon (King, Blackmouth) 

Kokanee/Sockeye spawning colors 

Steelhead 

White Sturgeon 

NATIVE FISH SPECIES 

Northern Pikeminnow 

Redband Trout 

Westslope Cutthroat Trout 

Coho Salmon (Silver) 

Bull Trout 

Green Sturgeon 


Kokanee/Sockeye pre-spawning colors 


Largemouth Bass 

Yellow Perch Walleye 

American Shad 

Channel Catfish 


Striped Bass 

Black Crappie Bluegill 

Brook Trout 

Lake Trout 

INTRODUCED FISH SPECIES 

Smallmouth Bass 

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Brown Trout 

Atlantic Salmon 

Illustrations this and previous page are taken from Game Fish Identification Charts, by Oregon artist Ron Pittard, published and 

copyrighted by Windsor Nature Discovery, LLC. See their web site www.nature-discovery.com or call 1-800-635-4194. 

Or visit 1000 S. Bertelsen Rd. #13, Eugene, OR. 


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Antelope Reservoir 

(SE Zone) 

Columbia River - from Bonneville Dam 

upstream to Ruckel Creek 

(Columbia River Zone) 

Columbia Slough 

(Willamette Zone) 

Cooper Creek Reservoir 

(SW Zone) 

Cottage Grove Reservoir 


Dorena Reservoir 


East Lake 

(Central Zone) 

Emigrant Reservoir 

(SW Zone) 

Galesville Reservoir 

(SW Zone) 

Jordan Creek 

(SE Zone) 

Owyhee Reservoir and Owyhee River 

upstream to Three Forks (SE Zone) 

Phillips Reservoir 

(SE Zone) 

Plat I Reservoir 

(SW Zone) 

Portland Harbor (Lower Willamette River) 


Avoid eating carp, bass and catfish 

Snake River including Brownlee Reservoir 

(Snake River Zone) 

Willamette River and Coast Fork 

Willamette to Cottage Grove Reservoir 


20 

OREGON FISH ADVISORIES 

Fish are a nutritious, low-fat source of protein. However, fish in some Oregon waters 

have contaminants that may be harmful to you and your family. Please consult the 

recommendations below for fish consumption guidelines. For more information call 

the Oregon Department of Human Services at (971) 673-0440 or visit their Web site 

at http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/entox. Please note: Not all of Oregon’s waters have 

been sampled for contaminants in fish. 

WATERBODY CONTAMINANT CONSUMPTION RECOMMENDATIONS 

ONE 8-OUNCE SERVING 

is about the size and thickness 

of your hand. 

Very high mercury levels 

All species 

PCB levels 

Smallmouth bass 

(no more than one 8-ounce serving 

per month) 

PCB levels 

All resident species 

(no more than two 8-ounce 

servings per month) 

High mercury levels 

All species 


All species except stocked 

(fin-marked) rainbow trout 

Moderate mercury levels 

All species except stocked 

(fin-marked) rainbow trout 


All species 


All species except rainbow trout 


All species 


All species 


All species 


Yellow perch 

Moderate mercury levels 

All species 

PCBs, dioxins & pesticides 



All species 

High mercury levels and 

PCBs, dioxins & pesticides 



VERY HIGH MERCURY LEVELS 

n Women of childbearing age, children 

under 6, and people with liver and kidney 

damage should avoid eating fish from 

these waters. 

n Healthy adults should eat no more than 

one 8-ounce serving per month 

HIGH MERCURY LEVELS 

n Children under 6 should eat no more than 

one 4-ounce serving every two months. 

n Women of childbearing age should eat 

no more than one 8-ounce serving every 

month. 


one 8-ounce serving every two weeks. 

MODERATE MERCURY LEVELS 

n Children under 6 should eat no more than 

one 4-ounce serving every month. 

n Women of childbearing age should eat no 

more than one 8-ounce serving every two 

weeks. 


one 8-ounce serving every week. 

PCBs, DIOXINS & PESTICIDES 

n All persons should reduce or avoid eating 

fatty parts of fish. Exposure can be 

reduced by removing the skin and all fat, 

eggs and internal organs. See diagram 

below. 

Remove skin 

Cut away back fat 

Cut away fatty area along 

the side of the fish Trim off belly fat 


Sturgeon 

* 

Legal Measurement 

PLEASE RETURN STURGEON TAGS 

They Provide Important Biological Information 

Do not remove tags from fish not being retained, but record: 

• Tag number and color. 

• Date and location of catch. 

• Fork length measurement. 

• Your name and address. 

Mail to: 

ODFW 

17330 SE Evelyn St. 

Clackamas, OR 97015 or 

WDFW 

2108 Grand Blvd. 

Vancouver, WA 98661 


FISH MEASUREMENTS STATEWIDE 

Scan with 

smartphone 

QR code reader 

for regulation 

updates by zone 

Sturgeon length measurements are taken by fork 

length. Fork length is measured in a straight line from 

the tip of the nose to the fork in the caudal fin (tail), 

with the fish laying on its side, on a flat surface. 

Natural Shorelines Are Good For Fishing 

By keeping shorelines natural, you can help protect 

water quality and improve fish habitat. A shoreline 

without trees and shrubs can get washed away, making 

the water muddy and unsuitable for fish. If you live near 

a lake or river, plant a buffer strip along the water’s edge 

using trees, shrubs, wildflowers or other native plants. 

Trees and other vegetation filter pollution and provide 

shade, shelter, habitat and food critical for salmon, 

steelhead, trout and other fish to thrive and reproduce. 

Keep your favorite fishing spots well vegetated! For 

more tips and information visit the web at: 

http://water.epa.gov/type/lakes/index.cfm 

Northwest 

Northeast Southeast 

Southwest 

Snake 

Willamette 

Columbia 



Central 

Marine 


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22 

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Your 2012 Salmon/Steelhead/ 

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Instructions for Completing Salmon, 

Steelhead, Sturgeon, and Halibut 

Harvest Card (Tag) 

Example of a coded entry w hile fishing on the Lower 

Rogue River on January 25, a fin-clipped Chinook then an 

unmarked Steelhead are taken. On Tahkenitch Lk. Nov. 30 

a wild Coho is taken. 

Species Location Length 

(inches) 

Month Day 

1 225 36 1 25 

6W 225 28 1 25 

2W 93 30 11 30 

SALMON, STEELHEAD, STURGEON & HALIBUT ANGLERS: 

Upon landing and keeping an adult salmon, steelhead, legal size 

sturgeon, or halibut, the angler must IMMEDIATELY enter the 

codes for the species caught (ocean port or stream) and the month 

and day of catch. Record fish in consecutive order. Use only 1 line 

per fish. Sturgeon and halibut anglers must record the fish length in 

inches. Jack salmon are not required to be tagged. 

ENTRIES MUST BE RECORDED IN BALL POINT PEN ! 

NO ERASURES ALLOWED ! 

HANDLE WITH CARE: When you catch and release fish, you are 

preserving a valuable resource for other anglers to enjoy in the 

future. Use barbless hooks in order to easily release your catch. 

Land fish as carefully as possible. Remove the hook quickly and 

gently, keeping the fish underwater. See page 16 for Catch and 

Release guidelines. Carefully released fish may also be counted 

on spawning grounds, ensuring adequate escapement for conservation 

and management of fish populations. 

Codes Species of Fish 

1 Chinook Fin-Clipped (Hatchery) (king or blackmouth) 

- has black lower gum line 

1W Chinook Unmarked (Wild) (king or blackmouth) - has 

black lower gum line 

2 Coho Fin-Clipped (Hatchery) (silver) - has white lower 

gum line 

2W Coho Unmarked (Wild) (silver) - has white lower gum 

line 

3 Other Salmon - Pink (humpy); Chum (dog); or Sockeye 

6 Steelhead Fin-Clipped (Hatchery) 

6W Steelhead Unmarked (Wild) 

7 White Sturgeon - gray with uniform pale belly 

9 Halibut 

Return expired Harvest Card (tags) to qualify for prizes and 

help ODFW manage the fisheries and estimate total harvest. 

Return to: 

ODFW 

3406 Cherry Ave NE 

Salem OR 97303-4924 

or: 

Deposit with any ODFW 

License Agent 


Code Coastal Port 

1 Astoria 

18 Gearhart Beach N to Astoria 

19 Cannon Beach 

2 Nehalem Bay 

3 Garibaldi 

Code Waterbody 

211 Buoy 10 to Tongue Pt. 

212 Tongue Pt. to Longview Bridge 

213 Longview Bridge to I-5 Bridge 


187 Alton Baker Canoe Canal 

(Willamette R.) 

114 Bear Cr. (Clatsop Co.) 

115 Beaver Cr. (Columbia Co.) 

116 Big Cr. (Clatsop Co.) 

149 Big Sheep Cr. from mouth to 

Little Sheep Cr. 

223 Blue R. (McKenzie R.) 

117 Bull Run R. 

120 Catherine Cr. 

122 Clackamas R. below Carver 

Bridge 

245 Clackamas R. from Carver 

Bridge to Bakers Ferry Rd. 

246 Clackamas R. from Bakers 

Ferry Rd. to River Mill Dam 

247 Clackamas R. from River Mill 

Dam to Cazadero Dam 

123 Clatskanie R. 

131 Deschutes R. below Sherar 

Falls 

203 Deschutes R. above Sherar 

Falls 

132 Eagle Cr. (Clackamas. R.) 

133 Eagle Cr. (Columbia R.) 

134 Fall Cr. (Willamette R.) 


21 Alsea R. & Bay 

22 North Fk. Alsea R. 

23 South Fk. Alsea R. 

24 Applegate R. 

25 Beaver Cr. (Lincoln Co.) 

26 Beaver Cr. (Tillamook Co.) 

27 Big Cr. (Lane Co.) 

28 Big Elk Cr. (Yaquina R.) 

29 Brush Cr. (Curry Co.) 

30 Cape Cr. 

31 Chetco R. & Bay 

32 Cook Cr. (Nehalem R.) 

33 Coos R. & Bay 

34 South Fk. Coos R. 

35 Coquille R. & Bay 

36 North Fk. Coquille R. 

37 East Fk. Coquille R. 

38 South Fk. Coquille R. 

39 Middle Fk. Coquille R. 

52 Cow Cr. 

40 Cummins Cr. 

42 Deadwood Cr. (Siuslaw R.) 

43 Drift Cr. (Alsea R.) 

44 Drift Cr. (Siletz R.) 

45 Eel Cr. & Lake 

46 Elk Cr. (Clatsop Co.) 


HARVEST CARD (TAG) LOCATION CODES 

OCEAN HARVESTED FISH ONLY 

(for bays and estuaries use river systems codes below) 


4 Netarts Bay 

5 Cape Kiwanda & Pacific City 

6 Salmon River 

7 Siletz Bay 

8 Depoe Bay 


209 Little Fall Cr. (Willamette R.) 

135 Fifteenmile Cr. 

137 Gales Cr. (Tualatin R.) 

138 Gnat Cr. 

231 Grande Ronde R. from 

Stateline to Wildcat Bridge 

232 Grande Ronde R. from Wildcat 

Bridge to Island City Bridge 

233 Grande Ronde R. above 

Island City Bridge 

140 Herman Cr. (Columbia R.) 

229 Hood R. 

144 Imnaha R. 

208 John Day Arm 

250 John Day R. (Clatsop Co.) 

238 John Day R. below 

Cottonwood Bridge 

239 John Day R. above 

Cottonwood Bridge 

146 Middle Fk. John Day R. 

147 North Fk. John Day R. 

148 Johnson Cr. (Willamette R.) 

151 Klaskanine R. 

152 North Fk. Klaskanine R. 

153 South Fk. Klaskanine R. 

150 Knappa / Blind sloughs 


9 Newport 

10 Waldport 

11 Florence 

12 Winchester Bay 

13 Charleston 

COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM 


214 I-5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam 

215 Bonneville Dam to The Dalles 

Dam 


216 The Dalles Dam to John Day 

Dam 

COLUMBIA RIVER TRIBUTARIES 


47 Elk R. 

48 Euchre Cr. 

49 Fall Cr. (Alsea R.) 

50 Five R. (Alsea R.) 

51 Floras Cr. 

54 Hunter Cr. 

55 Illinois R. 

240 Isthmus Slough 

56 Indian Cr. (Siuslaw R.) 

57 Kilchis R. 

58 Lake Cr. (Siuslaw R.) 

60 Miami R. 

61 Middle Cr. (Coquille R.) 

62 Millicoma R. 

63 East Fk. Millicoma R. 

64 West Fk. Millicoma R. 

65 Necanicum R. 

66 Nehalem R. & Bay below 

Hwy. 26/Elsie 

204 Nehalem R. above Hwy 26/ 

Elsie 

67 North Fk. Nehalem R. 

224 Neskowin Cr. 

69 Nestucca R. & Bay 

70 Little Nestucca R. 


154 Lewis & Clark R. 

220 Long Tom R. 

156 Luckiamute R. 

156 Little Luckiamute R. 

241 Lookingglass Cr. 

157 Marys R. 

155 McKenzie R. below Leaburg 

Dam 

158 McKenzie R. above Leaburg 

Dam 

164 Molalla R. 

242 Powder R. 

165 Rickreall Cr. 

221 Row R. 

167 Salmon R. (Sandy R.) 

168 Sandy R. from mouth to 

Revenue Bridge 

205 Sandy R. from Revenue 

Bridge to Salmon R. 

244 Sandy R. above Salmon R. 

169 Santiam R. 

170 North Fk. Santiam R. 

171 Little North Fk. Santiam R. 

172 South Fk. Santiam R. 

176 Snake R. 

COASTAL RIVER SYSTEMS 


51 New R. 

71 Pistol R. 

72 Rock Cr. (Lane Co.) 

73 Rock Cr. (Nehalem R.) 

74 Rock Cr. (Siletz R.) 

225 Rogue Bay up to Elephant 

Rock 

226 Rogue R. from Elephant Rock 

to Grave Cr. 

227 Rogue R. from Grave Cr. to 

Fishers Ferry Boat Ramp 

228 Rogue R. above Fishers Ferry 

Boat Ramp 

77 Salmon R. (Coast) 

78 Salmonberry R. 

79 Sand Lk. 

80 Schooner Cr. (Siletz R.) 

81 Siletz R. & Bay 

84 Siltcoos R. & Lk. 

85 Siuslaw R. & Bay 

86 North Fk. Siuslaw R. 

87 Sixes R. 

89 Smith R. 

90 North Fk. Smith R. 

92 Sweet Cr. (Siuslaw R.) 


20 Sunset Bay 

14 Bandon 

15 Port Orford 

16 Gold Beach 

17 Brookings 


217 John Day Dam to McNary 

Dam 

218 McNary Dam to Stateline 


183 Springfield Mill Race 

178 Tanner Cr. 

180 Tualatin R. 

236 Umatilla R. below Three-Mile 

Dam 

243 Umatilla R. Three-Mile Dam to 

Nolin 

237 Umatilla R. above Nolin 

182 Walla Walla R. 

234 Wallowa R. mouth to Minam 

State Park 

235 Wallowa R. above Minam 

State Park 

184 Wenaha R. 

203 White R. 

185 Willamette R. & Slough below 

Oregon City Falls 

186 Willamette R. above Oregon 

City Falls 

188 Middle Fk. Willamette R. 

210 Coast Fk. Willamette R. 

190 Yamhill R. 

191 North Fk. Yamhill R. 

192 South Fk. Yamhill R. 

193 Youngs R. & Bay 


93 Tahkenitch Cr. & Lake 

94 Tenmile Cr. & Lake (Coos Co.) 

95 Tenmile Cr. (Lane Co.) 

96 Three Rivers 

97 Tillamook Bay 

98 Tillamook R. 

194 Tioga Cr. 

99 Trask R. 

100 North Fk. Trask R. 

101 South Fk. Trask R. 

102 Umpqua R. & Bay 

103 North Fk. Umpqua R. below 

Winchester Dam 

201 North Fk. Umpqua R. from 

Winchester Dam to Rock Cr. 

219 North Fk. Umpqua R. from 

Rock Cr. to Soda Springs (Fly 

Area) 

104 South Fk. Umpqua R. 

105 Wilson R. 

106 South Fk. Wilson R. 

107 Little North Fk. (Wilson R.) 

108 Winchuck R. 

110 Yachats R. 

111 Yaquina R. & Bay 


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P A C I F I C O C E A N 

Devils Lake 

Lincoln City 

Depoe 

Warrenton 

Seaside 

Cannon 

Beach 

Cape 

Falcon 

Sand 

Lake 

Pacific City 

Siletz 

Bay 

Lake 

Lytle 

Tillamook 

Bay 

Netarts 

Bay 

Nestucca 

Bay 

Columb ia River 

Sunset 

Lake 

12th Ave Br 

101 

Nehalem 

Bay 

101 

Garibaldi 

Tillamook 

Town 

Lake 

Hwy 

101 

Br 

SALMON 

RIVER 

W Beaver Cr 

Far mer Cr 

Neskowin Cr 

Miami- 

Foley Br 

Hwy 101 Br 

Cloverdale 

Br 

edar Creek 

Bear Cr 

101 

101 

Neawann a Cr 

Burton Br 

Astoria 

Youngs R 

Falls 

Warrenton 

Res. Dam 

NEHALEM 

TRASK 

CEDAR CREEK 

Dolph 

Alt Hwy 

101 Br 

Nec anicum Ri ver 

N Fk Ecola Cr 

West Fk 

Bewley Cr Br 

MP 11 Br 

Slick Rock Cr 

Hwy 53 Br 

Head 

of 

Tide 

Old 101 Br 

RR Br 

101 Br 

101 

E Beaver Cr 

Blaine 

USFS Br 

MP 9 Br 

53 

Siletz River 

N o rth Fk 

South Fk 

Gold Cr 

Olney Ln 

Br 

TILLAMOOK 

Drift Cr 

N Fk Nehalem R 

Tillamook R 

Beaver Cr 

22 

iver 

John Da y R 

Youngs R 

Lewis and Clark R 

Miami River 

Three 

Little Nestucca R 

Salmon R 

Schooner Cr 

Quarry Cr 

Kilchis R 

Moon Cr 

Washington State 

KLASKANINE 

S F k K laskanine R 

Saddle 

Mtn Rd. Br 

Blue Ridge 

Cr 

Edwards Cr 

Elsie 

4th Br 

County 

Park 

18 

BIG 

CREEK 

Elk Creek 

30 

GNAT 

CREEK 

Nestucca River 

Clatskanie 

Keasey 

Dam 

McMinnville 

Siletz Falls Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 

South Fork Siletz River 

RR Bridge 

26 

Cook Creek 

Little N Fk Wilson 

Bear Cr 

N Fk Klaskanine R 

6 

Wilson River 

Nestuc ca River 

N Fk Wilson R 

Ba rk Sh an ty Cr 

POLK 

Aldrich Pt 

Rd Br 

Big Cr eek 

CLATSOP 

Hwy 26 Br 

Salmonberry River 

Trask RN Fk Trask R 

Rivers 

S F k Trask R 

E Fk Trask R 

Gnat Cr 

Hunt Cr 

S Fk Wilson R 

YAMHILL 

Valsetz Lake Sills Dam 

Hunt Cr 

Falls 

Plympton Cr 

Falls 

RR Bridge 

Plympton Cr 

202 

Devils Lake Fk 

Barney 

Res. 

Fishhawk 

Lake 

Rock Creek 

Timber 

22 

Nehalem River 

18 

Columbia River Not 

Included In This Zone 

Hagg Lake 

51 

Swedetown 

Road Bridge 

233 

Beaver 

Falls 

COLUMBIA 

47 

Vernonia 

47 

47 

WASHINGTON 

240 

Bridges 

Falls 

219 

Other Landmarks 

Salem 

Beaver Cr 

Clatskanie River 

Rainier 

Hillsboro 

10 

26 

219 

St. Helens 

Scappoose Bay 

210 

214 


8 217 

Beaverton 


Legend 

Dams 

Hatcheries 

Zone Boundary 

Closed All Year 

County boundaries 

Railroad 

214 

0 5 

10 20 

Miles 

405 

205 

99E 


30 

MARION 

214 

99W 

99E 

224 

43 

213 

213 

MU


Florence 

Devils 

Lake 

Lincoln City 

Depoe 

Bay 

Newport 

Alsea Bay 

Waldport 

Yachats 

Lily 

Lake 

Siltco os R 

Yaquina 

Bay 

Yachat s R 

Tenmile Cr 

Cape Cr 

101 

Rock Cr 

Siletz 

Toledo 

Yaquina Riv er 

Beaver Cr 

Cummins Cr 

Big Cr 

North Fork Siu slaw River 

Siltcoos 

Lake 

Tahkenitch 

Lake 

Siletz 

Bay 

101 

Ona 

Bob Creek 

Lyndon Cr 

N Fk Yachats R 

Siusl aw River 

Head of Tide 

Alsea Rive r 

Sweet Creek 

Falls 

kowin Creek 

SALMON 

RIVER 

Erickson Cr 

Scho oner Cr 

Sil etz River 

Dr ift Creek 

Reedsport 


Quarry Cr 

Sweet Cr 

Cedar Cr 

Casca d e Cr 

Salmon Ri ver 

Drift Cr 

Sampson Cr 

Bohannon 

Falls 

Lobster Cr 

Five Rivers 

Creek 

Siletz Falls 

Deadwood 

iver 

Moonshine 

Park 

229 223 


Head of 

Tide 

Buck Creek 

Bear Cr 

LINCOLN 

West Fk 

Indian 

Meadows 

Bridge 

Farnham 

Head of Tide Landing 

Dolph 

Slick Rock C r 

Head of 

Tide 


Scott Cr 

Big Elk Creek 

Grant Cr 

Carns Cr 

Rock Cr 

Fall Creek 

River Edge 

Landing 

Five Rivers 

West Fk 

Whittaker Cr 

N Fk Siletz R 

S Fk Siletz R 

Big Rock Cr 

Li ttle Rock C r 

Lobster Creek 

N F k Alsea R 

M ill Cr 

Little Lobster Cr 

Creek 

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Eddyville 

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Lake Cree k 

Triangle 

Lake 

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S Fk Alsea R 

Lake Cr 

Falls 

Fish Cr 

Wildcat Cr 

Siuslaw River 

Nashville 

LANE 

POLK 

BENTON 

Corvallis 

Fern 

Ridge 

Reservoir 

Eugene 

Albany 

Salem 


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99E 

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Legend 

Bridges 

Dams 

Falls 


Hatcheries 


Railroad 

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NORTHWEST ZONE 

Description: 

The Northwest Zone is all waters north of the Umpqua River to the Columbia River that drain directly to the Pacific Ocean, but not 

including the Umpqua River drainage, and tributaries of the Columbia River entering downstream of the City of St. Helens. Portions of 

Columbia River tributaries upstream of the railroad bridge (near the mouth) are included in the Northwest Zone and those portions of 

the tributaries below the railroad bridge (near the mouth) are included in the Columbia River Zone, pages 92-99. Regulations for marine 

fish, marine shellfish and marine invertebrates are listed under the Marine Zone, pages 101-109. 

Instructions: 

1. Read the Special Regulations for this zone. Special Regulations apply to specific bodies of water or portions of water within a 

zone. If specific references to a body of water, species, catch limits, length limits, seasons, or other specifications are not made in 

the Special Regulations for this zone, then Zone Regulations apply. 

2. Read the following Regulations for this zone. 

3. Always read the General Regulations, pages 5-12, which apply to all zones, for information about licenses; tags and permits; definitions; 

catch and possession limits; gear and bait restrictions; and harvest methods and hours, before going fishing. 

4. Emergency or permanent rules adopted since these rules were printed may supersede these regulations. Anglers may call ODFW 

headquarters or regional offices at the numbers on page 4 of these regulations, or check the ODFW web site, www.dfw.state.or.us 

for these rules, or call 503-947-6000 during normal business hours. 

Regulations for this zone: 

1. Angling for all species in streams above tidewater is restricted to artificial flies and lures May 25-Aug. 31. Use of barbless hooks 

is required when angling for salmon, steelhead, or trout in the following areas: Youngs Bay Select Area (Clatsop Co.) from the 

Highway 101 bridge upstream to markers at confluence of Youngs and Klaskanine rivers, including lower Lewis and Clark River 

upstream to Alternate Highway 101 bridge, and lower Walluski River upstream to Highway 202 bidge; and Gnat Creek (Clatsop Co.) 

from railroad bridge upstream to Aldrich Point Road bridge. See exceptions for use of bait in Siletz, Nestucca, Trask, Wilson, John 

Day, Lewis and Clark, Youngs and Klaskanine rivers, Big and Gnat creeks, and Three Rivers. 

2. Use of bait allowed in bays and tidewaters year round. 

3. Anglers may not continue to angle for jack salmon or trout after retaining a limit of adult salmon or steelhead. 

Species Name Catch Limits Length Limits and Other Specifications Season 

Trout Lakes: 5 per day, • 8 inch minimum length. 

Lakes: Open all year 

2 daily limits in • Only 1 trout over 20 inches in length may be taken per day. Streams: (including 

possession. • Rainbow trout over 16 inches are considered steelhead in streams. tidewaters and 

Streams: 

• Salmon under 15 inches are considered trout, except coho salmon, bays): Open 

( including 

which are always considered salmon regardless of size. 

May 25-Oct. 31 

tidewaters and • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewa- 

bays): 

ter, May 25-Aug. 31. See exceptions under Special Regulations 

• 2 per day, 2 

daily limits in 

possession. 

where use of bait is allowed. 

• Lower Columbia 

River tributaries 

catch and 

release only. 

Salmon and 

Steelhead 

In the aggregate: 

2 adult salmon or 

steelhead per day, 

20 per year. 5 jack 

salmon per day, 

2 daily jack limits 

in possession. 

• See exceptions to the Chinook salmon catch limit under Nehalem, Closed in all waters 

Nestucca and Tillamook bays and tributaries, and Yachats River. unless noted by 

• Pink salmon, sockeye salmon and adipose fin-clipped coho salmon species under 

may be retained as part of the adult and jack salmon daily bag limit Special 

in all waters that are currently open to angling for Chinook salmon or Regulations. 

steelhead, except as specified in Special Regulations. 

• Hatchery releases of coho salmon occur in the Trask River, North 

Fork Nehalem River, Big Creek, Klaskanine River and Youngs Bay. 

• Closed to chum salmon (including jacks) angling unless noted under 

Special Regulations. 

Note: Changes to salmon regulations for the ocean, are printed in 

the spring and are available at ODFW offices or from license agents. 

Regulation changes for other water bodies may occur throughout the 

year and are posted on the ODFW website: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ 

resources/fishing/. Check for new regulations before you fish. 

• See Special Regulations in NW Zone to determine where harvest 

of any Chinook salmon is allowed. Harvest of non-adipose fin-clipped 

steelhead and non-adipose fin-clipped coho salmon is prohibited in 

the NW Zone except as allowed under Special Regulations for 

Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes. There is no annual limit on adipose 

or otherwise fin-clipped salmon or adipose fin-clipped steelhead 

as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have 

been purchased to record the catch. 

Northwest 

• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater 

May 25-Aug. 31. See exceptions under Special Regulations where 

use of bait is allowed. 



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Sturgeon 1 per day, 1 per 

year. 

Warmwater 


Largemouth and 


Bluegill, Catfish, 

Crappie, Other 

Sunfish, Walleye 

and Yellow Perch 

Other Fish: 

Striped Bass 

Sucker, Northern 

Pikeminnow, 

Carp, Chub, 

Sculpin and other 

Nongame Fish 

and Shad 

5 per day, 

2 daily limits in 

possession. 

• Closed to the retention of green sturgeon. 

• Minimum fork length 38 inches, maximum fork length 54 inches. 

• All oversize, undersize, and unwanted legal size sturgeon must be 

immediately released unharmed into the water. 

• Oversize sturgeon cannot be removed totally or in part from water. 

• Only one single-point barbless hook may be used for sturgeon. 


May 25-Aug. 31. See exceptions under Special Regulations where 

use of bait is allowed. 

Note: Tidewater portions of Columbia River tributaries are managed 

per Columbia River regulations. Columbia River sturgeon fisheries 

are managed on a quota basis. Anglers should check the status of 

regulations prior to fishing as modifications will be made in-season if 

necessary to remain within catch guidelines. 

• No more than 3 over 15 inches in length. 

• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater, 

May 25-Aug. 31. See exceptions under Special Regulations 


No limit. • No minimum length. 




2 per 24 consecutive 

hours; 


possession. 

• 24 inch minimum length. 




No limit. • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater, 




Streams: (including 

tidewaters and 

bays): Open during 

trout, salmon or 

steelhead seasons, 

except tide-water 

areas of Columbia 


down-stream 

from the city of 

St. Helens are open 

all year. 

Bullfrogs No limit. • An angling license is not required. Open all year. 

Crayfish 100 per day, 


possession. 

Freshwater 

Clams and 

Mussels 

Marine Fish and 

Marine Shellfish 

Smelt First 25 pounds 

per day. See 

Restrictions for 

harvest methods. 


• All streams are open to crayfish harvest including streams listed as 

closed under Special Regulations. 

Harvest prohibited. • It is illegal to harvest or possess any freshwater mussels or clams 

unless authorized by a specific permit issued by the Oregon Fish 

and Wildlife Commission (Scientific Take Permit). 

See Marine Zone, pages 101-109. 

• May be taken by cast net, angling and angling with herring jigs. 

Herring jigs may have any number of hooks. Separate container 

required for each angler. 

• Unlawful to take or attempt to take Eulachon smelt in inland waters 

including: bays, estuaries, rivers and streams. See Marine Sport 

Fish Identification Key at: www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/FishID. 

Closed. 

Open all year. 

Special Regulations for this zone: 

Water Special Regulations 

Alsea River (Lincoln Co.): 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 

1. Mainstem, including tidewater 

• Open for Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 

upstream to USFS River Edge Boat 


• Open for marine fish and other fish all year in Alsea Bay. 

2. Upstream from USFS River Edge Boat • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and Dec. 1-31. 


• No angling from a floating device upstream from Mill Creek. 

3. North Fork Alsea from the mouth • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1- April 30 and Dec. 1-31. 

upstream to 100 feet below the Alsea 

Hatchery fishway, and from 100 feet 

above the Alsea Hatchery fishway 

upstream 600 feet to the angling 

deadline marker 

• No angling from a floating device. 

4. South Fork Alsea upstream to bridge • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-Mar. 31 and Dec. 1-31. 

located 200 feet upstream from Peak 

Creek at McBee Park 





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Barney Reservoir (Washington Co.) • Catch and release only for trout. 

• Restricted to artificial flies and lures. 

Bear Creek and tributaries 

• Closed. 

(Salmon River Basin, Lincoln Co.) 

Bear Creek (Clatsop Co.) • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31, May 25-Aug. 31 and 

Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon May 25-July 31. 

• Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Aug. 31 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Closed Sept. 1-30. 

Beaver Creek (Columbia Co.) 

upstream to 200 feet below lower falls 

Beaver Creek (Lincoln Co.) upstream to 

county bridge located at Ona, including 

tidewater 

Beaver Creek 

(Nestucca Basin, Tillamook Co.) 

Big Creek (Clatsop Co.) 

1. Downstream from hatchery weir 

deadline. 

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• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 


• Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Oct. 31. 


• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Dec. 1-31. 

• Closed upstream from West Beaver Creek. 


• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-Aug. 31 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon Jan. 1- July 31. 

• Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-31 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Angling from Big Creek railroad trestle bridge near mouth closed Sept. 1-30. 

• Use of bait allowed. 

Gear Restrictions: 

• Anti-snagging regulations in place August 1-31 and October 1-31 downstream from 

hatchery weir deadline. Note: This section of creek closed September 1-30. See page 

11 for anti-snagging gear restrictions. 

2. Upstream from hatchery weir • Closed to all species except open to catch and release trout angling above the hatchery 

weir May 25-Oct. 31. 

• Restricted to artificial flies and lures May 25-Aug. 31. 

Big Creek including tidewater (Lane Co.) • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Closed April 1-Oct. 31. 

Big Elk Creek including tidewater 

(Yaquina Basin, Lincoln Co.) upstream 

to first bridge located downstream from 

Grant Creek 


• Open for Chinook salmon May 25-Dec. 31. 

Bob Creek (Lane Co.) • Closed. 

Cape Creek including tidewater (Lane • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 

Co.) 


Cape Meares Lake (Tillamook Co.) • Limit 1 bass per day, any size, 2 daily limits in possession. 

Clatskanie River (Columbia Co.) • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

upstream to Swedetown Road Bridge • Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon May 25-July 31. 

crossing near Swedetown 

• Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Oct. 31. 

Cook Creek upstream to South Fork 

(Nehalem Basin, Tillamook Co.) 


Cummins Creek including tidewater • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 

(Lane Co.) 


Deadwood Creek (Siuslaw Basin, • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31. 

Lane Co.): 

• Open to trout angling May 25-Sept. 30 below the confluence with the West Fork 

1. Mainstem 

Deadwood Creek. 

• Trout angling restricted to artificial flies and lures, 8 inch minimum length, 2 fish per day. 

• Closed April 1-May 24 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

2. Tributaries • Closed. 

Devils Lake (Lincoln Co.) • Closed to take of grass carp. 

• Only adipose fin-clipped trout may be taken. 

Drift Creek (Alsea Basin, Lincoln Co.): • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 

1. Mouth upstream to Lyndon Creek 

(near head of tidewater) 

• Open for Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 

2. Lyndon Creek upstream to 200 feet • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Oct. 16-Dec. 31. 

below Bohanon Falls located at 

Rivermile 25 

• Open for Chinook salmon Oct. 16-Dec. 31. 

3. Tributaries not listed and mainstem 

and tributares above Bohanon Falls 

• Closed. 





Drift Creek upstream to Sampson Creek • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

(Siletz Basin, Lincoln Co.) 


Ecola (Elk) Creek including tidewater up- • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 

stream to forks located 1 mile upstream 

from Hwy 101 bridge (Clatsop Co.) 


Fall Creek upstream to Carns Creek 

(Alsea Basin, Lincoln Co.) 


Five Rivers (Alsea Basin, Lincoln, Lane, • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 

and Benton Co.) 

• Open for Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31, except closed for Chinook salmon upstream 

1. Upstream to Buck Creek 

from Cascade Creek. 

2. Tributaries not listed and mainstem 

and tributaries upstream from Buck 

Creek. 

• Closed. (See Lobster Creek for available trout angling.) 

Fishhawk Lake (near Birkenfeld on the • Open for trout May 25-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

Nehalem River, Columbia Co.) 

• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures only May 25-Aug. 31. 

Gnat Creek (Clatsop Co.): 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

1. Upstream from railroad bridge to the • Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon Jan. 1-Jul. 31. 

Aldrich Pt. Road Bridge 

• Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 

• See Special Regulations for Blind Slough/Knappa Slough, page 99. 

2. Upstream from Aldrich Pt. Road 

Bridge to Barrier Falls which is 

located 1/4 mile upstream from 

Hwy 30. 

Hunt Creek (Clatsop Co.): 

1. Upstream to Hunt Creek Falls 

2. Above Hunt Creek Falls at mouth 

(RM 0.2) 

Indian Creek (Siuslaw Basin, Lane Co.): 

1. Mainstem 


• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-Aug. 31 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon Jan. 1-July. 31. 

• Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Aug. 31 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 



• Open to trout angling as per Northwest Zone trout regulations. 

• Open to catch-and-release trout angling all year. 

• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures only. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31. 

• Open to trout angling May 25-Sept. 30 below the confluence with the West Fork Indian 

Creek. 

• Trout angling restricted to artificial flies and lures, 8 inch minimum length, 2 fish per day. 

• Closed April 1-May 24 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 


John Day River (Clatsop Co.) • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon Jan. 1-July 31. 



Kilchis River (Tillamook Co.) 


1. Upstream to North Fork, including • Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon April 1-July 31. 

tidewater 

• Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31; except closed for Chinook salmon 

upstream from old Hwy 101 bridge Aug. 1-Sept. 15; 2 adult Chinook salmon per day, 

4 in any 7 consecutive days, 10 per season in aggregate from all Nehalem, Tillamook, 

and Nestucca bays and streams. 

• Catch and release only for chum salmon Sept. 16-Nov. 15. 

2. Upstream from North Fork and all • Closed. 

tributaries including North Fork and 

South Fork 

Klaskanine River upstream from marker 

immediately above the confluence with 

Youngs River, North Fork upstream to 

Klaskanine Hatchery angling deadline 

and South Fork upstream to the first falls 

(approximately Rivermile 4.7) (Clatsop 

Co.) 


• Open for fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon Jan. 1-July 31. 


• Closed on the North Fork from 200 feet below hatchery holding pond fishway upstream 

to hatchery dam. 

• North Fork Klaskanine is closed to salmon and steelhead angling upstream of Olney 

Lane Bridge (near fire station) from Sept. 1-Oct. 15. 

• South Fork Klaskanine is closed to salmon and steelhead angling from Sept. 1-Oct. 15. 



• Open for Chinook salmon May 25-Dec. 31 


• Closed Oct. 1-Nov. 30. 

Lake Creek (Lane Co.): 

1. Upstream to Deadwood Creek 

2. From Deadwood Creek upstream to 

the mouth of Fish Creek 

3. Tributaries not listed 

• Closed. 

Lake Lytle (Tillamook Co.) • Limit 1 bass per day, any size, 2 daily limits in possession. 



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Lewis and Clark River (Clatsop Co.) • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

1. Upstream to fish ladder located 200 • Open for fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon Jan. 1-July 31. 

feet downstream from Warrenton • Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 

Reservoir Dam 


2. Upstream of Saddle Mt. State Park • Catch and release trout angling open all year, angling restricted to artificial flies and 

access road Bridge 

lures only. 

Lily Lake (Lane Co.) • Catch and release only for all fish. 


Lobster Creek (Alsea Basin, Benton and • Open to trout angling May 25-Sept. 30. 

Lincoln Co.) 

• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures, 8 inch minimum length, 2 fish per day. 

1. Mouth upstream to confluence with 

Little Lobster Creek 

2. Above confluence with Little Lobster • Closed. 

Creek and tributaries 

Miami River (Tillamook Co.): 


1. Mainstem only, including tidewater • Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon May 25-July 31. 

• Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31; 2 adult Chinook salmon per day, 4 in 

any 7 consecutive days, 10 per season in aggregate from all Nehalem, Tillamook, and 

Nestucca bays and streams. 

• Catch and release only for chum salmon Sept. 16-Nov. 15. 


Necanicum River (Clatsop Co.) down- • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 

stream of Hwy 53 bridge at Necanicum • Open for Chinook salmon Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 

Jct., including Neawanna Creek tide- • Open for marine fish and other fish all year below the 12th Avenue Bridge located in 

water downstream of 12th Avenue bridge Seaside. See Marine Zone, pages 101-109. 

Nehalem Bay up to Miami River-Foley • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year 

Creek Road bridge (Tillamook Co.) • Open for spring Chinook salmon April 1-July 31. 




Nehalem River: 

• Restricted to artificial flies and lures May 25-Aug. 31 above tidewater (at upstream end 

1. Mainstem upstream from Miami River- of Mohler Sand and Gravel). 

Foley Creek Road bridge including • Closed upstream from Hwy 26 Bridge located at Elsie Sept. 1-Oct. 31. 

tidewater 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead upstream to Hwy 26 Bridge at Elsie all year. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead upstream from Hwy 26 Bridge at Elsie 

Jan. 1-March 31, May 25-Aug. 31 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Open for spring Chinook salmon May 25-July 31. 




• Closed to angling for Chinook salmon above the railroad bridge (RM 22.3) located 

above the mouth of the Salmonberry River all year. 

2. North Fork up to 4th bridge on Hamlet • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

Road located near Milepost 6 

• Open for spring Chinook salmon May 25-July 31. 




• Fishing is authorized during open fishing seasons from the Nehalem Hatchery Barrier 

Free Fishing Platform by those individuals who possess one of the following Departmentissued 

licenses: Blind Angler License; Wheelchair Angling License; Disabled War 

Veteran Angling License, or Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit. A person 

may assist a Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit holder in angling, provided 

that conditions of the permit are followed (see page 7). 

• Closed to angling for Chinook salmon above Hwy 53 Bridge all year. 

• Closed to all angling 200 feet upstream and 260 feet downstream (to marked deadline) 

at Fall Creek Falls adult fish trap (RM 16.5). 

Neskowin Creek (Tillamook Co.): • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 

1. Mainstem including tidewater 




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Nestucca River and Bay 


(Tillamook Co.): 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon April 1-July 31. 

1. Mainstem upstream to Farmer Creek • Open for fall Chinook salmon mouth to Cloverdale Bridge, including upstream to Hwy 

and entire bay including upstream to 101 Bridge on Little Nestucca River, Aug. 1-Dec. 31; 2 adult Chinook salmon per day, 

Hwy 101 Bridge on Little Nestucca 4 in any 7 consecutive days, 10 per season in aggregate from all Nehalem, Tillamook, 

River 

and Nestucca bays and streams. 

• Open for fall Chinook salmon Cloverdale Bridge to Farmer Creek Sept. 16-Dec. 31; 

2 adult Chinook per day, 4 in any 7 consecutive days, 10 per season in aggregate from 

all Nehalem, Tillamook, and Nestucca bays and streams. 


2. From Farmer Creek to Moon Creek • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

located at Blaine 


• Open for fall Chinook salmon Sept. 16-Dec. 31; 2 adult Chinook salmon per day, 4 in 




3. From Moon Creek located at Blaine to • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

Elk Creek 

• Restricted to artificial flies and lures only. 

• Closed to all salmon angling all year. 

4. Upstream from Elk Creek 

• Closed. 


• Closed. 

Nestucca River, Little (Tillamook Co.): • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

1. Hwy 101 bridge upstream to Forest • Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon May 25-July 31. 

Service bridge located at Dolph • Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31; 2 adult Chinook salmon per day, 4 in 

(for downstream of Hwy 101 see any 7 consecutive days, 10 per season in aggregate from all Nehalem, Tillamook, and 

Nestucca River and Bay) 


2. Upstream from the Forest Service • Closed. 

bridge located at Dolph 

3. Tributaries 

• Closed. 

Netarts Bay and tributaries 

• Closed to salmon, steelhead and trout angling. Open only for other fish. see page 27.. 

(Tillamook Co.) 

Pacific Ocean • See Marine Zone, pages 101-109. 

Plympton Creek (Clatsop Co.) • Upstream of 2nd falls (approxiately RM 1.5): 

1. Open to catch-and-release trout angling all year. 

2. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures only. 

• See Columbia River Zone, page 99, for the area downstream from the mainline railroad 

bridge. 

Rock Creek including tidewater 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 

(Lane Co.) 


Rock Creek (Nehalem Basin, Clatsop/ • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31, May 25-Aug. 31 and Nov. 1- 

Columbia Co.) 

Dec 31. 

• Closed Sept. 1-Oct. 31. 

Rock Creek up to Big Rock Creek • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

(Siletz Basin, Lincoln Co.) 


Salmon River including tidewater • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead upstream to bridge located between Milepost 11 

upstream to bridge located between and 12 on Hwy 18 Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

Mileposts 11 and 12 (Lincoln Co.) • Open for Chinook salmon upstream to bridge located near Milepost 9 on Hwy 18 

May 25-Dec. 31. 


• From the bridge located between Mileposts 11 and 12 on Hwy 18 to the boat ramp at 

Knight Park, from Sept. 1-Dec. 31 angling is restricted to single point hook metal based 

lures, fly angling, or bobber only angling. Bobber angling gear must include a bobber 

and a leader no longer than 36 inches in length. Any weight (except the bobber) may 

be no more than 36 inches from the lowermost hook when suspended vertically. The 

leader below the bobber must remain suspended in the water column and not resting 

on the river bottom. 

Salmonberry River Basin 


(Tillamook Co.): 


1. Mainstem 


Sand Lake estuary upstream to Jewell • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

Creek (Tillamook Co.) 

Sand Lake tributaries (Tillamook Co.) • Closed. 




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Schooner Creek (Siletz Basin, Lincoln • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

Co.) including tidewater up to Erickson Cr. • Open for Chinook salmon May 25-Dec. 31. 

Scott Creek and tributaries (Alsea Basin, • Closed. 

Lincoln Co.) 

Siletz River and Bay (Lincoln Co.): • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

1. Mainstem upstream to painted • Open for Chinook salmon April 1-Dec. 31, upstream to deadline marker at the Moonshine 

boulder located 900 feet downstream Park boat ramp. 

from Siletz Falls at Rivermile 64.5, • Use of bait allowed. 

including tidewater 

2. Mainstem Siletz upstream from 900 • Closed. 

feet below Siletz Falls, North Fork 

Siletz, South Fork Siletz and all 

tributaries of these streams 

Siltcoos Lake (Lane/Douglas Co.) Coho Salmon Regulations: 

• Open upstream from the Hwy 101 Bridge and downstream of the railroad trestle on the 

Maple Creek arm and the Fivemile Road crossing on the Fiddle Creek arm. 

• Open for coho salmon Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Bag limit is one non fin-clipped adult coho salmon and one non fin-clipped jack coho 

salmon per day and 5 total non fin-clipped adult coho salmon per year in aggregate with 

other NW and SW Zone waterbodies. 

Special Gear Restrictions and Closures: 

• Closed to two-rod angling for all species during coho salmon season Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

Siuslaw River (Lane Co.): 


1. Mainstem upstream to Whittaker • Open to angling for adipose fin-clipped steelhead April 1-15, from Whittaker Creek boat 

Creek including tidewater 

launch to 200 yards below Wildcat Creek boat launch. 


• Open for other fish (see page 27) all year in tidewater. 

2. Mainstem upstream from Whittaker • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Dec. 1-31. 

Creek 

• Closed Oct. 1-Nov. 30. 

3. North Fork including tidewater 


a. Mainstem 

• Open for Chinook salmon May 25-Dec 31 up to Meadows Bridge at Milepost 11. 

• Open to trout angling above Meadows Bridge May 25-Sept. 30. 

b. Tributaries • Closed. 

Slick Rock Creek and tributaries • Closed. 

(Salmon River Basin, Lincoln Co.) 

Sunset Lake (Clatsop Co.) • Limit 1 bass per day, any size, 2 daily limits in possession. 

Sweet Creek (Siuslaw Basin, Lane Co.): • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

1. Tidewater 


• Open for other fish all year. See page 27. 

2. From head of tidewater upstream • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Dec. 1-31. 

to 200 feet below falls located near • Closed Oct. 1-Nov. 30. 

Milepost 10. 

Tahkenitch Lake (Douglas Co.) Coho Salmon Regulations: 

• Open upstream from the Hwy 101 Bridge and downstream of the first road crossing on 

the Leitel Creek arm and the ODFW marker at the bridge on the 059 Road just west of 

the Douglas County Road 49. 

• Open for coho salmon Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Bag limit is one non fin-clipped adult coho salmon and one non fin-clipped jack coho 

salmon per day; and total of 5 non fin-clipped adult coho salmon per year in aggregate 

with other NW and SW Zone waterbodies. 


• Closed to two-rod angling for all species during coho salmon season Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

Tenmile Creek including tidewater • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 

(Lane Co.) 


Three Rivers (Nestucca Basin, 


Tillamook/Yamhill Co): 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon April 1-June 30. 

1. Mainstem 

• Closed from mouth upstream to hatchery weir deadline July 1-Sept. 30. 

• Open for fall Chinook salmon Oct. 1-Dec. 31; 2 adult Chinook salmon per day, 4 in 






• From May 1 through June 30, use of leaders longer than 36 inches is prohibited. Hooks 

are limited to no more than one single point, size 3/8-inch gap width (approximately size 


#2) or smaller hook. 

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Three Rivers (Nestucca Basin, 

• Closed. 

Tillamook/Yamhill Co): 


Tillamook Bay (Tillamook Co.) • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon during any authorized ocean 

Chinook salmon seasons prior to August 1 in the Tillamook Spring Chinook Terminal 

Area (ocean) from the jetty tips seaward to the 15 fathom line offshore from Twin Rocks 

(45* 35’ 54” N. lat.) to Pyramid Rock (45* 29’ 48” N. lat.). 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon April 1-July 31 in Tillamook Bay 

inside the jetty tips. 




Note: Changes to salmon regulations in the Tillamook Fall Terminal Area are adopted 

by June of each year and are posted on the ODFW website: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ 

resources/fishing/. Check for new regulations before you fish. 

Tillamook Bay tributaries not listed • Closed. 

Tillamook River (Tillamook Co.): 

1. Tidewater 







2. Mainstem, upstream from tidewater • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 






• Closed. 

Town Lake (Tillamook Co.) • Limit one bass per day, any size, 2 daily limits in possession. 

Trask River (Tillamook Co.): 


1. Mainstem up to North and South • Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon April 1-July 31. 

forks, (at Trask County Park) 

• Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31; except closed for adult Chinook salmon 


upstream from Hwy 101 Bridge Aug. 1-Sept. 15. Two adult Chinook per day, 4 in any 

7 consecutive days, 10 per season in aggregate from all Nehalem, Tillamook, and 



• Closed from marker below Dam Hole upstream to Blue Ridge Creek Sept. 1-Nov. 30. 

The Dam Hole is located near Milepost 7 on the Trask River Road. 

• Closed from Gold Creek, at hatchery, 200 feet upstream and 900 feet downstream 

June 1-Nov. 30. 


• From Cedar Creek wooden boat slide (RM 10.9) downstream to Loren’s Drift wooden 

boat slide (RM 9.0) from May 1 to July 31 angling is restricted to fly angling and bobber 

angling only. Bobber angling gear must include a bobber and a leader no longer than 

36 inches in length. Any weight (except the bobber) may be no more than 36 inches 

from the lowermost hook when suspended vertically. The leader below the bobber must 

remain suspended in the water column and not resting on the river bottom. 

2. North Fork • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Dec. 1-31, upstream to 

Bark Shanty Creek. 

• Open for trout May 25-June 15 only. 

3. South Fork 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Dec. 1-31, upstream to 

Edwards Creek. 


4. East Fork 



• Closed. 

Vernonia (Pond) Lake (Columbia Co.) • Limit one bass per day, any size, 2 daily limits in possession. 

• Limit ten Crappie per day, no minimum length. 

Whittaker Creek (Lane Co.) • Closed. 

Wilson River (Tillamook Co.): 


1. Mainstem upstream to South Fork • Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon April 1-July 31. 


• Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31; except closed for Chinook salmon 

upstream from railroad bridge Aug. 1-Sept. 15; 2 adult Chinook salmon per day, 4 in 




2. Little North Fork • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Dec. 1-31. 



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Wilson River (Tillamook Co.): 

(Continued from previous page) 

3. South Fork, from mouth upstream to 

marked deadline at Milepost 1 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Dec. 1- 31. 


• Closed. 

Yachats River up to North Fork 


including tidewater (Lincoln Co.) 


• Only 1 adult Chinook salmon per day and 5 per year. 

Yaquina River, including Bay, 


(Lincoln Co.): 

1. From ends of jetties upstream to head 

of tide 

• Open for Chinook salmon April 1-Dec. 31. 

2. From head of tide upstream to first • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

bridge located 2-1/2 miles upstream 

from Eddyville on Eddyville-Nashville 

Road 


Youngs Bay (Clatsop Co.): 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead and adipose fin-clipped coho salmon all year. 

1. From Hwy 101 bridge upstream to • Open for fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon Jan. 1-July 31. 

markers immediately above conflu- • Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 

ence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine • Sturgeon fisheries in Youngs Bay are managed in accordance with Columbia River 

River (including Walluski River 

guidelines and regulations. Anglers should check the status of the regulations prior to 

tidewater) 

fishing. 

Youngs River including tidewater • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

(Clatsop Co.): 


1. From marker immediately above • Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 

confluence of Youngs Bay and 

Klaskanine River upstream to Youngs 

River Falls 


2. Upstream from Youngs River Falls • Open for catch and release trout angling all year. 


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Good Fishing Depends on Clean Water 

Many of our rivers, lakes, and coastal areas are experiencing algae blooms that cover our favorite 

fishing spots with green slime and cause fish kills and “dead zones” where no aquatic life can 

survive. The cause is usually nitrogen and phosphorus pollution that comes from farm and lawn 

fertilizers, septic systems, animal waste, and sewage treatment plants. Here’s what you can do to 

keep the water clean: 

• Take care not to over fertilize and closely follow package instructions. 

• Pick up pet waste and properly manage waste from livestock. 

• Use green practices such as rain barrels, rain gardens, and permeable pavements. 

• Maintain septic systems. 

• Encourage your community to invest in its wastewater infrastructure. 

Supporting water quality protection supports great fishing! Learn more at: 

www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/. 

EPA’s new How’s My Waterway app and website helps users quickly find information on the 

condition of their local waters using a smart phone, tablet, or desktop computer. This tool provides 

results within seconds using EPA’s water quality assessment data. Check out the condition of your 

local waterbody today! Click on related links to learn about fish habitat partnerships and fish 

advisories. Visit www.epa.gov/mywaterway. 



PROJECTS FOR FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PEOPLE 

Beginning with the lower Deschutes River purchases, Oregon Wildlife (Heritage Foundation) has 

championed projects that benefit fish, wildlife, habitat...and people like you! If you love Oregon’s 

outdoors, join with us to help restore, protect, and improve access to it. 

attention anglers: Tiger trout now available in Oregon! 

in 2011 the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife initiated tiger trout stocking programs in Fish 

lake (sW Zone, page 41) and in phillips reservoir (se Zone, page 84) to evaluate the fisheries 

enhancement potential and provide additional diversity in Oregon’s trout fisheries. tiger trout are 

highly piscivorous (fish eaters) from an early age and prey in shallow margins of lakes. predation on 

illegally introduced fish species such as the tui chub and yellow perch may help to increase survival 

and growth of stocked fingerling trout and reestablish productive trout fisheries. tiger trout are being 

managed under catch-and-release regulations to evaluate their fishery and management potential. 

please carefully release all tiger trout to ensure their survival. 

Tiger trout description: 

tiger trout are produced from a cross 

between a male brown trout and a 

female brook trout. these sterile 

hybrids have a distinctive, dark mazelike 

pattern all over a brownish, gray 

body. the under-belly is yellowish 

orange as are the pectoral, pelvic and 

anal fins. the tail fin is square. 

Coloration patterns may vary between 

males and females, and seasonally. 


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105 

126 

99 

126 

36 

58 

Twin Sisters 

Camp 

W Fk Smith R 

Bridge #10 

N Fk Smith R 

101 

Spencer Cr 

99 

Smith River 

Smith River Falls 

Heads 

of Tide 

OCEAN 

Cottage 

Grove 

Reedsport 

99 

Drain 

Elkton 

Scottsburg 

38 

Elk Creek 

Eel Lake 

See Area 

Below 

LANE 

Mill Cr 

Loon 

Lake 

Tenmile 

Lakes 

5 

138 

Umpqua River 

West Fork 

Tenmile Cr 

Canton Cr 

Calap ooya Cr 

Oakland 

E ast Fork 

Fall Cr 

Millicoma R 

Coos R 

North Bend 

Coos Bay 

Coos Bay 

Big Bend Cr 

North Sl 

Steam boat Creek 

Rock Cr 

Plat I Res 

Cooper Cr Res 

ROCK CREEK 

Sutherlin 

S Fk Coos R 

700' Closure 

Below Falls 

Dellwood 

Soda 

Springs 

North Umpqua R 

Lemolo 

Res 

Fly Area 

Between Points 

Winchester138 

Dam 

William s 

N Fk Coquille R 

Isthmus Sl 

Slough 

South 

Dam 

Slide Cr 

Dam 

Hwy 42 

MP 3 

Lake Creek 

Middle Cr 

Toketee 

Res 

Frona 

County 

Park 

Coquille 

Little River 

River 

Tioga Creek 

Laverne 

Falls 

Melrose Br 

Roseburg 

Diamond 

Lake 

Fish Creek 

Copela n d Cr 

Calf C r 

Ca vitt Cr 

E Fk Coquil le R 

Ben Irving 

Res 


42 

Coquille R 

Bandon 

Dumont Cr 

42 

Myrtle 

Point 

Bradley 

Lake 

230 

DOUGLAS 

Middle Fk Co quille R 

COOS 

Gravelford 

Lampa Cr 

Ferry Cr 

S Fk & M Fk 

Confluence 

Fourmile Cr 

S Um pqua River 

South U m pq ua River 

Floras 

Lake 

Crater 

Lake 

Powers Canyonville 

Myrtle Cr 

Floras Creek 

Jackson Creek 

Galesville 

Res 

Middle Creek 

USFS 

Boundary 

Ed son Cr 

Sixes River 

Cape 

Blanco 

Elk R iver 

97 

Cow Creek 

S Fk Coquille R 

Garrison 

Lake 

Glendale 

62 

Elk Cre ek 

ELK 

RIVER 

S Fk Sixes R 

Hubbard Cr 

62 

Brush C rN Fk Big 

Lost 

Creek 

Res 

Coquille R 

Falls 

Port 

Orford 

Hwy 

62 

Br 

227 

Rogue Elk 

County Park 

Rainie Falls 

Whisky Cr 

Humbug 

Mtn 

Butte Cr 

Agency 

Lake 

Butte 

Falls 


62 

Ferry Hole 

Boat Ramp 

Upper 

Klamath 

Lake 

Rogue 

Shady Cove 

Boat Landing 

5 

Hog Cr 

Dodge Bridge 


Grants Gold Hill Water 

Intake / Boat Landing 234 

JOSEPHINE Pass 

Ri 

Fishers Ferry 

Boat Ramp 

ver 

Rogue River 

N Fk 

Bald Mtn Cr 

Gr a ve Creek 

Foster Cr 

S Fk 

COLE RIVERS 

Lobster Cr 

Euchre C reek 

Myrtle Cr 

Cobleigh 

Rd Br 

B ig Butte Cr 

Mussel Cr 

H og Cre ek 

101 

S F k Big Butte Cr 

PACIFIC 

Little Butte Cr 

N Fk Li ttle Butte Cr 

140 

Gold 

Beach 

140 

TH 

Illinois River 

Hunter Cr 

N Fk 

S F k Little Butte Cr 

Bear Cr 

Fish Lake 

Central Point 

Myers Cr 

Applegate R 

199 

Illinois R 

Falls 

Klondike Cr 

Chetco 

iver 

eep 

r

N Fk Big 

Res 

62 

Br 

Rogue Elk 

County Park 

Rainie Falls 

Wh 

Humbug 

Mtn 

Butte Cr 

Agency 

Lake 

Butte 

Falls 

62 

Ferry Hole 

Boat Ramp 

Upper 

Klamath 

Lake 

Rogue 

Shady Cove 


5 

Hog Cr 

Dodge Bridge 


Grants Gold Hill Water 

Intake / Boat Landing 

234 

JOSEPHINE Pass 

Ri 

Fishers Ferry 

Boat Ramp 

ver 

Rogue River 

N Fk 

Cr 

Gr a ve Creek 

Foster Cr 

S Fk 

Euchre C reek 

Myrtle Cr 

COLE RIVERS 

Cobleigh 

Rd Br 

B ig Butte Cr 

Lobster Cr 

Mussel Cr 

H og Cre ek 

101 

S F k Big Butte Cr 

PACIFIC 

Little Butte Cr 

N Fk Li ttle Butte Cr 

140 

Gold 

Beach 

140 

KLAMATH 

Illinois River 

Hunter Cr 

N Fk 

S F k Little Butte Cr 

Bear Cr 


Central Point 

199 

JACKSON 

Applegate River 

Illinois R 

Falls 

Klondike Cr 

Myers Cr 

River 

Deep 

Howard 

Prairie 

Lake 

Medford 

5 


238 

Selmac Lake 

Ashland 

CURRY 

Chetco River 

Cr 

Fall Cr 

Pisto l 

Hyatt Res 

Cave Junction 

Pomeroy 

Dam 

Noo k Cr 

Th omas Cr 

Jenny Cr 

Emigrant Cr 

Ashland Cr 

Little App legate R 

46 

Emigrant 

Res 

Reeder Res 

Wheel er Cr 

66 

Ke ene Cr 

FS 2030 

Emigra nt Cr 

E Fk 

W Fk 

Glade Cr 

W Fk Smith R 

Twin Sisters Applegate 

Applegate 

Camp Dam 

Reservoir 

Spencer Cr 

N Fk Sm ith R 

E Fk Illinois R 

W Fk Illin ois R 

E Fk Winchuck R 

Winchuck R 

Brookings 

Smith River 

CALIFORNIA STATE LINE 

Smith River Falls 

Heads 

of Tide 

Reedsport 

Southwest Zone 

Elkton 

Scottsburg 

38 

Eel Lake 

Shuttpelz 

Lake 

Legend 

Mill Cr 

Loon 

Lake 

Tenmile 

Lakes 

138 

Umpqua River 

W est Fork 

Tenmile Cr 

Hilltop 

Br 


Palouse Cr 

Dams 

Larson Cr 

Sullivan Cr 

Falls 

Kentuck Cr 

North Bend 

Coos Bay 

Coos Bay 

North Sl 

William s 

Tioga 

Hwy 42 

MP 3 

Coquille 


Ea s t Fo rk 

Milli coma R 

Bridges 

Fall Cr 

7 Mi Br 

S Fk Coos R 

Coo s R 

Hatcheries 

Concrete 

Br 

Dellwood 

Coalbank Sl 

N Fk Coquille R 

Moon Cr 

Catching Sl 

Shinglehouse Sl 


Isthmus Sl 

Davis Sl 


Concrete 

Br 

Laverne 

Falls 

South Slough 

Burnt Cr 

Middle Cr 

Zone Boundary 

Melrose Br 

River 

Frona 

Creek 

MP 21 

Falls 

County 

Park 

0 10 

20 40 

Miles 

Camas Cr Br 

Brewster Gorge 

E Fk Coquille R 

Coquille R 

42 

Bandon 

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Ben Irving 

Res 

oquille River 

COOS 

Gravelford 

Myrtle 

Point 

Lampa Cr 

Ferry Cr 

Bradley 

Lake 

FourmileCreek

Description: 

The Southwest Zone is all waters draining directly to the Pacific Ocean from the Umpqua River south to the Oregon-California border, 

and including, the Umpqua River drainage; and those portions of Klamath River drainage in Jackson County. Regulations for marine 

fish, marine shellfish and marine invertebrates are listed under the Marine Zone, pages 101-109. 

Instructions: 





3. Always read the General Regulations, pages 5-12, which apply to all zones, for information about licenses; tags and permits; 

definitions; catch and possession limits; gear and bait restrictions; and harvest methods and hours, before going fishing. 





1. Rogue River tributaries below Lost Creek Dam, Applegate River tributaries below Applegate Dam, all Illinois River tributaries, and 

the Illinois River above Pomeroy Dam are closed to all angling, except as noted under Special Regulations. 

2. Angling in streams above tidewater for all species during May 25-Aug. 31 is restricted to artificial flies and lures. See exceptions for 

use of bait in Rogue, Applegate and Umpqua river basins. 

3. Use of bait allowed in bays and tidewaters year round. 

4. Anglers may not continue to angle for jack salmon or trout after retaining limit of adult salmon or steelhead. 

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Trout Lakes: 5 per day, 


possession. 



bays); 2 per day, 

2 daily catch limits 



Steelhead 

Southwest 





salmon per day, 


in possession, 

with the exception 

that in the Coos, 

Coquille, Tenmile, 

and tributaries 

within these 

basins open for 

steelhead agling, 

1 additional 

adipose fin-clipped 

steelhead may 

be retained per 

day for a total 

aggregate of 3 

adult fish havested 

daily from 

Jan. 1-April 30 

and Dec. 1-31 

only. 


year. 


SOUTHWEST ZONE 


• Only 1 trout over 20 inches in length may be taken per day. 

• Rainbow trout over 16 inches are considered steelhead in streams. 

• Salmon under 15 inches are considered trout, except coho salmon, 





• See Special Regulations in SW Zone to determine where harvest of 

any Chinook salmon is allowed. There is no annual limit on adipose 

or otherwise fin-clipped salmon or adipose fin-clipped steelhead 

as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have 

been purchased to record the catch. 

• See exceptions to the Chinook salmon catch limit under Hunter 

Creek and Pistol River. 

• Pink salmon, sockeye salmon and adipose fin-clipped coho salmon 

may be retained as part of the adult and jack salmon daily bag limit 

in all waters that are currently open to angling for Chinook salmon 

or steelhead. 

• Hatchery releases of coho salmon occur in the Rogue River and 

South Fork Umpqua River. 

• Only adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be kept, except as noted 

under Special Regulations for the mainstem Illinois, Chetco, Elk, 

Pistol, Rogue, Sixes and Winchuck rivers and Hunter and Euchre 

creeks. 

• Where allowed, no more than a total of 1 per day and 5 per year nonadipose 

fin-clipped steelhead may be taken per year statewide. 




Note: Changes to salmon regulations for the ocean, bays, coastal 

rivers and the Columbia River system (page 96) are printed in May and 

are available at ODFW offices or from license agents. Check for new 

regulations before you fish. 

• Closed to the retention of green sturgeon. 




• Oversize sturgeon cannot be removed totally or in part from water. 

• Only one single-point barbless hook may be used for sturgeon. 








bays): Open May 25- 

Oct. 31 unless 

noted under Special 

Regulations. 

Closed in all 

waters unless 

noted by species 

under Special 

Regulations. 


unless noted under 

Special Regulations 





steelhead seasons. 



Warmwater 






Sunfish, Walleye, 



Striped Bass 

Sucker, Umpqua 

Pikeminnow, 

Carp, Chub, 

Sculpin, other 

Nongame Fish, 

and Shad 

5 per day, 

2 daily limits 

in possession 

unless noted 

under Special 

Regulations. 






No limit. • No minimum length unless noted under Special Regulations. 



2 per 24 consecutive 

hours; 


possession. 

Smelt First 25 pounds 

per day. See 

Restrictions for 

harvest methods. 



possession. 






No limit. • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater, 



• May be taken by cast net, angling and angling with herring jigs. 

Herring jigs may have any number of hooks. Separate container 

required for each angler. 

• Unlawful to take or attempt to take Eulachon smelt in inland waters 

including: bays, estuaries, rivers and streams. See Marine Sport 


• Neither angling nor a shellfish license is required. 

• All streams are open to crayfish harvest including streams listed as 

closed under Special Regulations. 

Bullfrogs No limit. • An angling license is not required. 

Freshwater 


mussels 

Marine Fish and 

Marine Shellfish 

Harvest prohibited. • It is illegal to harvest or possess any freshwater mussels or clams 



See Marine Zone, pages 101-109. 


Lakes: Open all year. 

Streams (including 




steelhead seasons. 



Special 

Regulations. 


tidewaters and bays): 

Open during trout, 

salmon or steelhead 

seasons, unless 

noted under Special 

Regulations. 



Closed. 


Applegate Reservoir (Jackson Co.) • No harvest of bass between 12-15 inches and no more than 1 bass longer than 15 

inches may be taken. 

• All landlocked salmon are considered trout. 

Applegate River (Josephine/ 

• Open for trout Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

Jackson Co.): 

• 2 adipose fin-clipped rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

1. Mainstem upstream to Applegate Dam • Non-adipose fin-clipped rainbow and cutthroat trout must be released unharmed. 




• Closed from USGS cable crossing, located 1/4-mile downstream from Applegate Dam, 

upstream to the Dam. 

2. Tributaries upstream to Applegate Dam • Closed, except see entry for Glade Creek on page 41 for areas open to trout angling. 

3. Mainstem and tributaries upstream 

from Applegate Dam 

Ashland Creek (Jackson Co.): East 

and West Forks, including all tributaries 

upstream from Reeder Dam 

Big Butte Creek (Rogue system, 

Jackson Co.) and tributaries upstream 

from Cobleigh Road Bridge 

Brush Creek (Curry Co.): 

1. Mainstem including tidewater 


• Open April 27-Oct. 31. 


• Steelhead not present. Rainbow trout are always considered trout regardless of size. 




• Open to trout angling per Zone Regulations. 


• Closed to angling April 1-Oct. 31. 



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Pages 36 - 45


Chetco River (Curry Co.): 

Mainstem including tidewater 

Cooper Creek Reservoir • See Health Advisory on page 20. 

Coos Bay from the tips of jetties upstream 

to head of tide including: Kentuck 

Slough (Creek) upstream to tide gate, 

Larson Slough (Creek) upstream to 

Sullivan Creek, North Slough upstream 

to tide gate, Palouse Slough (Creek) 

upstream to Elliott State Forest Boundary 

located about 6 miles upstream from 

highway, Catching Slough upstream to 

Sumner Road Bridge, Isthmus Slough, 

Coal Bank and Davis Sloughs upstream 

to their tidegates, Shinglehouse Slough, 

and Pony Slough (Creek) upstream to 

Newmark Avenue in tidewater (Coos Co.) 

Coos River (Coos Co.): 

1. Mainstem and South Fork up to head 

of tide located at Dellwood 

2. South Fork from head of tide upstream 

to concrete bridge located 

near Tioga Creek 

Coquille River (Coos Co.): 

Basin including open waters in the East, 

Middle, North, and South forks 

1. Inland from the tips of the jetties 

upstream to the South Fork 

2. East Fork up to marker at lower end of 

Brewster Gorge 

• Open for steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

• Open for Chinook salmon upstream to Nook Creek Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

• Non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be taken; 1 per day, 5 per year as part of daily 

or annual salmon/steelhead catch limit. 


• Open for Chinook salmon all year. 

• Isthmus Slough open year-round for Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped coho salmon 

and adipose fin-marked steelhead up to a point on the slough adjacent to Milepost 3 on 

Hwy 42. Open to youth anglers (age 17 and under) and Disabled Anglers with a Oregon 

Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit (see pages 6-7), from Milepost 3 on Hwy 42 to 

the tidegate. 

Gear Restrictions: Isthmus Slough 

• Anti-snagging regulations in place upstream/up-slough from Milepost 3 on Hwy 42. See 

page 11 for anti-snagging gear restrictions. 

• Open for Chinook salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

• Open for Chinook salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and 

May 25-Dec. 31, except closed for salmon upstream from Seven-Mile Bridge. 

• No limits on smallmouth or largemouth bass in the Coquille River Basin. 


• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and Dec. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Closed 200 feet upstream from and 200 feet downstream from falls above Milepost 21 

(above Dora). 

3. Middle Fork 

• Open for Chinook salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and 

Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Closed upstream from Myrtle Creek Sept. 16-Nov. 30. 

4. North Fork 

• Open for Chinook salmon from confluence with South Fork upstream to the confluence 

with the East Fork Jan. 1-April 30 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Closed 200 feet upstream from and 200 feet downstream of LaVerne Falls. 

5. South Fork 

• Open for Chinook salmon from confluence with North Fork upstream to the confluence 

with the Middle Fork Jan. 1-April 30 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead from confluence with North Fork upstream to the 

USFS Boundary near Powers Jan. 1-April 30 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Closed to all angling year-round from U.S. Forest Service boundary near Powers 

(Milepost 4 Powers-Agness Road) upstream to Coquille River Falls (approx. 12 miles) 

including tributaries. 

• Closed for salmon upstream from the confluence of the South Fork and the Middle Fork 

of the Coquille River. 

Cow Creek (Umpqua Basin) • See Umpqua River Basin. 

Diamond Lake (Douglas Co.) • Open all year. 

• Trout catch limits: 8 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length, only 1 trout over 20 inches 

per day. 2 daily limits in possession. 

Eel Creek (below Eel Lake) (Coos Co.) • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead from Jan. 1-April 30. 

Eel Lake (Coos/Douglas Co.) • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

• Rainbow trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and Nov. 1- 

Dec. 31. May 1-Oct. 31 rainbow trout over 20 inches are considered trout and may be 

harvested 1 per day as per SW Zone Regulations. 

Elk River (Curry Co.) 

• Open for trout May 25-Oct. 31, 2 per day, 8 inch minimum; and open for adipose fin- 

Mainstem upstream to Bald Mountain clipped rainbow trout (half pounders), 2 per day, 8 inch minimum length, Jan. 1-March 31 

Creek, including tidewater 

and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Open for Chinook salmon and steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

• No more than 1 adult non-adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon per day, 10 per year, in aggregate 

when combined with waters of the Sixes River and Elk River Ocean Terminal Area. 

• Non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be taken; 1 per day, 5 per year as part of daily or 

annual salmon/steelhead catch limit. 



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Emigrant Creek and tributaries 

• Open all year. 

upstream from Emigrant Dam 


(Jackson Co.) 


Emigrant Reservoir (Jackson Co.) • 8 inch minimum length for crappie. 


• See Health Advisory on page 20. 

Euchre Creek (Curry Co.) 






Ferry Creek (Coquille Basin, Coos Co.) • Closed above Fillmore Street bridge near mouth including tributaries. 

Fish Lake (Jackson Co.) • Catch and release only for tiger trout. See description of tiger trout on page 35. 


Floras Creek and New River 

including tidewater (Curry Co.) 


• Open for Chinook salmon May 25-Dec. 31, upstream to bridge located at Milepost 1.5 

on Floras Creek Road. 

Galesville Reservoir (Douglas Co.) • Bass between 12-15 inches must be released and only 1 bass longer than 15 inches 

may be taken. 



Garrison Lake & Garrison Lake outlet • One bass per day, 15 inch minimum length. 

(Curry Co.) 

Glade Creek (Little Applegate River 

tributary) 

• Open to trout angling above the lower crossing of Forest Service Road 2030 April 27- 

Oct. 31. 

• 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 



Howard Prairie Reservoir 

(Jackson Co.) 

Hubbard Creek and tributaries 

• Closed. 

(Curry Co.) 

Hunter Creek (Curry Co.): 

• Open for steelhead Jan. 1-March 31. 

1. Mainstem upstream to North Fork, • Non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be taken; 1 per day, 5 per year as part of daily 



• Open for Chinook salmon downstream of Mateer Bridge Oct. 1-Dec. 31; 1 adult Chinook 

per day, 5 per year. 

• Closed for trout. 

2. Mainstem upstream from North Fork • Open for trout May 25-Oct. 31. All other Southwest Zone trout rules apply. 

• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures entire trout season. 


• Closed. 

Hyatt Lake (Jackson Co.) • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

Illinois River Basin 

• Open for steelhead and adipose fin-clipped trout Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

(Curry/Josephine Co.) 


1. Mainstem up to Pomeroy Dam located • Non-adipose fin-clipped rainbow trout and steelhead and all cutthroat trout must be 

near Cave Junction 

released unharmed and should not be removed from the water, except in the mainstem 

Illinois River from the confluence with Klondike Creek upstream to Pomeroy Dam, nonadipose 

fin-clipped (wild) steelhead at least 24 inches in length may be kept, 1 per day, 

5 per year, as part of the daily or annual steelhead/salmon catch limit. 

• Closed for salmon. 


• Closed from mouth of Fall Creek, located downstream from Illinois Falls, to a point 400 

feet upstream from Illinois Falls. 

2. Mainstem upstream from Pomeroy Dam • Closed. 

3. All tributaries 

• Closed. 

Jenny Creek and tributaries 


(Jackson Co.) 



Lemolo Reservoir (Douglas Co.) • Open April 1-April 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31; catch and release for brown trout, all other 

trout species 5 per day. 

• Open April 27-Oct. 31, 5 trout per day. 

Little Butte Creek and tributaries, • Trout catch and release, except no limit on size or number of brook trout taken. 

upstream from the forks (Rogue Basin, • Restricted to artificial flies and lures. 

Jackson Co.) 



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Lobster Creek (tributary to Rogue River) • Open to trout May 25-Sept. 15. 

(Curry Co.): 

• Daily limit 2 adipose fin-clipped rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

1. Mainstem upstream to North and • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures only. 

South forks 

• Closed for salmon and steelhead. 

2. Tributaries, including North and South • Closed to all angling. 

forks 

Lost Creek Reservoir (Jackson Co.) • All landlocked salmon are considered trout. 

Middle Creek upstream to Cherry Creek • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

(North Fork Coquille, Coos Co.) 

Mill Creek upstream from Hwy 38 bridge • Closed. 

(Umpqua Basin, Douglas Co.) 

Millicoma River (Coos Co.): 


1. Mainstem, including tidewater 

2. East and West forks • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

Mussel/Myrtle creeks and tributaries • Closed. 

(Curry Co.) 

Myers Creek (Curry Co.) • Closed. 

New River • See entry for Floras Creek (Curry Co.). 

Pacific Ocean • See Marine Zone, pages 101-109. 

Pistol River (Curry Co.) 

• Open for trout May 25-Oct. 31, 2 per day, 8 inch minimum length and open for 


adipose fin-clipped rainbow trout (half pounders), 2 per day, 8 inch minimum length, 

Jan. 1-March 31 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 




• Open for Chinook salmon downstream of Deep Creek Oct. 1-Dec. 31; 1 adult Chinook 

per day, 5 per year. 

Plat I Reservoir (Umpqua Basin, • Catch and release for bass Jan. 1-Feb. 28 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 

Douglas Co.) 


Rogue River (Curry/Josephine/ Trout Regulations: 

Jackson Co.): 


1. Mainstem upstream to Hog Creek • 5 adipose fin-clipped rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

boat landing, including tidewater • Non-adipose fin-clipped rainbow and cutthroat trout must be released unharmed. 

Salmon Regulations: 

• Open for Chinook salmon: 

1. Jan. 1-May 31 per Zone Regulations except closed to harvest of non-adipose finclipped 

Chinook salmon. 

2. June 1-Dec. 31 per Zone Regulations. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon as per Zone Regulations. 

Steelhead Regulations: 


• Jan. 1-April 30 non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead at least 24 inches in length may be 

kept; 1 per day, 5 per year, as part of daily or annual salmon/steelhead catch limit. 


• Use of bait allowed in mainstem Rogue River except from Foster Creek upstream to 

Whiskey Creek, where all angling is restricted to artificial flies and lures Sept. 1 to 

Oct. 31. 

• In addition to the hook and weight regulations on page 11, any attached weight may be 

no more than six feet above the lowermost hook. 

• Closed to all angling from Rainie Falls downstream 400 feet (Rivermile 66). 

2. Hog Creek boat landing to Fishers Trout Regulations: 

Ferry Boat Ramp 



• Non-adipose fin-clipped rainbow and cutthroat trout must be released unharmed. 

Salmon Regulations: 


1. Jan. 1-May 31 per Zone Regulations except closed to harvest of non-adipose finclipped 

Chinook salmon. 

2. June 1-Sept. 30 per Zone Regulations. 

3. Closed for Chinook salmon Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 


Steelhead Regulations: 


• Feb. 1-April 30 non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead at least 24 inches in length may be 



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2. Hog Creek boat landing to Fishers 

Ferry Boat Ramp 


3. From Fishers Ferry Boat Ramp to 

Cole Rivers Hatchery Diversion Dam 



• Use of bait allowed in mainstem Rogue River. 



• Closed to all angling from the Gold Hill municipal water intake downstream to Gold Hill 

boat landing (Rivermile 121). 

Trout Regulations 



• Non-adipose fin-clipped rainbow and cutthroat trout must be released unharmed. 

Salmon Regulations 


1. Fishers Ferry Boat Ramp to Dodge Bridge, Jan. 1-June 30 per Zone Regulations, 

except closed to harvest of non-adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon and July 1-Aug. 31 

per Zone Regulations. Closed for Chinook salmon Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 

2. Dodge Bridge to Cole Rivers Hatchery Diversion Dam, Jan. 1 to July 31 per Zone 

Regulations, except closed to harvest of non-adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon. 

Closed for Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 


Steelhead Regulations 


• Feb. 1-April 30 non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead at least 24 inches in length may be 


Special Gear Restrictions and Closures 

• Use of bait allowed in mainstem Rogue except: 

1. Fishers Ferry Boat Ramp upstream to markers located downstream from Cole Rivers 

Hatchery Diversion Dam, this area is restricted to artificial flies from Sept. 1-Oct. 31 (see 

definition page 8) and any type of rod and reel permitted but no metal core lines and no 

added weights or attachments except a bubble or similar floating device may be used 

Sept. 1-Oct. 31. 

2. Fishers Ferry Boat Ramp upstream to boat ramp at Shady Cove Park, restricted to 

artificial flies and lures, Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 



• No angling from a floating device from deadline markers located downstream of Cole 

Rivers Hatchery Diversion Dam to markers located 1,200 feet downstream. 

• Closed to all angling from 8:00 p.m. to one-half hour before sunrise from April 1-July 31 

from ODFW markers located downstream from fish ladder entrance at Cole Rivers 

Hatchery to Hwy 62 bridge at McGregor Park. 

• Closed to all angling from Cole Rivers Hatchery Diversion Dam downstream to the 

ODFW markers located downstream from the fish ladder entrance at the Hatchery 

(Rivermile 157). 

• Closed to all angling in the Cole Rivers Hatchery outflow channel to confluence with 

main river channel. 

4. Tributaries (not listed) downstream • Closed, except as noted under Special Regulations for Applegate River, Illinois River, 

from Cole Rivers Hatchery 

Lobster Creek, Ashland Creek, Emigrant Creek, and Big Butte and Little Butte Creeks. 

5. Hatchery Diversion Dam upstream to • Open all year, catch and release only. 

Lost Creek Dam 

• Restricted to fly angling with barbless hooks (see fly angling definition, page 8). 

6. Mainstem and tributaries above Lost • Open all year, 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length, only one trout over 20 inches in 

Creek Dam 

length may be taken per day. 

• No limit on the size or number of brook trout taken in addition to catch limits for other 

trout species. 



Selmac Lake (Josephine Co.) • One bass per day. 

Shuttpelz Lake (Coos Co.) • Catch and release for trout. 


Sixes River (Curry Co.) 

• Open for trout May 25-Oct. 31, 2 per day, 8 inch minimum length; and open for 

Mainstem upstream to South Fork, adipose fin-clipped rainbow trout (half pounders), 2 per day, 8 inch minimum length, 


Jan. 1-March 31 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 




• Open for Chinook salmon May 25-Dec. 31, upstream to Edson Creek. 

• No more than 1 adult non-adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon per day, 10 per year, 

may be taken in aggregate when combined with waters of the Elk River and Elk River 

Ocean Terminal Area. 



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Smith River • See Umpqua River Basin, page 44 (below). 

Tenmile Creek including tidewater • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

(Coos Co.) 

Tenmile Lakes upstream from Hilltop • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

Bridge (Coos Co.) 

• Rainbow trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and 

Nov. 1-Dec. 31. May 1- Oct. 31 rainbow trout over 20 inches are considered trout and 

may be harvested 1 per day as per Zone Regulations. 

• Largemouth bass, 5 per day under 15 inches in length. All bass 15 inches or over in 

length must be released. 

Thomas Creek and tributaries 

• Closed. 

(Curry Co.) 

Tioga Creek up to concrete bridge • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and May 25-Dec. 31. 

located 1/2 mile downstream from Burnt 

Creek (Coos Co.) 

Umpqua River Basin (Douglas Co.): • 15 smallmouth bass per day of any size, 2 daily limits in possession. 

includes Umpqua River, Smith River, 

North Umpqua River, South Umpqua 

River and their tributaries 

1. Umpqua River mainstem, including • Catch and release for trout, open May 25-Oct. 31 per Zone Regulations. 

tidewater, from the tips of the jetties • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

upstream to confluence with North • Open for Chinook salmon all year. 

and South Forks (includes Winchester • Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon as per Zone Regulations. 

Bay) 


• 2 fish per 24 consecutive hours, 24 inch minimum size for striped bass. 

2. Tributaries to mainstem Umpqua • Open for trout May 25-Sept. 15. 

River, including tidewater portions, • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures for all tributaries, except tidewater areas 

from mouth upstream to confluence where bait is allowed. 

with North and South Forks 

• Open for striped bass all year in tidewater areas. 

• Mill Creek below Loon Lake, not including Camp Creek, closed to angling all year. 

• 2 fish per 24 consecutive hours limit, 24 inch minimum size for striped bass. 

3. Smith River mainstem from mouth • Open for Chinook salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and 

upstream to Spencer Creek and North May 25-Dec. 31. 

Fork from mouth upstream to Johnson • Catch and release for trout, Open May 25-Sept. 15. 

Creek, including tidewater 

• Open for striped bass all year. 

• Use of bait allowed in tidewater areas. 


4. Smith River mainstem from Spencer • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and Dec. 1-31. 

Creek upstream to Sisters Creek • Catch and release for trout, open May 25-Sept. 15. 

and North Fork from Johnson Creek • Restricted to artificial flies and lures May 25- Sept. 15. 

upstream to Bridge 10 

5. Smith River tributaries, including tide- • Open for trout May 25-Sept. 15. 

water portions, Smith River mainstem • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures, except tidewater areas where use of bait is 

upstream from Sisters Creek, and allowed. 

North Fork and tributaries upstream • Open for striped bass all year in tidewater areas. 

from Bridge 10 


6. North Umpqua River from mouth • Catch and release for trout, open May 25-Oct. 31 per Zone Regulations. 

upstream to fly area boundary above • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

Rock Creek 

• Open for Chinook salmon Jan. 1-July 31. 


• Closed between old Hwy 99 bridge and Winchester Dam. 


• No angling from a floating device upstream from BLM recreation site (Lone Rock ramp) 

which is located 0.5 miles above the Lone Rock Bridge (Hwy 138). 

• Closed from markers located upstream from Rock Creek, upstream 700 feet to the fly 

area boundary. 


• Anti-snagging regulations in place March 1-July 31 from the Lone Rock boat launch 

upstream to the beginning of the fly area above Rock Creek. See page 11 for anti- 


snagging gear restrictions. 

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7. North Umpqua River from fly area 

boundary above Rock Creek, 

upstream to Soda Springs Dam 

(31 miles) 

8. North Umpqua River tributaries from 

mouth upstream to Soda Springs 

Dam 

9. a. North Umpqua River mainstem 

from Soda Springs Dam (including 

Soda Springs Reservoir) to Slide 

Creek Dam 

b. North Umpqua River tributaries 

upstream of Soda Springs Dam to 

Slide Creek Dam (includes Medicine 

and Fish creeks) 

c. North Umpqua River tributaries 

upsream of the Slide Creek Dam 

10. South Umpqua River from mouth 

upstream to Jackson Creek Bridge 

11. South Umpqua River and tributaries 

upstream from Jackson Creek Bridge 

12. South Umpqua River tributaries 

below Jackson Creek Bridge 

13. Cow Creek mainstem (South 

Umpqua) from mouth upstream to 

Middle Creek Bridge 

14. Tributaries to Cow Creek and 

mainstem Cow Creek upstream from 

Middle Creek Bridge 

Winchuck River Mainstem up to 

Wheeler Creek, including tidewater 

(Curry Co.) 


• Catch and release for trout, open May 25-Oct. 31 per Zone Regulations. 




• July 1-Sept. 30 all angling restricted to use of single barbless unweighted artificial fly. 

For the purposes of this rule, an unweighted artificial fly is defined as: “a conventional 

hook that is dressed with natural or artificial materials, and to which no molded weight 

(such as split shot, jig heads or dumbbell eyes), metal wire, metal beads, bead chain 

eyes, or plastic body are affixed, and to which no added weight, spinning or attractor 

device, or natural bait is attached.” 

• Jan. 1-June 30 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31 restricted to fly angling only with single barbless 

hook (see fly angling and artificial fly definitions on page 8). 

• Any type rod or reel permitted, but no metal core lines and no added weights or 

attachments to line, leader or fly (including, but not limited to, strike indicators) except 

non-fly monofilament lines may have a casting bubble or similar floating device. 

• Closed from Soda Springs Dam downstream about 1/2 mile to marker located downstream 

from power plant enclosure. 


• Open for trout in tributaries below fly area boundary, except Rock Creek May 25- 

Sept. 15. 


• Rock Creek and all tributaries above fly area boundary are closed to angling. 

• Closed. 

• Open May 25-Sept. 15, catch and release for trout. 


• Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31. 

• No limit on size or number of brook trout taken in addition to catch limits for other trout 

species. 


• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and Dec. 1-31. 

• Open for trout May 25-Sept. 15. 

• Closed to all angling May 1- May 24 and Sept. 16-Nov. 30. 


• Closed. 


• Jackson Creek closed to all angling. 


• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 30 and Dec. 1-31. 


• Closed to all angling May 1- May 24 and Sept. 16-Nov. 30. 

• Restricted to artificial flies and lures, May 25-Sept. 15. 

• Use of bait is allowed Jan. 1-April 30 and Dec. 1-31. 


• Restricted to flies and lures. 






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Pages 36 - 45

Willamette Zone 

46 

47 

53 

0 5 10 20 

Miles 

30 35 

Legend 

Bridges 

Dams 

Falls 


Hatcheries 

Zone Boundary 



COLUMBIA 

Trout Season in Streams 

St. Helens 

Milton Cree k 

4th Sat. in April - Oct. 31 

4th Sat. in May - Oct. 31 

Gilbert River 

Boat Ramp 

N Scappoose Cr 

Sauvie 

Island 

S Scappoose Cr 

30 

Haldeman 

Pond 

Washington State 

Multnomah C hannel 

WASHINGTON 

Bonneville Dam 

Bybee Lake 

Smith Lake 

47 

Columbia River 

26 

6 


Hillsboro 

Forest 

Grove 

Gresham 

Gales Creek 

TILLAMOOK 

Railroad 

Bridge 

HOOD 

RIVER 

Gales 

Creek 

Tanner Cr 

Balch Cr 

Colum bia Slough 

MULTNOMAH 

Scoggins Cr 

8 217 

10 

219 

Bull Run R 

Oxbow Park 

Johnson Creek 

Beaverton 

Tualatin River 

Henry Hagg 

Lake 

Bull Run 

Lake 

Watershed boundary 

PGE Powerhouse 

212 

43 

210 

Hwy 47 

Br Hwy 210 

Br 

SANDY 

47 

Clackamas River 

101 

Mt Hood 

205 

35 

240 


99E 

213 

219 

233 

216 

224 

Salmon R 

mouth 

CLACKAMAS 

Wildwood 

River Mill Dam 

Rec Site 

Estacada Eagle Creek NFH 

Lake Cazadero Dam 

Faraday Lake 

North North Fork Res. Final Falls 

Fork 

211 

Dam 

Three Lynx 

224 Powerhouse 

Harriet 

Harriet Lk 

Lake Markers 

Sandy River 

Deep Cr 

Willamette Falls 

North Yamhill River 

Zigz ag R iver 

Cedar Cr 

Oregon 

City 

Wilsonville 

Salm on Ri ver 

E agle C reek 

Abernethy Cr 

Cheh a lem Cr 

Dog Cr 

Newberg 

I-5 Bridge 

Yamhill R 

Clear Creek 

McMinnville 

WASCO 

Molalla River 

5 

Woodburn 

Pond 

214 

YAMHILL 

22 

Timothy 

Lake 

Dam 


Sheridan 

Butte Creek 

St Louis 

Ponds 

Willamina 

214 

Pudding River 

18 

South Yamhi ll River 

Ro ck Cr 

Oak Grov e Fk Clackamas R 

Silverton Dam 

Silverton Water 

Supply Dam 

POLK 

99W 

Clackamas River 

Pine Cr 

Bridge 

Mill Creek 

26 

Abi qua Cr eek 

Silverton 

Res 

Mill Cr 

Park Bridge 

CLACKAMAS 

Abiqua Falls 

Butte Creek Falls 

Silver Creek 

Drift Cr 

99E 

22 

Victor Pt Rd 

Salem 

W illamette River 

Dallas 

N Fork 

51 

214 

M ill Cr 

Stayton 


223 

99W 

Mill City 

North Santiam River 

Rickreall Cr 

Falls at Fall City 

Little Luckiamute R 

Little N Santiam R 

S Fork 

226 

Stayton Power Canal 

North Fork 

MARION 

Breitenbush R 

Packsaddle 

Park Big Cliff Dam 

South Fork 

Santiam River 

Luckiamute R 

LINCOLN 

Detroit 

Lake 

Foot Bridge 

E. E. Wilson 

Pond 

Detroit 

Dam 

Thomas Creek 

LINN 

Mario n Creek 

Crabtree Cr eek 

South Santiam River 

Hwy 20 

Bridge 

Frazier Cr 

JEFFERSON 

MARION 

FORKS 

Albany 

Corvallis 

Marys River 

Quartzvi lle Creek 

ROARING 

RIVER 

22 

34 

Marion 

Horn Cr 

ntiam River 

Lebanon Dam 

Lebanon 

B

Little N Santiam 

Stayton 

Stayton Power Canal 

North Fork 

MARION 

Breitenbush R 

Packsaddle 

Park Big Cliff Dam 

223 

99W 

Mill City 

Santiam River 

Luckiamute R 

LINCO 

South Fork 

Detroit 

Lake 

Foot Bridge 

226 

North Santiam River 

E. E. Wilson 

Pond 

Detroit 

Dam 

Thomas Creek 

LINN 

South Santiam River 

Hwy 20 

Bridge 

Frazier Cr 

JEFFERSON 

Mario n Creek 

MARION 

FORKS 

Crabtree Cr eek 

Albany 

Corvallis 

Marys River 

Quartzvi lle Creek 

ROARING 

RIVER 

22 

34 

Marion 

Lake 

Horn Cr 

Lebanon Dam 

Lebanon 

Butte C reek 

BENTON 

Creek 

9 

12 


20 

Green Peter Lake 

Middle Santiam River 

Sodom 

Ditch 

228 

Sweet Home 

34 

20 

99E 

Muddy Creek 

W i ley Cr eek 

242 

Lava Lake Lost Lake 


Clear Lake 

Carmen 

Reservoir 

Tamolitch Falls 

Moose Lake 

Moose 

SOUTH 

SANTIAM 

Foster Dam 

Foster Lake 

Willamette River 

Smith 

Reservoir 

Canyon Creek 

Calapooia River 

Harrisburg 

99W 

Trail 

Bridge 

Dam 

Blue River 

M ohawk River 

Shotgun Cr 

5 

Hwy 99 

Bridge 

Lookout Cr 

Mill Creek 

Blue River Res. 

Leaburg Dam 

Leaburg Lake 

LEABURG 

Long Tom R 

Horse Creek 

Forest Glen 

Boat Ramp 

Cougar 

Reservoir 

Leaburg Powerhouse 

Waltervil le Canal 

36 

MCKENZIE 

McKenzie River 

Salmon 

Weir 

Hayden 

Bridge 

Fern 

Ridge 

Res. 

Little Fall Creek 

105 

99 

126 

Hendricks 

Bridge 

Springfield 

I-5 

Bridge 

Eugene 

Sou th Fork McKenzie River 

Fish Ladder 

126 

Fall Creek 

Fall Creek Res. 

Winbe rry Cr 

Dexter Dam 

Erma 

Bell 

Lakes 

N Fk Middle Fk Willamette R 

Lookout 

Point 

Lake 

Lo st Cr 

Coast Fk Willamette R 

58 

Rat Cr 

Cottage 

Grove 


Salmon Creek 

Oakridge 

Tee ter Cr 

99 

Dorena 

Dam 

Dorena 

Cottage 

Lake 

Grove Dam 

Waldo 

Lake 

Laying Creek 

99 

97 

Row River 

38 

Salt Creek 

Hills Creek 

Hills Creek Dam 

Hills Creek 

Reservoir 

Brice Creek 

Mosby Creek 

Cottage 

Grove 

Res 

Gold 

Lake 

5 

Big River 

Coyote C reek Sharps Creek 

LANE 

DESCHUTES 

WILLAMETTE 

KLAMATH 

138 

58 

Midd le F ork Willamette River 

DOUGLAS 

WILLAMETTE 

Pages 46 - 58 

138

Description: 

The Willamette Zone is all waters draining to the Columbia River between the city of St. Helens and Bonneville Dam, except for those 

portions of tributaries east of the Sandy River that are downstream from the Union Pacific Railroad line (see Columbia Zone pages 

96-99, for more details). Includes all waters on Sauvie Island except the Columbia River. 

Instructions: 











1. The use of barbless hooks is required when angling for salmon, steelhead, or trout in Willamette River downstream of Willamette 

Falls (including Multnomah Channel and Gilbert River) and in lower Clackamas River upstream to Highway 99E bridge. 




possession. 

Streams: catch 

and release only, 

except as noted 

under Special 

Regulations. 


Steelhead 

48 


2 adult salmon 

or steelhead per 

day, 20 per year. 

5 jacks per day, 


in possession, with 

the exception that 

in the Willamette 

River and 

tributaries of the 

Willamette Basin 

above Willamette 

Falls, 1 additional 

adipose fin-clipped 

steelhead may be 

retained per day 

for a total aggregate 

of 3 adult fish 

harvested daily. 


year. 

Willamette 


WILLAMETTE ZONE 

• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See exceptions 

under Special Regulations where use of bait is allowed. 




• Closed to angling for bull trout. 

• Kokanee included in trout limits except as noted under Special 

Regulations. 

• Angling is restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See exceptions 


• Harvest of non-adipose fin-clipped salmon or steelhead is prohibited 

in the Willamette Zone unless otherwise noted under Special 

Regulations. 

• Daily limit for unmarked steelhead is 2 fish per day, and annual limit 

20 per year. 

• There is no annual limit on adipose fin-clipped salmon or adipose 

fin-clipped steelhead as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery 

Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch. 

Note: Changes to salmon regulations for the Columbia River system 

including changes to the Willamette River system are printed in May 

and are available at ODFW offices or from license agents. Check for 

new regulations before you fish. 

• Closed to retention of green sturgeon. 

• See page 21 for tag return information. 




• Only one single-point, barbless hook may be used for sturgeon. 

• Oversize sturgeon cannot be removed totally or in part from the 

water. 





Streams: Open 


see Special 

Regulations for this 

zone and Willamette 

Zone map on pages 

46-47 for streams 

that are open 

April 27-Oct. 31. 

Closed in all 

waters unless 


under Special 

Regulations. 

Note: Sturgeon 

fisheries are managed 

on a quota 

basis. Anglers 

should check the 

status of regulations 

prior to fishing as 

modifications will 

be made in-season 

if necessary to 

remain within catch 

guidelines. 





Warmwater 








5 per day, 


possession. 



• Willamette River mainstem above Hwy 20 Bridge at Albany, the 

Santiam and Calapooia basins: no limit on size or number taken. 



No limit. • No minimum length. 




Streams: Open 

during trout, salmon 

or steelhead 

seasons, except 

mainstem Willamette 

River and sloughs 

and tidewater 



downstream from 

Bonneville Dam are 

open all year. 


Refer to General (Statewide) Regulations on page 11 for 

Pacific Lamprey 

regulations covering the harvest of Pacific lamprey. 

Striped Bass 2 per 24 con- • 30 inch minimum length. 


secutive hours, • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See exceptions Streams: Open 

2 daily limits in under Special Regulations where use of bait is allowed. 


possession. 

or steelhead 

Northern 

Pikeminnow, 

Carp, Sucker, 

Chub, Sculpin, 

Whitefish, Shad 

and other Nongame 

Fish 

No limit. • No length limit. 

seasons, except 

• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See exceptions mainstem Willamette 


River and sloughs 

and tidewater 



downstream from 

Bonneville Dam are 


Smelt Closed. • Unlawful to take or attempt to take Eulachon smelt in inland waters All waters closed all 

including bays, estuaries, rivers and streams. See Marine Sport year. 


Freshwater Harvest prohibited. • It is illegal to harvest or possess any freshwater mussels or clams Closed. 



Mussels 


Crayfish 100 per day, • Neither an angling nor a shellfish license is required. 


2 daily limits in • All streams are open to crayfish harvest including streams listed as 

possession. closed under Special Regulations. 




Abiqua Creek upstream from Abiqua • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

Falls near Rivermile 19 (Marion Co.) • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures, as per Zone Regulations. 

Adair Pond (Benton Co.) • One bass per day, no size limit, 2 daily limits in possession. 

• Two channel catfish per day, no size limit, 2 daily limits in possession. 

Airport Pond (Lane Co.) • Closed. 

Alton Baker Park Canoe Canal 

• Open for trout, adipose fin-clipped steelhead, and non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead 

(Eugene) 

greater than 24 inches in length all year. 



• Open to the use of two rods with a Two-Rod Validation. 

Balch Creek and tributaries 

(Multnomah Co.) 

• Closed. 

Bear Creek (tributary to Pudding River) • Open for adipose fin-clipped trout May 25-Oct. 31. 

(Clackamas Co.) upstream from Shorty’s • 5 adipose fin-clipped trout per day, no minimum length. 

Pond which is located in Ivor Davies Park 

in the City of Molalla 

• Use of Bait allowed. 

Blue River (McKenzie Basin, Lane Co.): • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead and adipose fin-clipped trout April 27-Oct. 31. 

1. Mainstem and tributaries downstream • Open to harvest of non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead greater than 24 inches in length 

from Blue River Dam 


• 5 adipose fin-clipped trout per day, no minimum length. 


2. Mainstem and tributaries upstream • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31. 

from Blue River Reservoir 





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Bond Butte Pond (Linn Co.) • One bass per day, no size limit, 2 daily limits in possession. 


Breitenbush River (Marion Co.) • See Santiam River, item 4 on page 55. 

Bull of the Woods Wilderness Area 

Lakes (Mt. Hood National Forest, 

Clackamas Co.) 

Bull Run River up to watershed 

boundary (Clackamas Co.) 

Note: Applies to Beth Lake, Big Slide Lake, Lenore Lake, Pansy Lake, Lower Twin Lake 

and Upper Twin Lake. 

• No limit on size or number of brook trout taken. Catch limits on other trout species do 

not apply to brook trout. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped coho salmon, and 

adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

• Closed between markers 100 feet upstream from and 100 feet downstream from PGE 

powerhouse. 


• Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures, as per Zone Regulations. 

Butte Creek upstream from Butte Creek 

Falls near R.M. 25.5 (Marion/Clack. Co.) 

Canby Pond (Clackamas Co.) • Angling restricted to youth age 17 and under or holders of one of the Disabled Anglers 

permits. 

Canyon Creek (S. Santiam/Linn Co.) • Closed. 

Carmen Reservoir • Open all year, 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

• Use of bait allowed per Zone Regulations. 

Cascade Lakes, select lakes in the • No limit on size or number of brook trout taken. Catch limits on other trout species do 

Willamette National Forest (Lane Co.); not apply to brook trout. 

Blue, Corner, Lower Eddeeleo, Upper • Use of bait allowed. 

Eddeeleo, Goose, Upper Horse, Linton, 

Nash, Penn, Porky, Upper Salmon, 

Separation, Spring, Spirit, Timpanogas 

and Lower Timpanogas (Douglas Co.); 

and Heart Lake (Linn Co.) 

Cedar Creek (Sandy Basin, Clack. Co.) • Closed upstream to hatchery dam. 

Clackamas River (Clackamas Co.): • Open for adipose fin-clipped trout May 25-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, and no minimum 

1. From mouth upstream to River Mill length. 

Dam 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped coho salmon, and 



• No angling from a floating device between River Mill Dam and ODFW markers located 

approximately 100 feet upstream of hatchery intake structure. 

2. Estacada Lake (also referred to as • Open for adipose fin-clipped trout May 25-Oct. 31, 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum 

River Mill Reservoir) up to Cazadero length. 

Dam 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 


• Trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon Aug. 1-Oct. 31. 

• No angling between markers 400 feet upstream and 126 feet downstream from the 

downstream corner of Faraday Powerhouse June 16-Oct. 31. 

• No angling from the entrance of the fishway/fish trap at Cazadero Dam downstream to 

yellow deadline markers (approximately 275 feet). 

3. Mainstem and tributaries not listed • For the length of the Three Lynx Powerhouse (111 feet), no angling from a floating 

upstream from Cazadero Dam 

device or from the west shore. 

• No limit on size or number of brook or brown trout taken. Catch limits on other trout 

species do not apply to brook or brown trout. 

4. North Fork Reservoir upstream to • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

Milepost 32 on Hwy. 224 

• Only adipose fin-clipped rainbow trout may be taken, 5 per day except no limit on size or 

number of brook or brown trout taken. Catch limits for adipose fin-clipped rainbow trout 

do not apply to brook or brown trout. 

5. Oak Grove Fork and tributaries be- • 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

tween yellow markers at upstream end • No limit on size or number of brook or brown trout taken. Catch limits on other trout 

of Harriet Lake and Timothy Lake Dam species do not apply to brook or brown trout. 

Clear Lake (upper McKenzie River/ • No limit on size or number of brook trout taken. Catch limits on other trout species do 

Linn Co.) 


Columbia Slough (Multnomah Co.) • See Health Advisory on page 20. 

Commonwealth Lake (Washington Co.) • Bass limit 1 per day, no minimum length. 

• Crappie limit 10 per day, no minimum length. 

Cottage Grove Reservoir (Lane Co.) • Only bass less than 15 inches in length may be taken. 


Cougar Reservoir • Salmon less than 24 inches in length are considered trout. 

• No limit on size or number of bass. 



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Detroit Reservoir • Salmon are considered trout. 

Dexter Reservoir • Salmon less than 24 inches in length are considered trout. 

Dog Creek (Mclver Park, Clack. Co.) • Closed. 

Dorena Reservoir (Lane Co.) • Only bass less than 15 inches in length may be taken. 

• See Health Advisory page 20. 

Drift Creek upstream from Victor Point • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

Road Crossing (Marion Co.) 


Eagle Creek (Clackamas Co.) up to 

markers 200 feet below hatchery ladder 

outlet (Clackamas Basin near Estacada) 


• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped coho salmon and 


• Closed from 200 feet upstream to 300 feet downstream from fish ladder located 1/2 mile 

below Eagle Fern Park. 



• Anti-snagging regulations in place Aug. 1-Dec. 31. See page 11 for anti-snagging gear 

restrictions. 

E.E. Wilson Pond (Benton Co.) • Open Feb. 1-Sep. 30. 

East Salish Pond (Multnomah Co.) • Daily bass limit, 1 per day, no minimum length. 

• Daily crappie limit, 10 per day, no minimum length. 

Erma Bell Lakes (Lane Co.) and 

tributaries 

Fall Creek (Middle Fork Willamette, 

Lane Co.) 

1. Mainstem downstream from Fall 

Creek Dam 

2. Mainstem and tributaries upstream 

from Fall Creek Reservoir 

• Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

• 2 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

• No limit on size or number of brook trout taken. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped steelhead, and nonadipose 

fin-clipped steelhead greater than 24 inches in length all year. 

• Open Jan. 1-April 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31, catch and release for trout. 

• Open April 27-Oct. 31, 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 





Fall Creek Reservoir • Salmon less than 24 inches in length are considered trout. 

Faraday Lake (Clack. R., Clack. Co.) • All salmon are considered trout. 


Fish Creek (Clackamas R., Clack. Co.) • Closed. 

Fish Lake (Linn Co.) • Open Jan. 1-May 31. 

Foster Reservoir (S. Santiam/Linn Co.) • Only kokanee and adipose fin-clipped trout may be taken. 

• No limits on size or number of bass. 

Frazier Creek (Benton Co.) • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31. 



Gales Creek (Tualatin River tributary, 

Washington Co.) 

1. From mouth upstream to NW 

Clapshaw Hill Road in Gales Creek 

2. Upstream of NW Clapshaw Hill Road 

and tributaries not listed 

• Open for trout May 25-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures. 

• Open for coho salmon Aug. 1-Oct. 31. 



Gold Lake (Lane Co.) • Open to angling May 25-Oct. 31. 

• Catch and release only for rainbow trout. 


• Restricted to fly angling only with barbless hooks (see fly angling definition, page 8). 

• Closed to angling from Gold Lake boat ramp down Salt Creek 100 yards Jan. 1-June 30 


Green Peter Reservoir (Linn Co.) • 25 kokanee per day (no size limits) may be taken in addition to other trout species catch 

limits. 

• Salmon may be retained as part of the kokanee bag limit. 

Haldeman Pond (Sauvie Island, 

• Closed Jan. 1-April 15 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

Columbia Co.) 

Henry Hagg Lake (Washington Co.) • Closed Jan. 1-Mar. 1 and Nov. 25-Dec. 31. 

• Open Mar. 2-Nov. 24. 

• One bass per day. 

• Limit of twenty (20) crappie per day; no length limit and 2 daily limits in possession. 

Hills Creek (above Hills Creek 

Reservoir) and Hills Creek tributaries 

(Lane Co.) 






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Hills Creek Reservoir (Lane Co.) • 5 adipose fin-clipped trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

• Adipose fin-clipped salmon less than 24 inches in length are considered trout. 

Horn Creek (Linn Co.) • Closed. 

Lava Lake and tributaries (Linn Co.) • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31. 



• No catch limit or size limit on brook trout. 

Leaburg Canal and tributaries 

(Lane Co.) Leaburg Dam to Leaburg 

Powerhouse 

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• Closed within the Leaburg powerhouse tailrace and from Leaburg Dam to below fish 

screens (approx. 600 ft.). 

• Open for trout all year, catch and release only. 


Leaburg Lake (Lane Co.) • See McKenzie River, Section 4. 

Little Fall Creek (Lane Co.) • Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon; adipose fin-clipped steelhead; and nonadipose 

fin-clipped steelhead greater than 24 inches all year (mainstem from the mouth 

upstream to 200 feet below the concrete fish ladder, approximately 12 miles). 




Long Tom River (Benton/Lane Co.): • Open Jan. 1-April 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31, catch and release for trout. 

1. Mainstem upstream to Fern Ridge • Open April 27-Oct. 31, 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

Reservoir 


2. All tributaries above and below Fern 

Ridge Reservoir, and mainstem above 

Fern Ridge Reservoir 


• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures Jan. 1-Apr. 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 


• Use of bait allowed April 27-Oct. 31. 

Lookout Creek and tributaries (Lane Co.) • Closed, U.S. Forest Service Research Area. 

Lookout Point Reservoir • Salmon less than 24 inches in length are considered trout. 

Lost Creek and tributaries (Middle Fork • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31, 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

Willamette, Lane Co.) 


Lost Lake (Santiam Pass, Linn Co.) • Catch and release for trout. 


Luckiamute River (Polk/Benton Co.) • Open for trout May 25-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

1. Mainstem and tributaries not listed • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures only. 

2. Little Luckiamute River (Polk Co.) • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

above falls at Falls City 


Marion Lake (Linn Co.) • Outlet closed between markers and bridge. 

Marys River and tributaries (Benton Co.) • Open Jan. 1-April 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31, catch and release for trout. 




McKenzie River (Lane/Linn Co.): • Open for trout all year, catch and release only as per Zone Regulations. 

1. Mouth upstream to Hayden Bridge • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures, as per Zone Regulations. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon; adipose fin-clipped steelhead; and nonadipose 

fin-clipped steelhead greater than 24 inches all year. 

2. Hayden Bridge upstream to Hendricks Trout Regulations: 

Bridge (see separate entry for 

• Open for trout all year, catch and release only. 

Walterville Canal) 

• Open for retention of adipose fin-clipped trout April 27-Oct. 31, 5 adipose fin-clipped 

trout per day, no minimum length. 

• Non-adipose fin-clipped trout must be released unharmed. 

Note: Trout are not stocked below Hendricks Bridge, adipose fin-clipped trout originate 

from stocked areas upstream. 

Salmon and Steelhead Regulations: 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped steelhead and nonadipose 



• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures all year except bait is allowed May 1-June 15 

when angling for salmon and steelhead with hooks 5/8-inch gap or larger. 

• Closed: (See separate entry for Walterville Canal) 

1. Downstream from salmon weir (Walterville Canal). 

2. Within the Walterville bypass canal from salmon weir upstream to McKenzie River. 

3. Hendricks Bridge upstream to Trout Regulations: 

Leaburg Dam (see separate entries • Open for trout all year, catch and release only. Non-adipose fin-clipped trout must be 

for Walterville Canal and Leaburg released unharmed. 

Canal) (Continued on next page.) • Open for retention of adipose fin-clipped trout April 27-Dec. 31, 5 adipose fin-clipped 

trout per day, no minimum length. 





3. Hendricks Bridge upstream to Salmon and Steelhead Regulations: 

Leaburg Dam (see separate entries • Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped steelhead and non- 

for Walterville Canal and Leaburg adipose fin-clipped steelhead greater than 24 inches all year. 

Canal) 



• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures Jan. 1-April 26. 

• Use of bait allowed April 27-Dec. 31. 

• From Leaburg Dam downstream to Trout Creek (approxiately one mile): In addition to 

the hook and weight regulations on page 11, any attached weight may be no more than 

six feet above the lowermost hook. 

• Closed within the Leaburg powerhouse tailrace. 

• Closed within 200 feet downstream of Leaburg Dam. 

4. Leaburg Dam upstream to Forest Glen • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31, 5 adipose fin-clipped trout per day, no minimum length. 

boat ramp near Blue River, including • Non-adipose fin-clipped trout must be released unharmed. 

Leaburg Lake 


• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead and non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead greater 

than 24 inches April 27-Oct. 31. 

• Two-rod angling allowed in Leaburg Lake with a Two-Rod Validation. 

• Closed Jan. 1-April 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Closed within 200 feet upstream of Leaburg Dam. 

5. Forest Glen boat ramp near Blue • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31, catch and release only for trout, as per Zone Regulations. 

River upstream to Trail Bridge Dam • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead and non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead greater 

than 24 inches April 27-Oct. 31. 


• Closed to angling within the Carmen Spawning Channel and in the McKenzie River from 

Trail Bridge Dam to 200 feet downstream from the Carmen Spawning channel entrance. 

6. South Fork McKenzie 

• Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31, catch and release only for trout, as per Zone Regulations. 


• Closed to angling from Cougar Dam downstream 700 feet (to concrete supports of the 

old adult fish trap). 

7. McKenzie River from bridge at • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31, catch and release only for trout, as per Zone Regulations. 

upstream end of Trail Bridge 


Reservoir to Tamolitch Falls (approx. 

2.2 miles upstream) 

8. Tamolitch Falls to Clear Lake 

• Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31, 5 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

(See Carmen Reservoir, page 50) • Use of bait allowed. 


9. Tributaries not listed upstream to • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31, catch and release only for trout, as per Zone Regulations. 

Clear Lake 


Mill Creek (Mohawk River system, • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31. 

Lane Co.) 



Mill Creek upstream of Mill Creek Park • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

bridge (Polk Co.) 


Mohawk River (Lane Co.) • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31. 



Molalla River (Clackamas Co.): 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

Upstream to Turner Creek Bridge • Open to harvest of non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead July 1-Aug. 31. 

• Use of bait allowed May 15-July 15. 

• Open for coho salmon all year. 

• Use of single barbless hooks encouraged. 

• No limit on size or number of bass taken. 

Moose Creek upstream to Moose Lake • Closed. 

(South Santiam Basin, Linn Co.) 

Mt. Hood Pond (Multnomah Co.) • Angling restricted to youths age 17 and under or holders of one of the Disabled Anglers 

permits from April 1-Aug. 31. 

Muddy Creek and tributaries (Linn Co.) • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31. 



North Fork Reservoir (Clackamas Co.) • See Clackamas River, item 4 on page 50. 

Pamelia Lake (Linn Co.) • Bag limit 15 cutthroat trout per day, no minimum size. 


Quartzville Creek (Linn Co.) • See Santiam River, item 6 on page 55. 

Rainbow Lake (Charles Metzger Co. • 5 adipose fin-clipped trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

Park, Yamhill River) 




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Rickreall Creek and tributaries 


(Polk Co.) 


Round Lake (Collawash River, Marion • 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

Co.) 


Row River and tributaries, including: • Open Jan. 1-April 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31, catch and release for trout. 

Sharps Creek, Brice Creek, Layng • Restricted to artificial flies and lures Jan. 1-April 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 

Creek, Mosby Creek, Rat Creek and • Open April 27-Oct. 31, 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

Teeter Creek (Lane Co.) 


• Open all year for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped steelhead, 

and non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead greater than 24 inches in length in the mainstem 

from the mouth upstream to Dorena Dam (tributaries are closed to angling for salmon 

and steelhead). 

St. Louis Ponds (Marion Co.) • One bass per day. 

• Ten crappie per day 

• 2 channel catfish per day. 

• Unlawful to use any floating craft on any pond. 

• Closed from 1 hour after sunset until 1 hour before sunrise. 

Salmon Creek and tributaries (Lane Co.) • Catch and release for trout Jan. 1-April 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31, artificial flies and lures 

only. 



• No limit on size or number of brook trout taken above Salmon Creek Falls April 27- 

Oct. 31. 

Salt Creek and tributaries (Lane Co.) • Catch and release for trout Jan. 1-April 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31, artificial flies and lures 

only. 



• No limit on size or number of brook trout taken above Salt Creek Falls April 27-Oct. 31. 

• Closed to angling from Gold Lake boat ramp down Salt Creek 100 yards Jan. 1-June 30 


Sandy River (Multnomah/Clack. Co.): • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. 

1. Mainstem and tributaries upstream • Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon Feb. 1-Oct. 31. 

to ODFW markers at the mouth of • Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon all year. 

Salmon River 

• Closed within 200 feet of Chinook salmon spawning areas located in Oxbow Park 

where posted by ODFW markers Sept. 16-Nov. 15. 

• No angling from a floating device upstream from a point that is 200 feet below the 

Oxbow Park boat ramp. 


2. Mainstem and tributaries upstream • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead and non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead harvest 

from ODFW markers at the mouth of July 1-Aug. 31. 

Salmon River, including the Salmon • Open for trout above Final Falls on the Salmon River May 25-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 

River 

8 inch minimum length. 

• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures with a single point hook no larger than 1/2inch 

gap (size 1) and multiple point hook no larger than 3/8-inch gap (size 4). 



Santiam River (Marion Co.): 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year and non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead 

1. Mainstem 

may be retained July 1-Aug. 31. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon Jan. 1-Aug. 15 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 


• Open for trout May 25-Oct. 31, 2 adipose fin-clipped trout per day, no minimum length. 


2. Little North Fork • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year and non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead 



3. North Fork up to Big Cliff Dam • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year and non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead 





Coho Salmon Seasons 

• Mouth up to Stayton-Scio bridge in Stayton: Open for coho salmon all year. 

• Stayton-Scio bridge in Stayton up to Big Cliff Dam: Open for coho salmon Jan. 1-Aug. 15 


• Closed: 

1. From the ODFW markers located near foot bridge upstream to the falls located 

upstream from the highway bridge in Mill City; 


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3. North Fork up to Big Cliff Dam • Closed: 


2. From the markers at Packsaddle Park (located about 200 feet above the boat ramp) 

upstream to 400 feet upstream from the dam and fish trap which is located near 

Niagara; and 

3. Within Stayton Power Canal. 


4. North Fork and tributaries upstream • Open April 27-Oct. 31, 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

of Big Cliff Dam, including 


Breitenbush River 



Note: Willamette Zone Regulations apply to Big Cliff Reservoir (the area between Big 

Cliff Dam and Detroit Dam). 

5. South Fork (S. Santiam River) to • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year and non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead 

Foster Dam 




Coho Salmon Seasons 

• Mouth up to Grant Street bridge in Lebanon: Open for coho salmon all year. 

• Grant Street bridge in Lebanon up to Foster Dam: Open for coho salmon Jan. 1-Aug. 15 


• Closed from Foster Dam downstream about 1/4 mile to ODFW markers. 


6. Middle Fork and tributaries upstream • Open April 27-Oct. 31, 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

of Green Peter Reservoir, including • No limit on size or number of brook trout taken. Catch limits on other trout species do 

Quartzville Creek 



Sauvie Island Wildlife Area 

• Closed from 10:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. daily. 

(Columbia/Multnomah Co.) 

• Closed all areas Jan. 1-April 15 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31, except Columbia River beaches, 

the Gilbert River boat ramp, and the Disabled Person fishing pier that are open all year. 

Shotgun Creek (Mohawk River System, • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31. 

Linn Co.) 



Silver Creek upstream from Silverton • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

Reservoir to the confluence of the • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures, as per Zone Regulations. 

North and South Forks of Silver Creek 

(Marion Co.) 

Small Fry Lake (Clackamas Co.) • Angling restricted to youths age 17 and under. 

• Open all year for trout angling, 2 trout per day with no minimum length. 

Smith and Bybee Lakes and Canals • No more than 1 bass over 15 inches in length. 

(Multnomah Co.) 

Smith Reservoir (Linn Co.) Note: Access may be restricted in 2013 due to construction. 

Smith River and tributaries above Smith • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31. 

Reservoir (Linn Co.) 



Spring Creek Pond (a.k.a. Maxwell • Closed. 

Pond) (Eugene) 

Springfield Mill Race (Lane Co.) Trout Regulations: 

• Open all year; 5 adipose fin-clipped trout per day, no minimum length. Non-adipose finclipped 

trout must be released unharmed. 


• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped steelhead and nonadipose 


Special Gear Restrictions: 

• Use of bait allowed all year. 

Sturgeon Lake (Columbia Co.) • Closed for sturgeon. 

Tanner Creek (Columbia River) up- • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Dec. 1-31. 

stream from the mainline railroad bridge 

Timothy Lake (Clackamas Co.) • 25 kokanee per day (no size limits) may be taken in addition to other trout species catch 

limits. 

• No catch limit or size limit on brook trout. 

Trail Bridge Reservoir (Linn Co.) • Only adipose fin-clipped rainbow trout may be taken, 5 per day, no minimum length. 





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Tualatin River (Clack./Washington Co.) • Open for trout May 25-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

1. From mouth upstream to Hwy 47 • Use of bait allowed May 25-Oct. 31. 

bridge at Gaston 


2. Mainstem and Tributaries upstream • Open for trout May 25-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

from Hwy 47 bridge, and Tualatin River • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures. 

Basin tributaries not listed 

Walterville Canal (McKenzie River) • Open for trout all year, catch and release only. 


• Closed: 

1. Between the salmon weir and the downstream confluence with the McKenzie River 

(the salmon weir is approximately 1/3 mile up the canal from the McKenzie River); and 

2. Within the Walterville bypass canal from salmon weir upstream to the McKenzie River. 

Willamette River: 


1. Mouth upstream to Willamette Falls • Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon Aug. 1-Oct. 31. 

(including Multnomah Channel/ • Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead all 

Willamette Slough and Gilbert River) year. 

• 10 walleye per day, no more than 5 per day over 18 inches and only one may be over 

24 inches, 2 daily limits in possession. 


• Bank angling is prohibited from the east shore of the Willamette River the entire year 

at the “Oregon City Wall” defined as the area beginning west of Hwy 99E, at the 

northern-most extent of the parking area near the intersection of 8th Street and Hw y 

99E in Oregon City, approximately 290 feet downstream of the Oregon City/West Linn 

bridge (Hwy 43) and extending upstream approximately 1,715 feet to the retaining wall 

extending into the Willamette River at the NW corner of the Blue Heron Paper Mill. 

Note: Sturgeon fisheries are managed on a quota basis. Anglers should check the status 

of regulations prior to fishing as modifications will be made in-season if necessary to 

remain within catch guidelines. 

• Angling for sturgeon (including catch-and-release) is prohibited seven days per week 

from May 1-Aug. 31 from Willamette Falls downstream to the I-205 Bridge. 

• Anglers are restricted to one annual limit of white sturgeon combined from the Columbia 

River and the lower Willamette River including Multnomah Channel and the Gilbert 

River, even if licensed in Oregon and Washington. 

• Closed from 200 feet upstream from the fishway at Oregon City Falls to an imaginary 

line downstream from fishway described as follows: 

1. Beginning 54 feet below the southwesterly corner of electric plant on Black Point; then 

2. To the northeasterly corner of Mill A grinder room on the west side of river; then 

3. Straight downstream 20 feet below the grinder room arches; then 

4. West to the bank of the river. 

5. No angling from a boat while any part of the boat is inside this closed area. 

• Closed in the tailrace of the West Linn Paper Company and described as follows: 

1. Beginning at the south of the tailrace on the south bank; then 

2. Extending across the tailrace following the line established by the bridge across the 

tailrace to the north bank; then. 

3. In a westerly, southerly and easterly direction around the bank of the tailrace to the 

place of beginning. 

4. No angling from a boat while any part of the boat is inside the closed area. 

Note: Refer to General (Statewide) Regulations on page 11 for regulations covering the 

harvest of Pacific lamprey. 

2. Willamette Falls upstream to Hwy 20 • See Health Advisory on page 20 

bridge located at Albany 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead all 

year. 


• Retention of white sturgeon allowed all year. 


3. Hwy 20 bridge located at Albany • See Health Advisory on page 20. 

upstream to Hwy 99 bridge at 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, coho salmon and adipose fin-clipped 

Harrisburg and tributaries except for steelhead all year in the mainstem. 

the Calapooia system. (See listings • Tributaries are closed to angling for salmon and steelhead. 

for the Marys, Long Tom, Frazier and • Open Jan. 1-April 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31, catch and release for trout. 

Muddy Creek systems.) 

• Jan. 1-Apr. 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31 bait allowed on single point hooks 3/4” or larger 

when angling for sturgeon in the mainstem Willamette River. 



• Retention of white sturgeon allowed all year. 


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4. Hwy 99 bridge located at Harrisburg • See Health Advisory on page 20. 

upstream to McKenzie River mouth • Open for trout (catch & release only), adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon and adipose 

and tributaries 

fin-clipped steelhead all year. 


5. Mouth of McKenzie River upstream to • See Health Advisory on page 20 

Coast Fork and tributaries except see Trout Regulations: 

listing for Alton Baker Canoe Canal • Open Jan. 1-April 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31, catch and release for trout. 



• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon all year. 


than 24 inches in length all year. 

Special Gear Restrictions: 


6. Coast Fork and tributaries (except • See Health Advisory on page 20. 

Row River and tributaries - see Trout Regulations: 

separate entry) 




• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon from the mouth upstream to Cottage 

Grove Dam all year. 


than 24 inches in length in the mainstem from the mouth upstream to Cottage Grove 

Dam all year. 




• Tributaries are closed to angling for Chinook salmon and steelhead. 

7. Middle Fork upstream to Dexter Dam Trout Regulations: 




• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon all year. 


than 24 inches in length all year. 


• From Dexter Dam downstream 400 feet to markers: 

1. Only 1 single-point hook 5/8-inch gap or smaller may be used; and 

2. No angling from the north shore, from a floating device (US Army Corps of Engineers 

Boat Restricted Zone), or while wading. 

3. From Dexter Dam downstream to the power lines (approx. 1/2 mile): In addition to the 

hook and weight regulations on page 11, any attached weight may be no more than six 

feet above the lowermost hook. 


8. Middle Fork from Lookout Point • Open for trout all year. 

Reservoir to Hills Creek Dam 

• Catch and release only, except anglers may harvest 5 adipose fin-clipped trout per day, 

no minimum length (this area not stocked, clipped trout originating from stocked areas 

upstream). 


9. North Fork of Middle Fork and 

• Open Jan. 1-Apr 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31, catch and release for trout. 

tributaries 



• No limit on the size or number of brook trout taken April 27-Oct. 31. 

10. Middle Fork upstream from Hills • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31. 

Creek Reservoir 


• 5 adipose fin-clipped trout per day, no minimum length. 

11. Tributaries of the Middle Fork up- • Open for trout April 27-Oct. 31, catch and release only. 

stream from Hills Creek Reservoir • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures, as per Zone Regulations. 

Wilsonville Pond (Marion Co.) • One bass per day, no size limit, 2 daily limits in possession. 


Winberry Creek and tributaries 

• Catch and release for trout Jan. 1-April 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31, artificial flies and lures only. 

(Lane Co.) 



Woodburn Pond (Marion Co.) • Closed from 1 hour after sunset until 1 hour before sunrise. 

• One bass per day, no size limit, 2 daily limits in possession. 





WILLAMETTE 

Pages 46 - 58


Yamhill River (Yamhill Co.) 

• Open to angling for warmwater game fish March 1-Oct. 31. 

1. From mouth upstream to confluence • Open for trout May 25-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

of North and South forks of Yamhill • Use of bait allowed March 1-Oct. 31. 

River 


2. South Yamhill from confluence with • Open for trout May 25-Oct. 31, 5 trout per day, of which no more than 2 may be non 

North Yamhill upstream to mouth of fin-clipped trout, 8 inch minimum length for all trout. 

Rock Creek near the town of Grand • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures. 

Ronde 


3. South Yamhill River above Rock • Open for trout May 25-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

Creek and South Fork tributaries not 

listed, North Fork Yamhill River and 

tributaries not listed 


58 

Big Creek 

ROSLYN LAKE 

Cedar Creek 

BULL RUN RESERVOIR #2 

BENSON LAKE 

Gordon Creek 

84 

Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Permits 

Description Fee 

Non-motorized boats, 10 feet in length or longer, includes: canoes, 

kayaks, drift boats, rafts, etc. (same for resident and non-resident). 

Attention Anglers in Willamette Zone 

Anglers in the northeastern portion of the Willamette Zone should be advised that the 

Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (BRWMU) is closed to public entry. The Bull Run 

boundary — primarily its southern boundary — was expanded by Congress in 2001. 

Cougar Creek 

BULL RUN RESERVOIR #1 

S. Fork Bull Run River 

Wildcat Creek 

Deer Creek 

BOODY LAKE 

N. Fork Bull Run River 

Little Sandy River 

PALMER LAKE 

Fir Creek 

Hackett Creek 

W. Branch Falls Creek 

Falls Creek 

GOODFELLOW LAKES 

Clear Creek 

Bull Run River 

Blazed Alder Creek 

Watershed 

Management Unit 

Cedar CreekBull Run 

N. Boulder Creek 

Boundary Expansion 

26 

HICKMAN LAKE 

Clear Creek 

Horseshoe Creek 

BLUE LAKE 

Cast Creek 

BULL RUN LAKE 

Clear Fork 

Lost Creek 

LOST LAKE 

The Bull Run watershed is the primary water supply for over 800,000 persons in 

the Portland metropolitan area and has been protected by special Congressional 

legislation since 1904. 

Trespassers are subject to fines up to $5,000. The closure 

boundary is clearly signed and gated on all roads leading into the closure 

area, but please be advised that the current editions of the Mt. Hood National 

Forest recreation map and Zigzag Ranger District map do not show the correct 

boundary. Anglers in this area who 

are uncertain of the BRWMU boundary 

are advised to view correct versions of 

maps on display at the Mt. Hood National 

Forest Headquarters in Sandy or 

at the Zigzag Ranger Station in Zigzag. 


$5.00 

Motorized boats – non-Oregon residents. $20.00 

Motorized boats – for Oregon residents, the permit fee is included in the 

cost of registering the vessel with the Oregon State Marine Board. 

Note: All motorized and non-motorized watercraft (canoes, kayaks, drift 

boats, paddle boats, surfboards, rafts, etc.) must stop at any posted 

Watercraft Inspection Station for an inspection. The inspection is free. 


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WILLAMETTE 

Pages 46 - 58

60 

OREGON HATCHERY RESEARCH CENTER 

Balancing the use 

of hatchery fish with 

conservation. 

Since 2005, researchers at the Oregon 

Hatchery Research Center have been 

studying ways to help minimize the effect 

hatchery salmon, steelhead and trout can 

have on wild fish populations while still 

providing for healthy fisheries. 

Some of the studies undertaken and research 

questions addressed by OHRC scientists have 

included: 

n Knowing the extent to which fish rely 

on chemical imprinting and the earth’s 

magnetic field to navigate the oceans 

and return to spawn could help us 

manage hatchery programs to reduce 

interactions with wild fish, especially on 

the spawning beds. 

n Many young salmon and steelhead smolts 

don’t survive the migration from freshwater 

to the ocean. By tagging and tracking 

individual fish to learn specific causes 

of mortality, managers may be able to 

produce and release hatchery fish that 

better survive them. 

n Researchers continue to study the question 

of whether hatchery fish should be different 

from or similar to wild fish. The answers 


could determine 

whether wild 

or hatchery 

broodstocks are 

best-suited for specific water bodies. 

n By evaluating better ways to produce 

sterile, triploid trout, scientists at OHRC have 

given fishery managers new options for 

producing great fishing opportunities with 

little impact on wild fish and other animals. 

The Oregon Hatchery Research Center 

is a cooporative effort between the 


and the Oregon State University. 

For more information on any of these topics please visit 

our website at www.dfw.state.or.us/OHRC/ 


Some Things to Think About. 

Help Get the Lead Out 

Lead and the environment 

While lead in fishing tackle, ammunition and shot has been shown to be 

toxic for some wildlife and lead is harmful to humans, the impact of lead 

on fish is unknown. However, it is known that lead is toxic to almost all 

organisms and has no biological benefit in any amount. Because of this, 

the use of lead in ammunition and fishing tackle is under heightened 

scrutiny and there have been some calls for increased regulation or 

prohibitions on its use. 

In the meantime, anglers are encouraged to Get the Lead Out by switching to non-lead alternatives. 

Lead-free alternatives 

There are several alternatives to lead in fishing tackle, including tin, steel, bismuth, brass and tungsten. 

Ask for these alternatives at retailers and stores, or search the internet for on-line sources. 

Risks of lead tackle to humans 

Lead is toxic to children and adults. To help reduce the risks, follow these tips when making or using lead fishing tackle: 

l Use non-lead fishing weights where possible l Never discard old fishing gear into the water or on the bank. 

l Wash hands thoroughly after handling lead sinkers or cleaning out your tackle box l Take special precautions when making lead 

sinkers or jigs. Never melt lead inside your house, always work in a well-ventilated area and wear a respirator mask, and wash 

your body and your clothes after working with lead. 

ODFW is actively doing its part as well. All ODFW-sponsored youth and adult fishing events are lead-free. 


Removing Sodium Sulfite 

from Cured Eggs 

Cured fish eggs have been a popular salmon and steelhead bait for decades. 

However, a recent study by ODFW and OSU has shown that a common ingredient in 

some cures – sodium sulfite – can be toxic at some levels when consumed by juvenile 

salmon and steelhead. 

Thanks to the work of the Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association and the egg cure 

manufacturers, guidelines have been developed for cured egg recipes that reduce sodium 

sulfites to levels that are much safer for juvenile fish. Many manufacturers are now selling 

these new formulations. 

If you’re making your own cure, we urge you to avoid using sodium sulfite. Borax is a good 

alternative that does not appear to cause mortality in juvenile salmon. 

If you’re buying commercially cured eggs: l choose products that are labeled Meets Oregon Guidelines and carefully follow label 

instructions l don’t add additional sodium sulfite to already cured eggs l don’t dump unused eggs in the river where they can be 

eaten by juvenile fish l consider the use of net bags to reduce the likelihood of juvenile salmon consuming the eggs 

The effect of sodium sulfite on salmon and steelhead populations has not been determined. However, reducing sodium sulfite from 

cured eggs is a small step that individual anglers can take to help reduce salmon and steelhead smolt mortality. 

For more information and a complete list of certified products that meet Oregon guidelines go to www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/fishing/cured_eggs.asp 


62 

730 

82 

Central Zone 

Columbia River Not 

Included In This Zone 

Legend 

Hood River 

Bridges 


OXBOW 

Cascade 

Locks 

84 

Dams 

Chenoweth Cr 

Hood River 

Kingsley 

Reservoir 

207 

Mill Creek 

Herman Cr 

Railroad Bridges 

Seufert Falls 

Punchbowl 

Falls 

Eagle Cr 

CASCADE 

Falls 

19 

The Dalles 

N Fk 

84 

Fivemile Creek 

S Fk 

M iddle Fk 

Lake Cr 


74 

Hatcheries 

GILLIAM 

197 

206 

SHERMAN 

Eightmile Creek 

35 

224 

216 


224 

216 

WASCO 

HOOD RIVER 

W Fk Hood R 

Deschut es River 

Laurance 

Lake 

Lost 

Lake 

MULTNOMAH 

Dry Creek 

Fifteenmi le Creek 

E Fk Hood R 

Coe Br 

Clear Branch 

Zone Boundary 

Pinnacle Cr 


26 

Baker Pond 

Mt Hood 


Sherars Falls 

First 

Falls 

Tygh 

Valley 

206 

Pine Hollow 

Res. 

Railroad 

CLACKAMAS 

Buck Hollow Creek 

OAK 

SPRINGS 

Rock Creek Res. 

Maupin 

White River 

Clear Lake 

0 10 

20 40 

Miles 

Bakeoven Creek 

197 

River 

TRIBAL PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANGLING ON THE 

METOLIUS ARM OF LAKE BILLY CHINOOK, LAKE 

SIMTUSTUS AND RESERVATION PORTIONS OF THE 

97 

Two Springs 

Ranch 

WARM SPRINGS 

DESCHUTES RIVER. THE RESERVATION BORDERS 

218 

THE DESCHUTES RIVER FOR APPROXIMATELY 31 

MILES FROM TWO SPRINGS RANCH UPSTREAM 207 TO 

PELTON REGULATING DAM. ANGLERS ARE 

RESTRICTED TO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE 

RIVER WHERE IT BORDERS THE RESERVATION. 

FOR EXCEPTIONS, CALL THE RESERVATION AT 

(541) 553-2002. 

INDIAN RESERVATION 

Antelope 

Deschutes 

Warm Springs NFH 

Olallie Lake 

Dry Creek 

Trout Creek 

26 

Pelton 

Regulating 

Dam 

Lake 

Simtustus 

Whitewater River 

Candle Cr 


207 

Madras 

JEFFERSON 

Metolius R 

Jefferson Cr 

National 

Grasslands 

Round 

Butte Dam 

Lake Billy 

Chinook 

Bridge 99 

WIZARD FALLS 

22 

GRAN 

WHEELER 

W illow Cr 

Allingham Br 

Camp Sherman Br 

Camp Sherman 

Canyon Cr 

See 

Inset 

Walton 

Lake 

Metolius Spring 

reek 

ek

(541) 553-2002. 

ek 

207 

Madras 

JEFFERSON 

Lake 

Simtustus 

Metolius R 

Jefferson Cr 

National 

Grasslands 

Round 

Butte Dam 

Lake Billy 

Chinook 

Bridge 99 

WIZARD FALLS 

Candle Cr 

22 

GRAN 

WHEELER 

W illow Cr 

Allingham Br 

Camp Sherman Br 

Camp Sherman 

Canyon Cr 

See 

Inset 

Walton 

Lake 


Ochoco Creek 

Creek 

Prineville 

242 

North Fork Crooked R 

Ochoco 

Reservoir 

Ochoco 

Dam 

Redmond 

Sisters 


126 

20 

97 

Deschute s River 

Whychus 

N Fk 

Crooked 

River 

Three 

Creek 

Lakes 

S Fk 

Beaver Creek 

Prineville 

Reservoir 

Bowman Dam 

Shevlin Pond 

South 

Mirror 

Pond 

Tu m alo Creek 

Antelope Flat 

Reservoir 

Bend 

20 

Sparks Lake 

Elk Lake 

Hosmer Lake 

Fork Crooked River 

CROOK 

27 

Benham Falls 

97 

Lava Lake 

Little Lava Lake 

River 

Spring R 

Cultus Cr Fall R 

Deschutes R 

C ultus R 

Fall River 

Falls 

Cultus Lake 

Deer Cr 

DESCHUTES 

Crane 

Prairie Res. 

Little 

East Lake 

Deschutes 

Cultus 

Lake 

Lake Billy 

Chinook 

Metolius River 

No. Twin Lk 

So. Twin Lk 

Browns Cr 

Paulina Lake 

20 

Little Des chutes River 

Wickiup 

Reservior 

Deschutes River 

22 

Davis Lake 

Bridge 99 

Odell 

Lake 

KLAMATH 


Odell Cr 

Crystal 

Cr 

Inset 

WIZARD 

FALLS 

Cres cent Creek 

Trapper Cr 

Crescent 

Lake 

Jack Cr 

Hwy 58 

Cutoff 

Big Marsh Cr 

Summit 

Lake 

Allingham Bridge 

Canyon Cr 

Camp Sherman Bridge 

Spring Cr 

Camp Sherman 

Lake Cr 


Suttle Lake 

Blue Lake 

Link Cr 

395 

Creek 

31 

HARNEY 

CENTRAL 

Pages 62 - 68 

242

Description: 

The Central Zone is all waters draining into the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam up to and including the Deschutes River. 

Instructions: 











Angling for all species is restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See exceptions under Special Regulations where use of bait 

is allowed. 




possession. 

Streams: 2 per 

day, 2 daily limits 



Steelhead 

64 

Central 





salmon per day, 2 

daily jack limits in 

possession, with 

the exception that 

one additional 

adipose finclipped 

steelhead 

may be retained 

per day for a 

total aggregate 

of 3 adult fish 

harvested daily. 

Sturgeon Catch and release 

only. 

Warmwater 









5 per day, 2 


possession. 

CENTRAL ZONE 



• No limit on size or number of brook trout from streams. 

• Rainbow trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead in streams 

that have a harvestable fishery on steelhead which include: the lower 

Deschutes River, Hood River, Herman Creek and Eagle Creek. 

• Salmon under 15 inches are considered trout, except coho salmon, 


• Closed to angling for bull trout except as noted under Special 

Regulations. 


Regulations. 



• Closed for coho salmon, except for coho salmon as listed under the 

Deschutes River (Sections 1 and 2) and adipose fin-marked coho 

salmon as listed under Eagle Creek, Herman Creek and Hood River. 

• Only adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be taken. 

• See Special Regulations in Central Zone under Deschutes or 

Hood River basins to determine where harvest of any Chinook and 

unmarked or adipose fin-marked coho salmon is allowed. Harvest of 

non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead is not permitted in the Central Zone. 

There is no annual limit on adipose or otherwise fin-clipped salmon 

or adipose fin-clipped steelhead so long as the appropriate number 

of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch. 




are printed in May and are available at ODFW offices or from license 

agents. Check for new regulations before you fish. 

• Angling restricted to one single-point, barbless hook for sturgeon. 

• Sturgeon may not be removed from the water and must be immediately 







No limit. • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See exceptions 




Streams: Open 


Closed in all 

waters unless 


under Special 

Regulations. 


Streams: Open 

during trout, 

salmon or steehead 

seasons. 


Streams: Open 


or steelhead 

seasons only, 

except portions of 


tributaries flooded 

by Bonneville and 

The Dalles dams are 





Whitefish, 


Pikeminnow, 

Carp, Chub, 

Sculpin and other 








Streams: Open 


or steelhead 

seasons only, 




by Bonneville and 

The Dalles dams are 





possession. 

• Neither an angling nor a shellfish license is required. All streams are 

open to crayfish harvest including streams listed as closed under 


Freshwater Harvest prohibited • It is illegal to harvest or possess any freshwater mussels or clams Closed. 



Mussels 


Special Regulations for This Zone: 


Bakeoven Creek and tributaries 

(Deschutes Basin, Wasco Co.) 

• Closed. 

Baker Pond (Wasco Co.) • Open all year. 

Bend Pine Nursery Pond 

(Deschutes Co.) 

• Limit 2 fish per day, 8 inch minimum length for trout. 

Billy Chinook, Lake (Round Butte) • Open March 1-Oct. 31. In addition to an Oregon angling license, a tribal angling permit 

(Jefferson Co.): 

is required; see Special Regulations for Warm Springs Reservation at end of this zone. 

1. Metolius Arm (tribal water): 

• Closed to all angling from the cable car crossing on the Metolius River to a signed point 

East Boundary - a line running from approximately 350 yards downstream. 

the west abutment of Round Butte • Closed for crayfish (except tribal fishery) in Metolius Arm (tribal water). 

Dam to the southern land point where 

the Deschutes and Metolius arms 

intersect. 

West Boundary - cable car crossing. 

• All bag limits and other restrictions from balance of reservoir apply (see below). 

2. Balance of reservoir • Open all year. 

• One bull trout per day and 1 bull trout in possession; 24 inch minimum length. 

• Unlawful to hold live bull trout. 

• Bull trout must be immediately released unharmed unless kept in the daily catch limit. 

• Trout daily limit, 5 trout per day, only 1 trout over 20 inches may be taken per day. 

• Kokanee are included as part of the trout bag limit. 

• Rainbow trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead and Kokanee over 16 inches 

are considered sockeye, and must be released unharmed. 

• 10 bass per day, no minimum length limit. 

Note: Upstream of ODFW marker in Crooked and Deschutes River arms: 

1. Open all year. 

2. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures only with a 2 trout per day bag limit. 

Browns Creek (Wickiup Reservoir 

tributary, Deschutes Co.) 

• Closed. 

Buck Hollow Creek and tributaries 

(Deschutes Basin, Wasco Co.) 

• Closed. 

Candle Creek (Jefferson Co.) • Closed. 

Canyon Creek and tributaries (Jeff. Co.) • Closed. 

Chenoweth Creek and tributaries 

(Wasco Co.) 

• Catch and release for trout. 

Crane Prairie Reservoir 




• The 5 trout daily limit may include only 1 non-fin-clipped rainbow trout and only 1 

rainbow trout over 16 inches in length. 

Crescent Lake (Klamath Co.) • Trout daily catch limit may include only 1 lake trout, 30 inch minimum length. 



CENTRAL 

Pages 62 - 68


Crooked River mainstem (Jefferson/ 

Crook Co.) 

66 


• Use of bait allowed May 25-Oct. 31. 

• Closed for 150 feet downstream from Bowman Dam. 

• Rainbow trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead and must be released 

unharmed. 

Crystal Creek (Odell Lake, Klamath Co.) • Closed. 

Cultus Lake (Deschutes Co.) • Trout daily catch limit may include only 1 lake trout, which must be at least 8 inch 

minimum length. 

Davis Lake and Odell Creek Channel 

up to boat ramp at West Davis Lake 

campground (Klamath Co.) 

Deschutes River: 

1. Mouth (North side of I-84 bridge) 

upstream to the northern boundary 

of the Warm Springs Reservation 

(including White River upstream to 

first falls) (Wasco Co.) 

2. Northern boundary of the Warm 

Springs Reservation upstream to 

Pelton Regulating Dam (Wasco/ 

Jefferson Co.) 

3. a. Lake Billy Chinook upstream 

to Benham Falls (Jefferson/ 

Deschutes Co.) 

4. 

b. Mirror Pond (Deschutes River 

in Bend) from North Canal Dam 

upstream to Bill Healy Bridge (Reed 

Market Road) 

Benham Falls upstream to Wickiup 

Reservoir (Deschutes Co.) 

5. Wickiup Reservoir upstream to Crane 

Prairie Dam (Deschutes Co.) 

6. Crane Prairie Reservoir upstream to 

Little Lava Lake (Deschutes Co.) 

Eagle Creek upstream from the mainline 

railroad bridge (Columbia River near 

Bonneville Dam, Hood River Co.) 

• 2 trout per day, 10 inch minimum length and 13 inch maximum length. 

• No limit on size or number of warmwater game fish. 



Note: Chinook salmon angling closed entire river. Emergency regulations opening Chinook 

angling may be adopted after the printing of these regulations. Up-to-date changes can be 

obtained by calling 1-503-947-6000 or at our internet site: www.dfw.state.or.us. 

• Open for coho salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Open for trout all year. 

• 2 rainbow trout per day, 10 inch minimum and 13 inch maximum length. 


• Restricted to artificial flies and lures, except bait may be used from Sherars Falls 

downstream to upper trestle (about 3 miles). 


• Sherars Falls downstream to Buck Hollow Creek (about 1 mile) closed to angling 

April 1-July 31. 

• See Special Regulations for Warm Springs Reservation at end of this zone. 

• Open for coho salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Open to trout April 27-Oct. 31. 

• 2 rainbow trout per day, 10 inch minimum and 13 inch maximum length. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead April 27-Dec. 31. 



• Closed from Pelton Regulating Dam downstream about 600 feet to ODFW markers. 

• Open for trout all year. 

• 2 trout per day, which may include 1 bull trout, 24 inch minimum length. 



unharmed. 


• 2 trout per day. 


• Open for trout May 25-Oct. 31, 5 trout per day, which may include 2 non fin-clipped 

rainbow trout. 


• Open May 25-Aug. 31. 

• Open May 25-Sept. 30. 

• Catch and release only for rainbow trout, 5 brook trout per day. 

• Catch and release only for trout May 25-Oct. 31. 

• Open for Chinook and adipose fin-clipped coho salmon May 25-Aug. 15. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31, May 25-Aug. 15, and 

Dec. 1-31. 


• See Columbia River Zone, page 99, for regulations concerning the area down stream 

from the mainline railroad bridge. 

East Lake (Deschutes Co.) • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

• 16 inch maximum length on brown trout. All brown trout over 16 inches must be released 

unharmed. 

• Catch and release on non-adipose fin-clipped rainbow trout. 


Elk Lake (Deschutes Co.) • 25 kokanee per day (no size limits) in addition to other trout species catch limit. 

Fall River (Deschutes Co.): 

• Open May 25-Sept. 30. 

1. Downstream from the falls 


2. Upstream from the falls • Open all year. 






Fifteenmile Creek and tributaries • Catch and release for trout May 25-Oct. 31. 

(Wasco Co.) 

• Closed from head of slackwater located at the mouth to 200 feet upstream from fishway 

located at Seufert Falls. 

Herman Creek upstream from the mainline 

railroad bridge (Hood River Co.) 

Hood River Basin (Hood River Co.): 

1. Mainstem and tributaries not listed 

• Catch and release for trout May 25-Aug. 15. 

• Open for Chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead 

Jan 1- March 31, May 25-Aug 15 and Dec. 1-31. 

• Use of bait is allowed. 

• Closed downstream from hatchery dam Aug. 16-Nov. 30. 

• See Columbia River Zone, page 99, for regulations concerning the area downstream 

from mainline railroad bridge. 

Note: Chinook salmon angling closed entire river. Emergency regulations opening Chinook 

angling may be adopted after the printing of these regulations. Up-to-date changes can be 

obtained by calling 1-503-947-6000 or at our internet site: www.dfw.state.or.us. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped coho salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year, 

from mouth to mainstem confluence with the East Fork and the West Fork from the 

confluence with the mainstem upstream to the angling deadline 200 feet downstreem 

of Punchbowl Falls. 

• Catch and release only for trout, May 25-Oct. 31. 

• Restricted to artificial flies and lures when angling for trout in all tributaries and in 

mainstem Hood River upstream from the confluence with the West Fork. 

• Use of bait allowed for salmon and steelhead. 

• Closed. 

2. West Fork Hood River upstream of 

Punchbowl Falls and tributaries 

3. Clear Branch 

• Closed. 

4. Pinnacle Creek 

• Closed. 

Hosmer Lake (Deschutes Co.) • Catch and release only for Atlantic salmon. 


• No angling from motor-propelled craft while motor is operating. 

Jack Creek (Jefferson Co.) • Closed. 

Jefferson Creek (Jefferson Co.) • Closed. 

Jefferson County Pond (Jefferson Co.) • Restricted to juvenile anglers age 17 and under or holders of one of the Disabled 

Anglers permits. 

• Limit 2 fish per day, 8 inch minimum for trout. 

Laurance Lake (Hood River Co.) • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

• Only fin-clipped trout may be kept. 


• No limits on smallmouth bass. 

Lava Lake, Big (Deschutes Co.) • April 27-Oct. 31. 

Link Creek (tributary to Suttle Lake, • Closed. 

Jefferson Co.) 

Little Deschutes River including Gilchrist • Use of bait allowed. 

Mill Pond (Klamath/Deschutes Co.) 

McKay Creek (Crook Co.) • Rainbow trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead and must be released 

unharmed. 

Metolius River (Jefferson Co.) 


1. Mainstem, mouth upstream to 

• Catch and release for all fish, including bull trout. 

Allingham Bridge 

• All bull trout must be released unharmed. 

• Restricted to artificial flies and lures downstream from Bridge 99. 

• Restricted to fly angling only with barbless hooks upstream from Bridge 99 (see fly 

angling definition, page 8). 


2. Mainstem upstream from Allingham • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

Bridge, Spring and Abbot creeks • Catch and release for all fish, including bull trout. 


• Closed within 100 feet of Camp Sherman Bridge. 


Mill Creek and tributaries (Wasco Co.) • Catch and release for trout. 

Ochoco Creek upstream to Ochoco Dam • Open all year, 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

(Crook Co.) 



unharmed. 

Odell Creek from boat ramp located • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

at West Davis Lake campground up to • Catch and release for trout. 

Odell Lake (Klamath Co.) 




CENTRAL 

Pages 62 - 68


Odell Lake (Klamath Co.) • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

• 25 kokanee per day (no size limits) in addition to other trout species catch limit. 

• Trout daily catch limit may include only 1 lake trout, 30 inch minimum length. 

• Closed between ODFW markers and the mouth of Trapper Creek. 

• Closed to angling for bull trout. Any incidentally caught bull trout must be immediately 


• Closed between ODFW markers and Odell Creek outlet. 

Odell Lake tributaries (Klamath Co.) • Closed. 

Paulina Lake (Deschutes Co.) • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

• Catch and release on non-adipose fin-clipped rainbow trout. 

Pelton Regulating Reservoir (Jeff. Co.) • Closed. 

Prineville Reservoir (Crook Co.) • Largemouth and smallmouth bass, 15 inch maximum length, 5 per day, only one of 

which may be a largemouth bass. 

Prineville Youth Pond (Crook Co.) • Angling restricted to juvenile anglers age 17 years and younger. 

• Limit 2 fish per day, 8 inch minimum length for trout. 

Shevlin Pond (Deschutes Co.) • 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

• Restricted to juvenile anglers 17 years old and younger. 

Simtustus, Lake (Pelton, Jefferson Co.) • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

• Trout daily catch limit may include only one bull trout, 24 inch minimum length. 

• Bull trout must be immediately released unharmed unless kept in the daily catch limit. 

• Tribal angling permit required, see Special Regulations for Warm Springs Reservation 

at end of this zone. 

Sparks Lake and tributaries upstream to • Restricted to fly angling only with barbless hooks (see fly angling definition, page 8). 

Cascade Lake Hwy (Deschutes Co.) 

Spring River (Deschutes Co.) • Open May 25-Sept. 30. 

Suttle Lake (Jefferson Co.) • 25 kokanee per day (no size limits) in addition to other trout species catch limit. 

Trapper Creek (Odell Lake tributary, • Closed. 

Klamath Co.) 

Trout Creek and tributaries (Deschutes • Catch and release for trout. 

Basin, Jefferson Co.) 

Tumalo Creek and tributaries 



Twin Lake, South (Deschutes Co.) • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

Warm Springs Indian Reservation • In addition to an Oregon angling license, tribal permits are required on the Metolius Arm 

of Lake Billy Chinook, Lake Simtustus and Reservation portions of Deschutes River. 

Telephone number: (541) 553-2002 • The Reservation borders the Deschutes River for approximately 31 miles from Two 

Springs Ranch (4 miles downstream from the North Junction railroad bridge) upstream 

to Pelton Regulating Dam. 

• Anglers are restricted to the eastern half of the river where it borders the Reservation. 

For exceptions, call the Reservation at (541) 553-2002. For information and to purchase 

your Tribal fishing permits visit www.tribalpermit.com. Taking crayfish from Reservation 

waters is prohibited, except for Tribal use. 

White River mainstem and tributaries • Open for trout all year. 

upstream from first falls (Wasco Co.) • See Deschutes River, Section 1, for regulations downstream from first falls. 

Whychus Creek and tributaries 

(Jefferson/Deschutes Co.) 

68 



unharmed. 

Wickiup Reservoir (Deschutes Co.) • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

• Deschutes River Arm, upstream of ODFW marker located near West South Twin boat 

ramp, restricted to artificial flies and lures only with a 2 trout per day bag limit from 

July 15-Aug. 31. 

• Closed upstream of ODFW marker Sept. 1-Oct. 31. 

• 25 kokanee (no size limits) in addition to other trout species catch limit. 


• Largemouth bass: 5 fish per day, 2 daily limits in possession. No more than 3 bass over 

15 inches in length (Zone Regulation). 

Willow Creek (Jefferson Co.) • Catch and release for trout and restricted to artificial flies and lures within National 

Grasslands. 





Stop Harmful Species! 

Unwanted plants and animals can ruin your favorite fishing 

and boating waters. 

HYDRILLA 

* Native to Yellow Sea 

* Eats fish eggs and juveniles 

* Found in fresh and saltwater 

* Identified by “hairy” claws, 

shell width 3-5” 

You can help protect Oregon’s waters from invasive plants 

and animals! Here's how: 


* Native to Southwest Asia 

* Destroys fish habitat 

* Reduces water movement 

* Interferes with recreation 

MITTEN CRAB 

ZEBRA/QUAGGA MUSSEL 

* Native to Caspian Sea 

* Freshwater mussel 

* Degrades fish habitat 

* Damages boat engines 

and dock pilings 

* Attaches to underwater 

surfaces in colonies 

To report a sighting 

or for more information call 

1-866-INVADER 

OREGON INVASIVE SPECIES 

HOTLINE 

NEW ZEALAND 

MUDSNAIL 

* Present in Oregon since 1990s 

* Small freshwater snail to 1/8 inch in size 

* Clings to waders, anchors and other gear 

* Transported by anglers and boaters 

* Detrimental to native insects 

Watersheds infested with 

* May cause declines in fish populations 

New Zealand mudsnails as of October 2009 

CLEAN and INSPECT - Thoroughly rinse and inspect all gear and boating equipment before you leave 

the area. Clean gear of all material coming from the water and inspect hard to clean areas like laces, 

insoles, livewells, nets, etc. 

DRY - Completely dry all gear and boating equipment for at least 48 hours before using in a different 

area. Multiple sets of gear are recommended for frequent travelers visiting many areas. 

FREEZE, SOAK or SPRAY - Effective cleaning methods include freezing gear overnight, washing gear 

in hot water (140F; warning, may damage Gortex), or a 5 min soak in Formula 409 Disinfectant (50% 

dilution recommended). Dispose of all rinse water appropraitely. 

REMEMBER - Mud, sand, plant fragments and gravel on your gear are all signs that mudsnails and 

other species may be attached to your equipment (boots, nets, boats, trailers, etc.). 

REPORT – Found mudsnails or other invasive species? Call 1-866-INVADER 

for more information or to report sightings. Visit www.clr.pdx.edu for the 

latest information on aquatic invaders in Oregon. 


CENTRAL 

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£¤ 197 

QR 126 

70 

TRIBAL PERMIT REQUIRED FOR 

ANGLING ON THE RESERVATION 

PORTION OF THE UMATILLA RIVER. 

FOR INFORMATION CALL THE UMATILLA 

INDIAN RESERVATION AT 541-276-4109. 

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John Day Arm 

SHERMAN 

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COLUMBIA AND SNAKE RIVERS 

NOT INCLUDED IN THIS ZONE. 

CROOK 

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Tumwater Falls 

Rock Creek 

Cottonwood 

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Service 

Creek 

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Boardman 

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Umatill a River 

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South Fork John Day River 

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Magone Lake 

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IDAHO 

Hells 

" 

Canyon 

Dam 

Hells Canyon 

0 10 20 40 

Miles 

NORTHEAST 

Pages 70 - 75

Description: 

The Northeast Zone is all waters draining into the Columbia River east of the Deschutes River and all waters draining into the Snake 

River system up to Hells Canyon Dam. This zone does not include any portion of the mainstem Columbia and Snake rivers. Regulations 

for the Columbia River can be found in the Columbia River Zone, pages 96-99, and regulations for the Snake River can be found in the 

Snake River Zone, pages 90-91. 

Instructions: 











72 


Trout 5 per day, 2 


possession. 

Northeast 




• Closed to angling for bull trout. See exceptions for catch and release 

angling under Special Regulations for Imnaha and Wenaha 

rivers. 

• No limit on size or number of brook trout taken from lakes, except in 

Magone Lake and Bull Prairie Reservoir. 


Regulations. 

Salmon • See Umatilla River listed alphabetically under Special Regulations. 

• There is no annual limit on adipose or otherwise fin-clipped salmon as long as the ap- 

propriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch. 

Steelhead 3 per day. • Only adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be taken. Unmarked 

steelhead must be released unharmed. 

• There is no annual limit on adipose fin-clipped steelhead so long 

as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been 

Warmwater 









Sturgeon 

5 per day, 2 


possession. 

No limit. • None. 

NORTHEAST ZONE 

purchased to record the catch. 



Streams: Open 


Closed in all 

waters unless 


under Special 

Regulations. 

• No more than 3 over 15 inches in length. Lakes: Open all year. 

Streams: Open 


Catch and release. • Angling restricted to one single-point, barbless hook for sturgeon. 

• Sturgeon may not be removed from the water and must be immedi- 

or steelhead 

seasons only, 




by John Day and 

McNary dams are 


Sucker, Carp, 

Chub, Northern 

Pikeminnow, 

Sculpin, 

Whitefish, 

Shad and other 


No limit. 

ately released unharmed. 

• None. 


Crayfish 100 per day, 2 • Neither an angling nor a shellfish license is required. 

daily limits in • All streams are open to crayfish harvest including streams listed as 





Mussels 


Protected Fish: 

• It is unlawful to angle for or possess all or any part of these fish 

Margined Sculpin (Umatilla and because they are listed on the state’s sensitive species list for 

Walla Walla river systems) 

conservation purposes. 





Aldrich Ponds (Grant Co.) • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 


Bear Creek and tributaries (Wallowa Co.) • Restricted to artificial flies and lures. 

Big Sheep Creek (Wallowa County) 

Mouth upstream to the mouth of Little 

Sheep Creek 


• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 15 and Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Only adipose fin-clipped trout may be kept. 

Bull Prairie Reservoir (Grant Co.) • No more than 5 brook trout per day as part of the general trout catch limits. 

• No size limit on brook trout. 

Butter Creek and tributaries (Umatilla/ • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

Morrow Co.) 

Catherine Creek up to Hwy 203 Bridge • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 15 and Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 

located upstream from Catherine Creek 

State Park (Union Co.) 

Cold Springs Reservoir (Umatilla Co.) • Portions of refuge are closed to angling and use of motors at times. 

• For information on federal refuge regulations call 509-546-8300. 

Deer Creek (Wallowa Co.) • Closed from the mouth upstream to the marker 380 feet upstream from the water intake 

structure (0.2 mile). 

Grande Ronde River (Wallowa/Union Co.): • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 15 and Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 

1. Stateline upstream to Rondowa • Only adipose fin-clipped trout may be kept. 

2. Rondowa upstream to Meadow Creek • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 15 and Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 

Hurricane Creek from forest boundary • Restricted to artificial flies and lures. 

upstream to Slick Rock Creek 

(Wallowa Co.) 

Imnaha River (Wallowa Co.): 

1. Upstream to Big Sheep Creek 



• Catch and release for bull trout. 

• Angling restricted to single-point hook no larger than 3/8-inch gap or multiple-point hook 

no larger than 1/4-inch gap May 25-Aug. 31 unless open by emergency rule for spring 

Chinook salmon angling. 

2. Upstream from Big Sheep Creek • Closed between 200 feet downstream from the fish weir and the water intake located 

1/2 mile downstream from Gumboot Creek (0.3 mile). 


• Angling restricted to single-point hook no larger than 3/8-inch gap or multiple-point hook 

no larger than 1/4-inch gap May 25-Aug. 31 unless open by emergency rule for spring 

John Day River (Numerous Eastern 

Chinook salmon angling. 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and June 16-Dec. 31. 

Oregon Counties): 

• Open for Warmwater Game Fish all year except as noted below. 

1. John Day Arm and River from main • Closed from ODFW marker 1/4-mile downstream from Tumwater Falls to 200 feet 

line railroad bridge near mouth up- above the falls, which are located near the head of John Day Arm, except open for 

stream to Tumwater Falls 

species other than salmon and steelhead April 1-Aug. 31. 

2. Mainstem from Tumwater Falls: • Smallmouth bass, 5 per day, no more than 1 over 16 inches. 

a. Upstream past Cottonwood Bridge • Smallmouth bass between 12 and 16 inches must be released unharmed. 

(Rivermile 39.5) to Hwy 207 Bridge at 

Service Creek 


b. Hwy 207 Bridge at Service Creek • Smallmouth bass, 5 per day, no more than 3 over 15 inches. 

to North Fork 


c. From North Fork upstream to 

Indian Creek 


3. Middle Fork: 

a. Upstream to Hwy 395 bridge 


b. Hwy 395 bridge upstream to Hwy 7 • Restricted to artificial flies and bait with a single-point hook no larger than 1/4-inch gap. 

• Lures prohibited. 

c. Hwy 7 upstream to Summit Creek • Closed. 

4. North Fork: 

a. Upstream to Hwy 395 bridge 


b. Hwy 395 bridge upstream to • Restricted to artificial flies and bait with a single-point hook no larger than 1/4-inch gap. 

bridge located at USFS North Fork 

Campground 

• Lures prohibited. 

c. Granite Creek and tributaries • Closed. 

Kinney Reservoir (Wallowa Co.) • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 




NORTHEAST 

Pages 70 - 75


LaGrande Reservoir and tributaries • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

upstream from LaGrande Reservoir • 2 rainbow trout per day. No limit on size or number of brook trout. 

(Beaver Creek,Union Co.) 


Little Sheep Creek (Wallowa Co.) • Closed between the fence located 440 feet downstream from the fish weir and the 

fence located 240 feet upstream from the water intake (0.1 mile). 

Lookingglass Creek and tributaries 

(Union Co.) 

74 

• Lookingglass Creek closed between 300 feet downstream from Jarboe Creek and 200 

feet upstream from the hatchery water intake (0.4 mile). 

• Lookingglass Creek and Little Lookingglass Creek restricted to artificial flies and lures, 

with hooks no larger than 1/4-inch gap. 

• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures with single-point hook no larger than 3/8inch 

gap or multiple-point hook no larger than 1/4-inch gap. 

Lostine River, mouth to the forks 

(Wallowa Co.) 

Magone Lake (Grant Co.) • No more than 5 brook trout per day as part of the general trout catch limits. 

• No size limit on brook trout. 

McKay Creek 


1. Upstream of McKay Reservoir to 

Spring Creek Road Crossing. 

2. Spring Creek Road Crossing to the • Open all year. 

upper Umatilla Indian Reservation • Nov. 1-April 26 restricted to catch and release, artificial flies and lures. 

Boundary. 

3. Upstream of Umatilla Indian 


Reservation Boundary. 

McKay Reservoir (Umatilla Co.) • Open March 1-Sept. 30. 

• 5 bass per day, with only 1 over 15 inches and only 1 may be a largemouth bass. 

Meacham Creek (Umatilla Co.) • Restricted to artificial flies and lures. 

Meadow Creek (Grande Ronde River, • Closed, U.S. Forest Service Research Area. 

Union Co.) from forest boundary upstream 

to Smith Creek road crossing 

Mill Creek (Walla Walla Basin, 


Umatilla Co.) 

Minam River and tributaries 

• Minam River, Little Minam River and Elk Creek restricted to artificial flies and lures. 

(Wallowa Co.) 

Snake River • See the Snake River Zone, pages 90-91. 

Spring Creek (Wallowa Hatchery) • Closed from 200 feet downstream from the lower fishway upstream to the upper 

including pond (Wallowa Co.) 

Hatchery Road crossing. 

Umatilla River (Umatilla Co.): 


1. From Hwy 730 bridge upstream to • Open for spring Chinook angling: 

reservation boundary located upstream 1. From Hwy 730 bridge upstream to Three Mile Dam, April 16-June 9. 

from Hwy 11 bridge at Pendleton 2. From Three Mile Dam upstream to reservation boundary located upstream from Hwy 

11 bridge at Pendleton, April 16-June 30. 

3. Only adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon may be kept. 

4. Spring Chinook salmon bag limit, 2 adults and 5 jacks per day. 

• Open for coho salmon and fall Chinook salmon Sept. 1-Nov. 30. 

• Daily bag limit of 3 adult salmon or adipose fin-clipped steelhead per day, of which no 

more than one shall be a fall Chinook adult, and 5 jack salmon. 

• Salmon less than 15 inches may be harvested, 5 per day, 8 inch minimum length, 

during coho and fall Chinook salmon seasons in addition to adult and jack salmon limits. 

• Open for warmwater fish angling all year downstream from the footbridge in the City of 

Umatilla. 

• Closed to angling for warmwater fish upstream from the footbridge in the City of Umatilla 

April 16-May 24. 

2. Umatilla Indian Reservation • Tribal permits are required on Reservation portions of the Umatilla River. For information, 

call the Umatilla Indian Reservation at (541) 429-7293. 

3. Mainstem and tributaries upstream • Catch and release for trout. 

from confluence of Ryan Creek (near • Restricted to artificial flies and lures. 

eastern boundary of Umatilla Indian 

Reservation) 

Walla Walla River and tributaries • Restricted to artificial flies and lures. 

(Umatilla Co.) 

• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead in the mainstem Walla Walla River from the 

Oregon/Washington border upstream to the confluence of the North and South forks, 

Jan. 1-April 15 and Dec. 1-31. 

Wallowa Lake (Wallowa Co.) • 5 trout per day, including rainbow and lake trout, with no size limits. 

• 10 kokanee per day, no minimum length and no more than 5 over 12 inches in length. 

• All bull trout must be released unharmed. 





Wallowa River (Wallowa Co.): 


1. Mouth upstream to Rock Creek • Only adipose fin-clipped trout may be kept. 

2. Rock Creek upstream to Trout Creek • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 15 and Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 

3. Upstream from Wallowa Lake to falls • Open May 25-Aug. 31. 

on West Fork and PPL intake on 

East Fork 


Wenaha River (Wallowa Co.): 


1. Upstream to Crooked Creek 



2. From Crooked Creek to confluence of • 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

North and South Forks. 


3. Remainder of Wenaha River Basin • 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

(Upper South Fork and all tributaries). • Closed to angling for bull trout. 

Willow Creek Reservoir (Morrow Co.): • Catch and release only for largemouth bass. 

• Smallmouth bass per Zone Regulations, 5 per day, no more than 3 over 15 inches. 

• Crappie, 8 inch minimum length, daily bag limit of 25 fish. 

Willow Creek System (Morrow Co.): 

1. Slackwater at wildlife area 


2. Upstream from the wildlife area at the 

mouth 


The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is moving its headquarters! 

ODFW’s headquarters is moving in the Summer of 2013. The new address will be: 

4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem, Oregon 97302. This is near the Kuebler exit off Interstate 

5 in south Salem. All telephone numbers for headquarters offices will remain the same. Check for 

updated information concerning the move on the web at: www.dfw.state.or.us. 

Attention Anglers ! 

Bull trout, one of Oregon’s native species, is listed as 

Threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Harvest 

of bull trout is severely restricted in Oregon as part of 

conservation efforts to recover this species and rebuild 

the fishery. Please refer to regulations for the Willamette, 

Central, Northeast, and Southeast Zone regarding Bull 

trout. 

Research has shown that most anglers, experienced as well 

as inexperienced, have difficulty distinguishing between 

bull trout and brook trout, an introduced species in Oregon. 

This Fish Identification is provided to help you distinguished 

between native bull trout and introduced brook trout. 

Please help recover bull trout and restore the fishery by 

taking the time to learn the characteristics. Your help is 

essential! 

Brook trout and bull trout both have light spots on a dark 

grey or olive-green background. In general, bull trout have 

a clear dorsal fin, although in some fish light marks may 

be seen on the dorsal fin. Bull trout lack the worm-like 

markings on their backs and the red on their paired fins that 

characterize brook trout. 

Brook trout may be identified by light colored worm-like 

marking on their back, dark wavy lines on the dorsal fin, 

and red on the paired fins. 


Introduced Brook Trout 

Dark marks on 

dorsal fin 

Red on paired fins 

Native Bull Trout 

Worm-like markings on 

back 

No red on paired fins 

No dark marks on 

dorsal fin 


NORTHEAST 

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138 

223 

ANE 

42 

99 

99 

99 

76 

99W 

240 

205 

224 

99E 

213 

219 Southeast 5 Zone 

233 

211 

214 

224 

5 

226 

126 99 0105 12.5 25 50 

Miles 

138 

51 

99E 

47 

238 

99 

234 

10 

210 

Legend 

22 99E 

99E 

99 

228 

227 

8 217 

214 

Bridges 

Dams 

MARION 

Falls 

214 

140 

43 

58 

DOUGLAS 

5 

JACKSON 

LINN 

Hacheries 

Zone Boundary 


62 

66 

230 

212 


Marshes 

Medford 

LANE 

Ashland 

CALIFORNIA 

MULTNOMAH 

CLACKAMAS 

National 

Nicholson 

Rd Br 

Park 

Spencer Cr 

J. C. Boyle 

Dam 

Crater 

Lake 

22 

Fort 

Klamath 

Wood R 

Agency 

Lake 

Klamath R 

Miller 

Lake 

Upper 

Klamath 

Lake of Lake 

the Woods 

Aspen 

Lake 

Keno 

Dam 

97 

97 

39 

35 

Chemult 

70 

140 

216 

197 


20 

KLAMATH 

Kirk Rd 

Bridge 

Chiloquin 

Saddle Mtn 

Pitt Rd Br 

Klamath 

Falls 

Klamath 

Marsh 

Williamson R 

97 

97 

31 

26 

197 

WASCO 

Redmond 

Bend 

Sprague R 

Madras 

126 

216 

DESCHUTES 

Lost River 

Silver Cr 

Buck Creek 

SHERMAN 

27 

97 

JEFFERSON 

Sycan 

Marsh 

Sycan River 

Godowa Spgs 

Rd Bridge 

N Fk Sprague R 

Prineville 

Paulina 

Marsh 

Ana R 

Summer 

Lake 

Paisley 

218 

26 

20 

140 

206 

SNAKE RIVER NOT INCLUDED IN THIS ZONE. (SEE SNA 

Silver 

Lake 

Thompson 

Reservoir 

Gerber 

Reservoir 

Drews 

Reservoir 

GILLIAM 

LAKE 

207 

CROOK 

Christmas Valley 

Chewaucan R 

Goose 

Lake 

395 

395 


74 

WHEELER 

See Southwest 

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Coyote Lake 

Powder River 

Burnt River 

Owyhee River 

Eagle Creek 

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Ontario 

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Lake Malheur 

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Abert 

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Sevenmile Cr 

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Sprague River 

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Lake 

Thomason Cr 

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Recreation Cr 

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Lost River 

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Klamath River 

CALIFORNIA 

Southwest Corner of Southeast Zone

Description: 

The Southeast Zone is all tributaries (including their impoundments) of the Snake River system above Hells Canyon Dam; the Silvies 

River drainage in Grant County; all waters in Malheur and Lake counties; all waters in Harney County except South Fork John Day 

drainage; and all waters of the Klamath Basin in Klamath and Lake counties. This zone does not include any portion of the mainstem 

Snake River. The Klamath River Basin is all streams and their tributaries that drain toward Upper Klamath Lake or Klamath River. 

Regulations for the Snake River can be found in the Snake River Zone, pages 90-91. 

Instructions: 










5. All waters of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge are closed to angling unless listed under Special Regulations. 


Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See exceptions under Special Regulations where use of bait is allowed. 




possession. 

Streams: 2 per 

day, 2 daily limits 


Southeast 

Warmwater 









Whitefish, 


Pikeminnow, 

Carp, Chub, 

Sculpin, and 

other Nongame 


5 per day, 2 daily 

limits in possession, 

except no 

limits in Klamath 

Basin, Lost River, 

Warner Basin 

Lakes, Abert Lake 

Basin (includes 

Summer Lake 

and Chewaucan 

basins) and 

Thompson Valley 

Reservoir. 




• No limit on size or number of brook trout taken from lakes and 

streams, except lakes in the Winema National Forest and streams in 

the Pine Creek and Powder River systems where the limit is 5 trout 

per day. 


• Kokanee included in trout limits and seasons unless noted under 




• No more than 3 over 15 inches in length, except no length limit in 

Klamath Basin, Lost River, Warner Basin Lakes, Abert Lake Basin 

(includes Summer Lake and Chewaucan Basins), and Thompson 

Valley Reservoir. 





No limit. • Closed for suckers and mullet in Klamath County and Warner 

Basin. 

• Closed to take and possession of Protected Fish (see item 18 in 

General Regulations on page 10). 



Hybrid Bass No limit. • See Ana Reservoir under Special Regulations. 

Sturgeon Catch and release 

only. 

SOUTHEAST ZONE 

• Sturgeon may not be removed from the water and must be 

immediately released unharmed. 

• Only one single-point, barbless hook may be used for sturgeon. 



Open all year, 

except Klamath 

River Basin streams 

not listed are open 


Lakes and 

Reservoirs: Open 

all year. 

Streams: Open 

during trout season. 




SOUTHEAST 

Pages 76 - 86


Crayfish 100 per day, 2 • Neither an angling nor a shellfish license is required. 


daily limits in • All streams are open to crayfish harvest including streams listed as 





Mussels 


Protected Fish: 

• It is unlawful to angle for or possess all or any part of these fish 

Margined Sculpin (Umatilla and Walla because they are listed on the state’s sensitive species list for 

Walla river systems) 

conservation purposes. 



Agency and Klamath Lakes 

(Klamath Co.) 

• One trout per day, use of bait allowed. 

Ana Reservoir (Lake Co.) • One hybrid bass in 24 hours, 16 inch minimum length. 

• No minimum length or catch limit on largemouth bass. 

Ana River (Lake Co.) • 5 trout per day, use of bait allowed. 

Antelope Creek (Coyote Lake Basin, 

Malheur Co.) 

• Closed. 

Antelope Creek (Goose Lake Basin, 

Lake Co.) 

• Open May 25-Oct. 31 

Antelope Reservoir (Owyhee Basin, 

Malheur Co.) 


Balm Creek Reservoir (Baker Co.) • Marine Board regulations restrict to electric motors only. (See www.boatoregon.com.) 

Big Alvord Creek (Alvord Basin, 

Harney Co.) 

• Closed. 

Big Creek and tributaries (Malheur River 

Basin, Grant Co.) 

• 2 trout per day, 2 daily limits in possession. 

Blitzen River Basin (Malheur Lakes 

Basin, Harney Co.): 

1. Malheur Refuge waters downstream 

from Bridge Creek 

• Closed. 

2. Mainstem, East Canal, and tributaries • Open May 25-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day. 

upstream and including Bridge Creek, 

except Little Blitzen River 

• Open Jan. 1-May 24 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31, catch and release for trout. 

3. Little Blitzen River 

• Catch and release for trout. 

Burnt River and tributaries upstream • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

from Huntington-Richland Road Bridge 

(Baker Co.) 

• 5 trout per day, use of bait allowed. 

Chewaucan River and tributaries • Open May 25-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day. 

downstream of Hwy. 31 at Paisley (Lake • Use of bait allowed only on mainstem Chewaucan River downstream of Hwy. 31 at 

Abert Basin, Lake Co.) 

Paisley. 

Cogswell Creek (Goose Lake Basin, 

Lake Co.) 


Cottonwood Creek and tributaries 

(Goose Lake Basin, Lake Co.) 


Cottonwood Creek (Alvord Basin, 

Harney Co.) 

• Closed. 

Cottonwood Reservoir (Goose Lake • Open all year. 

Basin, Lake Co.) 


Crater Lake National Park 

• Angling in Crater Lake National Park is regulated by the National Park Service. 

(Klamath Co.) 

• For additional information call (541) 594-3000. 

Crane Creek (Goose Lake Basin, 

Lake Co.) 


Crooked Creek (Wood River Basin, • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

Klamath Co.) 

• Catch and release for rainbow trout. 

• 2 brown trout per day, only 1 over 20 inches; no limit on size or number of brook trout. 

• Closed from the springs located at Klamath Hatchery downstream 1,000 ft. to a posted 

fence crossing. 

Crystal Creek (Klamath Co.) • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 



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Deming Creek including Campbell • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

Reservoir diversion (Sprague Basin, 

Klamath Co.) 

Denio Creek (Alvord Basin, Harney Co.) • Closed. 

Dog Lake (Goose Lake Basin, Lake Co.) • Closed for trout. 

• One bass per day, 15 inch minimum length. 

Drews Creek and tributaries (Goose • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

Lake Basin, Lake Co.) 

Drews Reservoir (Goose Lake Basin, • 2 trout per day. 

Lake Co.) 

Dry Creek and tributaries (Goose Lake • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

Basin, Lake Co.) 

Eagle Creek and tributaries (Powder • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

River Basin, Baker/Union Co.) 


Fort Creek (Wood River Basin, 


Klamath Co.) 



Fourmile Creek (Agency Lake Basin, • Open all year. 

Klamath Co.) 

• One rainbow trout per day, use of bait allowed. 

• Additional 2 brown trout per day, only 1 over 20 inches; no limit on size or number of 

brook trout. 

Fourmile Lake (Klamath Co.) • 25 kokanee per day (no size limits) in addition to other trout species catch limit. 

Goose Lake (Goose Lake Basin, Lake • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

Co.) 

• 2 trout per day, artificial flies and lures. 

Harriman Creek (Klamath Co.) • Open all year. 


Higgins Reservoir (Baker Co.) • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

• 2 trout per day, angling restricted to artificial flies and lures. 

• Marine Board regulations restrict to electric motors only. (See www.boatoregon.com.) 

Indian Creek (Quinn Basin, 

• Closed. 

Malheur Co.) 

Jordan Creek (Owyhee Basin, 


Malheur Co.) 


Kelley Creek (Goose Lake Basin, • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

Lake Co.) 

Kiger Creek and tributaries (Malheur • 5 trout per day, use of bait allowed. 

Lakes Basin, Harney Co.) 

Klamath Lake and Agency Lakes • One trout per day. Bait allowed as per Zone Regulations. 

(Klamath Co.) 

Klamath River (Klamath Co.): 


1. Lake Ewauna downstream to Keno • One trout per day, use of bait allowed. 

Dam 

2. Keno Dam downstream to JC Boyle • Open Jan. 1-June 15 and Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 

Reservoir 

• One trout per day. 

3. Boyle Dam downstream to Oregon/ • Open all year. 

California border 

• One trout per day. 

• Catch and release for trout June 16-Sept. 30. 

• Closed from Boyle Dam to downstream side of bridge at flume crossing. 

Krumbo Creek (Malheur Lakes Basin • 5 trout per day, use of bait allowed. 

Harney Co.), 

1. Above Krumbo Reservoir 

2. Below Krumbo Reservoir • Closed. 

Krumbo Reservoir (Harney Co.) • Open April 27-Oct. 31 

Lake Creek and tributaries (Malheur • 2 trout per day, 2 daily limits in possession. 

River Basin, Grant Co.) 

Lake of the Woods (Klamath Co.) • 25 kokanee per day (no size limits) in addition to other trout species catch limit. 

• No more than 1 bass over 15 inches, as part of daily limit. 

• Angling allowed 24 hours per day. 

Larkin Creek (Klamath Co.) • Open to angling May 25-Oct. 31. 

Link River (Klamath Co.) • Open all year. 

• One trout per day 





SOUTHEAST 

Pages 76 - 86


Little Alvord Creek (Alvord Basin, 

Harney Co.) 

• Closed. 

Lost River and tributaries (Klamath Co.) • Open all year. 


Malheur River (Harney/Grant/ 

Malheur Co.) 

1. Mainstem and tributaries above 

confluence of Otis Creek. 


2. Mainstem below Otis Creek, excludes 

tributaries. 


Malheur River, North Fork 

(Malheur/Harney/Grant/Baker Co.) 

1. Mainstem and tributaries upstream of 

Beulah Reservoir. 


2. Mainstem downstream of Beulah 

Reservoir. 


Mann Lake (Harney Co.) • 2 trout per day, 16 inch minimum length. 


Mann Lake tributaries (Harney Co.) • Closed. 

McCoy Creek, Little (Alvord Basin, 

Harney Co.) 

• Closed. 

McDermitt Creek Subbasin 

• Closed. All streams in the McDermitt Creek Subbasin including but not limited to: 

(Malheur Co.) 

Cottonwood, McDermitt and North Fork McDermitt creeks are closed to angling. 

Miller Creek (Outlet of Miller Lake, 

Klamath Co.) 


Miller Creek (tributary to Lost River) • Open all year. 


Miller Lake (Klamath Co.) • 25 kokanee per day (no size limits) in addition to other trout species catch limit. 

• Angling allowed 24 hours per day. 

Mosquito Creek (Alvord Basin, 

Harney Co.) 

• Closed. 

Odessa Creek (Klamath Co.) • Open all year. 


Owyhee Reservoir and tributaries • See Health Advisory on page 20. 

(Malheur Co.) 


Owyhee River from the mouth upstream • See Health Advisory on page 20. 

to Owyhee Dam (Malheur Co.) 


• Catch and release for brown trout. 

Phillips Reservoir (Baker Co.) • Catch and release only for tiger trout. See description of tiger trout on page 35. 


Pike Creek (Alvord Basin, Harney Co.) • Closed. 

Pine Creek (Goose Lake Basin, Lake Co.) • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

Pine Creek and tributaries upstream • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

from Oxbow Bridge (Baker Co.) 

• Brook trout are part of the standard 5 trout per day over 8 inch bag limit. 

• 5 trout per day, use of bait allowed 

Pilcher Creek Reservoir (Union Co.) • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

Poison Creek Reservoir (Silvies Basin, • 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum. 

Grant Co.) 


Powder River (Baker/Union Co.) 


1. Mainstem and tributaries upstream • 5 trout per day, use of bait allowed. 

from Huntington-Richland Road Bridge • Brook trout are part of the standard 5 trout per day over 8 inch bag limit. 

2. Upstream from Hughes Lane Bridge • Open Jan. 1-April 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31, catch and release for trout, restricted to 

near Baker City to Phillips Reservoir artificial flies and lures. 

• Open April 27-Oct. 31, 5 trout per day, use of bait allowed. 

Rattlesnake Creek and tributaries 

(Malheur Lakes Basin, Harney Co.) 


Recreation Creek (Klamath Co.) • Open all year. 


Riddle Creek and tributaries (Malheur 

Lakes Basin, Harney Co.) 


Sage Creek (Quinn Basin, Malheur Co.) • Closed. 


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Sand Creek (Klamath Co.) • Open all year. 


Scott Creek (Klamath Co.) • Open all year. 


Sevenmile Creek and tributaries 

(Agency Lake watershed) (Klamath Co.) 




• 2 brown trout per day April 27-Oct. 31, only 1 over 20 inches; no limit on size or number 

of brook trout. 

Short Creek (Klamath Co.) • Open all year; 1 trout per day; use of bait allowed. 

Silvies River and tributaries (Malheur • 5 trout per day, use of bait allowed. 

Lakes Basin, Grant/Harney Co.) 

Silver Creek and tributaries (Malheur • 5 trout per day, use of bait allowed. 

Lakes Basin, Crook/Harney Co.) 

Skull Creek (Catlow Basin, Harney Co.) • Closed. 

Snake River and impoundments • See Snake River Zone, pages 90-91. 

Spencer Creek (Klamath Co.) • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

Sprague River (Klamath Co.): 


1. Mouth upstream to Saddle Mountain • One rainbow trout per day. 

Pitt Road Bridge 

• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures only as per Zone Regulations. 

• An additional 2 brown trout are allowed per day, only 1 over 20 inches; no limit on size 

or number of brook trout. 

2. Saddle Mountain Pitt Road Bridge • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

(USFS Road 5850) upstream to • 2 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

Godowa Springs Road Bridge 




3. Mainstem upstream from Godowa • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

Springs Road Bridge 

• 2 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 




4. Tributaries of the Sprague River • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

including the Sycan and North and • 2 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

South Forks 




Spring Creek (Klamath Co.) • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

• 2 rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length, only 1 trout over 20 inches per day. 




Tandy Creek (Goose Lake Basin, • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

Lake Co.) 

Thomas Creek and tributaries (Goose • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

Lake Basin, Lake Co.) 

Thomason Creek (Klamath Co.) • Open all year; 1 trout per day; use of bait allowed. 

Threemile Creek (Catlow Basin, 

• Closed. 

Harney Co.) 

Threemile Creek (Klamath Co.) • Closed upstream of Westside Road. 

Unity Reservoir (Baker Co.) • Closed within 200 feet of Dam Jan. 1-March 31 and Dec. 1-31. 

• No harvest of bass over 15 inches in length. 

Van Horn Creek (Alvord Basin, Harney Co.) • Closed. 

Whitehorse Creek Drainage (Coyote • Closed. All streams in the Whitehorse Basin including but not limited to: Cottonwood, 

Lake Basin, Harney/Malheur Co.) 

Doolittle, Fifteenmile, Little Whitehorse, and Whitehorse creeks are closed to angling. 

Williamson River (Klamath Co.): • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

1. Mouth upstream to Modoc Point Road • One trout per day. 

Bridge. (The mouth of the Williamson 

River is located by marker buoys and 

the river channel extends upstream 

within the vegetation lined banks 

through Klamath Lake at high lake 

levels) 




SOUTHEAST 

Pages 76 - 86


Williamson River (Klamath Co.): 


2. Modoc Point Road Bridge upstream to 

Chiloquin Bridge 

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• One trout per day May 25-July 31. 

• Catch and release for rainbow trout Aug. 1-Oct. 31. 

• 2 brown trout per day May 25-Oct. 31, only 1 over 20 inches; no limit on size or number 


• No angling from motor-propelled craft while motor is operating. 

3. Chiloquin Bridge to Kirk Bridge. • Open May 25-Oct. 31. 

• One trout per day May 25-July 31. 

• Catch and release for rainbow trout Aug. 1-Oct. 31. 

• 2 brown trout per day May 25-Oct. 31, only 1 over 20 inches; no limit on size or number 



4. Kirk Bridge upstream to headwaters. • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 

• 2 trout per day, except no limit on size or number of brook trout. 


Willow Creek (Alvord Basin, Harney Co.) • Closed. 

Willow Creek Drainage (Coyote Lakes • Closed. Willow Creek and its tributaries are closed to angling. 

Basin, Harney/Malheur Co.) 

Willow Valley Reservoir (Klamath Co.) • Bass catch limits 1 per day, 15 inches minimum length. 

Wood River (Klamath Co.) from mouth 

(mouth of Wood River extends through 

the Wood River Delta to emergent vegetation 

line in Agency Lake) upstream 

including all tributaries 

Free Fishing 

Weekend, 

June 1 & 2, 2013 


• Catch and release only for rainbow trout and bull trout. 


Introduce a friend, 

child, co-worker or 

family member to 

fishing during 

Oregon’s annual 

Free Fishing Weekend. ODFW offers Oregon 

residents and visitors a full weekend to fish, 

crab and clam without a license. 

For more information visit the 

ODFW Web site, www.dfw.state.or.us 



OREGON DISABILITIES HUNTING AND FISHING PERMIT INFORMATION 

In order to be considered a person with a disability under the wildlife laws, a person shall provide either: 

1. Written certification from a licensed physician, which states that the applicant: 

a. Is permanently unable to walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, prosthetic device, 

wheelchair, scooter or walker, full time; 

b. Is restricted by lung disease to the extent that the person’s forced expiratory volume for one second, when 

measured by a spirometer, is less than 35 percent predicted, or arterial oxygen tension is less than 55 mm/Hg 

on room air at rest; 

c. Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person’s functional limitations are classified in severity as Class 

III or Class V, according to standards established by the American Heart Association; 

d. Has a permanent, physical impairment that prevents the person from holding or shooting a firearm or bow or 

from holding a fishing rod in hand; or 

e. Has central visual acuity that permanently does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with corrective lenses, or 

the widest diameter of the visual field is no greater than 20 degrees; or 

2. Written proof that the last official certification of record by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or 

any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States shows the person to be at least 65 percent disabled (ORS 

496.018). 

The “Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit” is not a license or tag. Anglers must still obtain an angling license 

and/or Combined Angling Tag (if angling for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon or pacific halibut). Hunters also must still 

obtain a hunting license and apply for and/or purchase appropriate tags prior to specified tag sale deadlines to hunt in 

controlled and general big game seasons. You must be in possession of your “Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing 

Permit,” license, and tag while you are angling or hunting (even holders of a Disabled Veteran/Pioneer license and 

tag). All license and tag fees are at regular rates. 

A licensed angler who possesses a valid “Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit” is allowed to angle from 

an anchored craft in waters where angling from a floating device is prohibited by ODFW. This allowance does not 

supersede safety or security regulations enacted by other agencies. 

Disabilities Permit holders may angle with use of electric powered reels. Rods with electric reels may be kept in rod 

holder when angling and landing fish. 

Licensed angers who possess a valid “Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit” may also fish during authorized 

open fishing seasons from the Nehalem Hatchery Barrier Free Fishing Platform on the North Fork Nehalem River. 

For additional information on the rules and regulations pertaining to hunting and “Oregon Disabilities Hunting and 

Fishing Permit” consult the 2013 Oregon Big Game Regulations. 

OREGON DISABILITIES HUNTING AND FISHING PERMIT APPLICATION 

For more information or to obtain an “Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit” application packet, please visit 

our Web site at www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/hunting/disability/. 

Application packets are also available at the ODFW headquarters office, ODFW regional offices (see page 4), ODFW 

district offices, or by calling 503-947-6101. 

This agency receives federal financial assistance in Sport Fish and/or Wildlife Restoration and prohibits discrimination 

on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability. 

If you believe that you have been discriminated against as described above in any program, activity, or facility, or if you 

desire further information, please contact: 

ADA Coordinator Department of the Interior 

Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 

3406 Cherry Avenue NE Division of Human Resources 

Salem, OR 97303-4924 1849 C Street NW 

(503) 947-6000 Mailstop: 3458 

Washington DC 20240 





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88 

203 

129 


Legend 

Bridges 

Promise Reservoir Dam 

Boat Ramp 

86 

82 

Pondosa 

Dams 

Falls 



0 5 10 15 20 Miles 

Wallowa 

Lostine 

Wallowa River 

Lostine River 

Eagle Creek 

B A K E R 

03 

Powder River 

Wallowa 

Lake 

W A L L O W A 

Enterprise 

Joseph 

413 

Richland 86 

Richland - 

Huntington 

Road Bridge 

350 

Carson 

Little Sheep Creek 

Big S heep Creek 

Imnaha River 

Halfway 

Oxbow Bridge 

Brownlee 

Reservoir 

Cactus Mountain 

Homestead 

Pine Cr 

Lookout Mountain 

71 

Imnaha 

S U M M I T 


I D A H O 

Somers Point 

R I D G E 

Snake River 

Hells Canyon Reservoir 

Oxbow Reservoir 

I D A H O 


Pine Creek 

07 

245 

Baker 

203 


26 

30 

86 

Willow Creek 

Burnt River 

M A L H E U R 

B A K E R 

Pow der River 

Brogan 

Bully Creek 

Durkee 

84 


Legend 

Dams 

Falls 

Bridges 

Boat Ramp 



0 5 10 15 20 Miles 

Huntington 

Jamieson 

Richland 86 

Richland - 

Huntington 

Road Bridge 

451 

Sugarloaf 

Mountain 

Willowcreek 

Vale 

Snake River 

Burnt River Bridge 

20 

84 

Malheur River 

Owyhee River 

Halfway 

Nyssa Bridge 

Brownlee Reservoir 

Weiser Bridge 

Payette Bridge 

Ontario Spur 

Bridge 


201 

71 

I D A H O 

Ontario 

95 

52 

Nyssa 

Kingman 

Owyhee 

Adrian 

Brownlee Reservoir Dam 

95 

Snake River 

SNAKE RIVER 

Pages 88 - 91

Description: 

The Snake River Zone is all the waters of the Snake River from the Oregon-Washington border upstream to the Oregon-Idaho border. 

The boundary between the Snake River and its tributaries is defined as a straight line across the mouths of all rivers. The Snake River 

Zone includes the portions of the Burnt and Powder rivers downstream of the Huntington-Richland Road near their mouths and includes 

the portion of Pine Creek downstream of the Oxbow Bridge. 

Instructions: 











1. Where the Snake River forms the boundary between Oregon and Idaho, the following rules apply: 

a. License of either state is valid in the Snake River when angling from a floating device. However, when fishing tributaries, sloughs or 

from sloughs or from lands within either state, the angler must be licensed by the state where the waters (or land) are located. 

b. Anglers must follow the rules of the licensing state. 

c. Anglers are restricted to one daily catch limit, even if licensed by both states. 

d. Anglers may launch and take out their boats from either state, regardless of licensing state. 

2. See health advisories on page 20. 


Trout 6 per day, 

• No minimum length limit. 


2 daily limits in • Closed to angling for bull trout. 

possession. • Only 1 trout over 20 inches in length may be taken per day, upstream 

of Hells Canyon Dam, except for Hells Canyon Reservoir. See 

Special Regulations for Hells Canyon Reservoir, page 91. 

• Rainbow trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead downstream 

of Hells Canyon Dam. 

Salmon • Closed. Closed. 

Steelhead 3 per day. • See Snake River entry from Oregon-Washington border upstream Closed in all 

to Hells Canyon Dam. 

waters unless 

• Only adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be kept. 


• Restricted to barbless hooks for adipose fin-clipped steelhead. under Special 

• No annual limit on adipose fin-clipped steelhead as long as the Regulations. 

appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags has been purchased 

to record the fish. 

Warmwater 6 per day, 

• No more than 3 over 15 inches in length. Open all year. 

Game Fish: 2 daily limits in 



possession. 







Sucker, Carp, 

Chub, Northern 

Pikeminnow, 

Sculpin, Whitefish, 

Shad and other 



Sturgeon Catch and release • Angling restricted to one single-point, barbless hook for sturgeon. 

only. 

• Sturgeon may not be removed from the water and must be immediately 





possession. 


Snake 




Mussels 


90 

SNAKE RIVER ZONE 





Brownlee Reservoir including Snake 

River Oregon-Idaho border (Baker and 

Malheur Co.) 

Hells Canyon Reservoir (Baker and 

Wallowa Co.) 


• Powder River Arm from mouth upstream to Huntington-Richland Road Bridge requires 

an Oregon angling license. 

• Bass, 12 inch minimum length. 


• Bass, 12 inch minimum length. 

• Three adipose fin-clipped trout over 20 inches in length may be taken per day 

Sept. 1-Dec. 31. 

Oxbow Reservoir (Baker Co.) • Catch and release only for bass Jan. 1-June 30. 

• July 1-Dec. 31 2 bass per day. 

• Bass between 12 and 16 inches must be released. 

Snake River from Oregon-Washington 

border upstream to Hells Canyon Dam 



• Bass, no length limit. 

• Closed from Hells Canyon Dam downstream 400 feet to cable crossing. 


TRANSFER OF FISH AND SHELLFISH TO ANOTHER PERSON 

Fish and shellfish (whole or parts, including fish eggs) which have been taken for personal use and then given 

or shipped to another person must be accompanied by the following information or you may complete the 

Fish and Wildlife Transfer Record below: 

1. Kind and number of fish or shellfish transferred; 

2. Date fish or shellfish were caught; 

3. Name, address, Angling License or Shellfish License number, and Combined Harvest or Hatchery 

Harvest tag number (if applicable) of the person who caught the fish or shellfish. 

The above information must also be provided to the wholesale fish or bait dealer when eggs from oceancaught 

salmon are sold. 

FISH AND WILDLIFE TRANSFER RECORD 

Person transferring fish or wildlife 

Name: Phone: 

Address: 

License: #: 

Tag #: 

Location & Date: 

Fish species transferred Wildlife species transferred 

� Coho salmon � Deer 

� Chinook salmon � Elk 

� Steelhead � Bear 

� Trout � Cougar 

� Other � Other 

Species condition 

� Entire carcass � Parts 

Transferred to 

Name: Phone: 

Address: 


SNAKE RIVER 

Pages 88 - 91

92 

Columbia River Zone 

Legend 

W A S H I N G T O N 

O c e a n 

Dams 

Bridges 

Falls 


Powerlines 

401 

IIwaco 

4 

Skamokawa 

G r a y s 

B a y 

Astoria 

Youngs 

Bay 

Cathlamet 

Hwy 409 

Bridge 


0 5 10 15 20 

Miles 

Warrenton 

5 

Longview 

Clatskanie 

Rainier 

Kalama River 

Hwy 433 

Bridge 

Youngs River 

C O L U M B I A 

Multnomah Creek 

Fir Point 

C L AT S O P 

P a c i f i c 

Horsetail Cr 

Marker 82 

Warrior 

Rock 

St Helens 

101 

Wind River 

Oneonta Creek 

Wahkeena Creek 

Bridal Veil Cr 

26 


(See next page) 

Multnomah Bachelor 

Sand Is. 

Channel 

Island Rooster Slough 

Rock 

WASHINGTON 5 STATE 

30 

35 

Cascade Locks 

BONNEVILLE 

DAM 

Washougal River 

WASHINGTON 

Herman Cr 

Kelley Point 

4 

Beacon 

Rock 

Vancouver 

Cathlamet 

Channel 

401 

IIwaco 

Eagle Cr 

Tanner Cr 

Hwy 205 

Bridge 

I-5 

Bridge 

POWER 

TILLAMOOK 

14 

Hayden Is. 

Powerlines 

Rocky Point 

Grays 

Skamokawa 

Bay 

Buoy 10 

84 

Rooster Rock 

P o r t l a n d 

405 

WASHINGTON 

LINE 

Red Buoy 

#44 

Hwy 101 

Bridge 

205 


Willamette River 

Cathlamet 

Youngs 

Bay 

South 

Jetty 

Hwy 409 Br. 

Tongue 

Point 

Astoria 

Puget Is. 

30 

Warrenton 

26 

Wauna 

Blind 

Slough 

Willamette Falls 

Clatskanie 

5 

Wauna 

Power 

Lines 

C L A C K A M A S 

Plympton Cr 

YAMHILL 

CLATSOP 

0 5 10 Miles 

WA 


5

0 1 2 3 4 Miles 

14 

Columbia River Zone 

84 

Stevenson 

Legend 

Oxbow 

Cascade Locks 

Bradford 

Island 

Herman Creek 

BONNEVILLE DAM 

Cascade 

Hamilton Island 

H O O D R I V E R 

Bonneville 

Beacon Rock 

Dams 

Bridges 

Hatcheries 


Powerlines 


Eagle Creek 

Tanner Creek 

0 9 18 27 36 Miles 


Robins Island 

OR/WA Border 

MCNARY DAM 

Umatilla 

Umatilla 

Irrigon 

14 

W A S H I N G T O N 

395 

84 

30 

White Salmo n River 

Roosevelt 

Wind River 

JOHN DAY 

DAM 

Hood River 

Umatilla River 

Arlington 

Lyle Maryhill 

POWERLINES 

Cascade 

Locks 

Rufus 

14 

Hood River 


Biggs 

TOWER ISLAND 

Washougal River 

UMATILLA 

THE DALLES 

DAM 

The Dalles 

35 

Deschutes River 


14 

19 

97 

Rooster Rock 

74 

197 

M O R R O W 

HOOD 

RIVER 

G I L L I A M 


26 

SHERMAN 

395 

Sherars Falls 

W A S C O 

26 

197 

CLACKAMAS 

COLUMBIA 

Pages 92 - 99

94 

5 

HWY 101 

Bridge 

Alternate 

HWY 101 

Bridge 

Washington 

10 

15 

Youngs 

Bay 

Lewis and 

Clark River 

Old 101 

Bridge 

Tucker 

Slough 

ASTORIA 


20 

Battle 

Creek 

Slough 

CEDC Net 

Pen Site 

Youngs River 

Youngs 

River Falls 

25 

Blind Slough/ 

Knappa Slough 

30 

Walluski River 

Klaskanine 

River 

Oregon 

0 5 10 Miles 

Olney 

Bridge 

South Fork 

1st Falls 


40 

35 

Klaskanine 

Hatchery 

North Fork 

CEDC Hatchery 

45 

0 1 2 Miles

Prairie Channel 

Minaker Island 

PACIFIC OCEAN 

Cape Disappointment 

46° 15’ 48” N/124° 05’ 20” W 

Buoy 7 

46° 15’ 09” N/ 

124° 06’ 18” W 

Buoy 4 

46° 13’ 35” N/124° 06’ 50” W 

North Jetty 


Prairie ChannelGnat 

Karlson Island 

Knappa 

Slough 

McKenzie 

Head 

Columbia Recreational 

Control Zone 

Big Creek 

South Jetty 

Blind 

46° 14’ 03” N/124° 04’ 05” W 

Sand Is. 

Buoy 10 

Eastern boundary of CZ 

formed by n/s line bearing 

357 degrees true from: 

46° 14’ 00” N/124° 03’ 07” W 

0 1 2 

Miles 

Slough 

O r e g o n 

Clatsop Spit 

Net Pen Site 

Creek 

Aldrich Point 

Road Bridge 

Columbia 

Control 

Zone 



COLUMBIA 

Pages 92 - 99

Description: 

The Columbia River Zone is all waters of the Columbia River upstream from a north-south line through Buoy 10 at the river mouth 

and includes those portions of tributaries (including lakes) downstream from the mainline railroad bridges near the tributaries’ mouths 

except for the Willamette (including Multnomah Channel), Sandy, Hood, Deschutes and Umatilla river systems. The Columbia River 

Zone includes downstream from Hwy 730 on the Umatilla River and from Interstate 84 on the Deschutes River. The boundary is a 

straight line across the mouths of the Willamette (including Multnomah Channel), Sandy and Hood rivers. 

Oregon and Washington state waters are defined by the state line which lies within the waters of the Columbia River. In the area from 

the mouth upstream to Altoona, WA (Rivermile 24), the state line is near the Washington shore. In the area from Altoona, WA upstream 

to above McNary Dam (except near mainstem dams) the state line is in the middle of the ship channel. 

Instructions: 











1. In the Columbia River where it forms the state boundary line, not including tributaries, sloughs and lands, the following rules apply: 

a. License and tags of either state are valid except when the other state’s season is closed; 

b. Anglers must follow the rules of the state in which they are fishing; 

c. Anglers are restricted to one daily catch limit for all fish species from the Columbia River, even if licensed in Oregon and Washington; 

d. Anglers are restricted to one annual catch limit of white sturgeon combined from the Columbia River and the lower Willamette 

River including Multnomah Channel and the Gilbert River, even if licensed in Oregon and Washington; 

e. Anglers with a valid resident or non-resident license issued by either Oregon or Washington may launch or take out their boats 

from either shore. 

2. When fishing on tributaries, sloughs or from the land of a state, the angler must be licensed by that state and obey all angling 

regulations of that state. 

3. For the mainstem Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery upstream of the Rocky Point-Tongue Point line to McNary Dam 

from February 15 through June 15, it is unlawful when fishing from vessels which are less than 30 feet in length, substantiated by 

U.S. Coast Guard documentation or Marine Board registration, to totally remove from the water any salmon or steelhead required 

to be released. 

4. It shall be unlawful for any person to angle from a vessel while fish are onboard that are not allowed to be taken in the area being 

fished. This regulation does not apply to vessels in transit. 

5. Use of barbless hooks is required when angling for salmon, steelhead, or trout in: mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream 

to Oregon-Washington border located upstream of McNary Dam (RM 309.5); Youngs Bay Select Area (Clatsop Co.) from Highway 

101 bridge upstream to markers at the confluence of the Youngs and Klaskanine rivers, including lower Lewis and Clark River 

upstream to Alternate Highway 101 bridge, and Walluski River upstream to Highway 202 bridge; and within the Knappa/Blind 

Slough Select Area (Clatsop Co.) from markers at the west end of Minaker Island upstream to markers at the mouth of Blind Slough, 

continuing upstream to railroad bridge in Blind Slough. 

Note: Mainstem Columbia River fisheries for salmon, steelhead and sturgeon are co-managed by the Oregon and Washington 

Departments of Fish and Wildlife and the four Treaty Tribes, represented by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Based 

on discussions among the co-management agencies, Oregon may adopt in-season changes to sport fishery regulations in the Columbia 

River. Regulation changes can occur on short notice and will be made available to ODFW field offices, the news media and license 

agents. Anglers can check the status of regulations prior to fishing the Columbia River by checking the ODFW web site: www.dfw.state. 

or.us for these rules, or calling 503-947-6000 during normal business hours. 


Trout 2 per day, 2 


possession. 


Steelhead 

96 

Columbia 






salmon per day, 2 

daily jack limits in 

possession. 

COLUMBIA RIVER ZONE 


• Only cutthroat trout may be kept. All cutthroat trout must be finclipped. 


• Only adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be kept. 

• Closed for sockeye and chum salmon. 

• See Special Regulations in Columbia River Zone to determine 

where harvest of any Chinook or coho salmon is allowed. Harvest of 

non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead is not permitted in the Columbia 

River Zone. 

• There is no annual limit on adipose or otherwise fin-clipped salmon 

or adipose fin-clipped steelhead so long as the appropriate number 

of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch. 


are printed in May and are available at ODFW offices or from license 

agents. Check for new regulations before you fish. 


Open Jan. 1- 

March 31 and 

May 25-Dec. 31. 

Closed in all 

waters unless 


under Special 

Regulations. 



Warmwater 5 per day, 2 • No more than 3 bass over 15 inches in length. 


Game Fish daily limits in 



possession. Note: See Special Regulations for bass above McNary Dam. 

Warmwater 2 per 24 hours; • 24 inch minimum length. Open all year. 

Game Fish 2 daily limits in 

Striped Bass possession. 


Crappie, other 

Sunfish, and 

Yellow Perch 


Walleye 10 per day, 2 daily • No more than 5 per day over 18 inches and only one may be over 

limits in posession 24 inches. 

Other Fish No limit. • Shad angling closed from Buoy 10 line upstream to Bonneville Dam Open all year 

Shad 

April 1-May 15. 

except as listed 

under Other 

Specifications. 

Sturgeon 1 per day, 1 per • Closed to retention of green sturgeon. 

Note: Sturgeon 

year. 

• See page 21 for tag return information. 

fisheries are 

• 38 inch minimum and 54 inch maximum fork length from river mouth managed on a 

upstream to The Dalles Dam except the minimum length down- quota basis. Anglers 

stream of Wauna power lines is 41 inch fork length effective May 1. should check the 

• 43 inch minimum and 54 inch maximum fork length from The Dalles status of regulations 

Dam upstream to the Oregon-Washington border 

prior to fishing. 

• All oversized, undersized, and unwanted legal size white sturgeon Catch and 

must be immediately released unharmed into the water. 

Release: Open 

• Oversize sturgeon cannot be removed totally or in part from the water. all year, except as 

• Only one single-point, barbless hook may be used for sturgeon. noted under Special 

• Catch and release of sturgeon may continue after taking the daily or Regulations. 

annual limit or when quota is reached. 

Northern 

Pikeminnow, 

Carp, Sucker, 

Chub, Sculpin, 

Whitefish and 

other Nongame 


No limit. • None. Open all year. 

Smelt Closed. • Unlawful to take or attempt to take Eulachon smelt in inland waters Closed all year. 

including bays, estuaries, rivers and streams. See Marine Sport 


Crayfish 100 per day, 2 


possession. 

• Neither an angling nor a shellfish license is required. Open all year. 

Freshwater Harvest prohibited • It is illegal to harvest or possess any freshwater mussels or clams Closed all year. 



Mussels 



Marine Fish and See Marine Zone, pages 101-109. (Marine Zone regulations for marine fish and marine shellfish only apply to 

Marine Shellfish Columbia River downstream of Tongue Point/Rocky Point line at the mouth of the Columbia River.) 

(other than 

Eulachon Smelt) 



Columbia River: 

• Closed for trout. 

1. Buoy 10 line upstream to a line • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 

projected from Rocky Point on the • Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon and adipose fin-clipped coho salmon 

Washington bank through red buoy 44 Jan. 1-March 31. 

to the navigation light at Tongue Point • Open for Chinook salmon and adipose fin-clipped coho Aug. 1-Dec. 31, except only adult 

on the Oregon bank 

Chinook salmon and adult adipose fin-clipped coho salmon may be kept Aug. 1-Sept. 30. 

• Minimum sizes for adult salmon are 24 inches for Chinook salmon and 16 inches for 

coho salmon. 

• The Columbia River South Jetty is open to salmon fishing seven days a week when the 

fall Buoy 10 or adjacent ocean salmon fishery is open. Before Aug. 1 barbless hooks 


are required. 


COLUMBIA 

Pages 92 - 99


Columbia River: 

• In the waters of the Pacific Ocean and in the Columbia River upstream to a line projected 


from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light 

1. Buoy 10 line upstream to a line 

at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank, each angler aboard a vessel may continue to use 

projected from Rocky Point on the angling gear until the daily limit of fish for all legally licensed and juvenile anglers aboard 

Washington bank through red buoy 44 has been achieved. However, no individual angler may exceed any personal daily bag 

to the navigation light at Tongue Point limit. 

on the Oregon bank 

2. A line projected from Rocky Point on • Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped coho salmon and 

the Washington bank through Red adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31. 

Buoy 44 to the navigation light at • Open for adipose fin-clipped jack Chinook salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead 

Tongue Point on the Oregon bank May 16-July 31. 

upstream to I-5 Bridge 

• Open for Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped coho salmon and adipose fin-clipped 

steelhead Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 

• Minimum length for jack salmon is 12 inches. 

• Angling from Big Creek railroad trestle bridge near mouth closed Sept. 1-30. 

3. I-5 Bridge upstream to Bonneville • Closed for trout. 

Dam 


• Open for adipose fin-clipped jack Chinook salmon June 16-July 31. 

• Open for Chinook and adipose fin-clipped coho salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 


• Closed: 

1. Between markers located 150 feet upstream and 450 feet downstream from the 

mouth of Tanner Creek out to center of the Columbia River Aug. 16-Oct. 15; 

2. Inside the south navigation lock at Bonneville Dam from a marker on the westernmost 

point of Robins Island to a marker on the Oregon mainland shore. 

3. Angling is prohibited for all species during January 1-April 30 from a line between 

the upstream end of Sand Island (near Rooster Rock) and a marker on the Oregon 

shoreline, downstream to a line between the lower end of Sand Island and a marker on 

the Oregon shoreline. 

• Bank angling prohibited: 

1. From Bradford Island below Bonneville Dam from south shore between the dam and 

a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker at west end of riprap and from north shore 

between fishway entrance and a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker 850 feet 

downstream; 

2. From Robins Island below Bonneville Dam downstream to a line perpendicular to the 

shoreline marker on mooring cell. 

• Angling from a floating device or using a floating device to set lines is prohibited in the 

area between Bonneville Dam and a line crossing the river downstream from the dam 

marked by the boat-restricted zone sign on the Oregon shore at the western-most tip 

of Robins Island to the boat-restricted zone sign approximately 50 feet upstream of the 

Hamilton Island boat ramp on the Washington shore (USACE Boat Restricted Zone). 

• Angling for sturgeon is prohibited from May 1 through Aug. 31 from Bonneville Dam 

downstream approximately nine miles to a line crossing the Columbia River from 

Navigation Marker 82 on the Oregon shore westerly to a boundary marker on the 

Washington shore upstream of Fir Point. 

• Angling for salmon from a floating device is prohibited from Beacon Rock upstream to 

Bonneville Dam Nov. 1-Dec. 31. 

4. Bonneville Dam upstream to Oregon/ • See Health Advisory on page 20. 

Washington border located upstream • Closed for trout. 

of McNary Dam 


• Open for adipose fin-clipped jack Chinook salmon June 16-July 31. 

• Open for Chinook and coho salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Only adipose fin-marked coho 

salmon may be retained between Bonneville Dam and the Hood River bridge at 

Rivermile 169. 


• Open for sturgeon retention Jan. 1-until quota reached, catch and release may continue 

after quota reached. 

• Angling for sturgeon is prohibited from the west end of the grain silo at Rufus upstream 

to John Day Dam May 1-July 31. 

• Angling for sturgeon is prohibited from Hwy 82 Bridge (Hwy 395) near Umatilla upstream 

to McNary Dam May 1-July 31. 

• Retention of white sturgeon only allowed Feb. 1 through July 31 from McNary Dam 

upstream to the Oregon/Washington border. 

• When angling for salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead, a single-point hook with 

a gap size no larger than 3/4-inch is required for all non-buoyant lures Aug. 1-Dec. 31 

from Bonneville Dam to the Oregon/Washington border. Non-buoyant lures sink in 

freshwater. 

• Angling for salmon (June 16-Dec. 31) and adipose fin-clipped steelhead (Jan. 1- 

March 31 and June 16-Dec. 31) is allowed 24 hours/day in open waters from McNary 


Dam upstream to the OR/WA border. 

98 



4. Bonneville Dam upstream to Oregon/ • Only single-point hooks allowed when angling at Cascade Locks in the area between 

Washington border located upstream the boat ramp at the lower end of the locks upstream to the east (upstream) end of the 

of McNary Dam 

lock wall. 

• When angling for bass above McNary Dam: 


1. Largemouth bass: 5 fish per day, no minimum size limit. Only Largemouth bass less 

than 12 inches may be retained, except 1 over 17 inches may be retained as part of the 

daily limit. 

• Closed: 

1. Bonneville Dam upstream to a line across the river 1,000 feet from the dam as 

indicated by USACE signs; 

2. Interstate Hwy 197 bridge at The Dalles upstream to the upper line of The Dalles 

Dam, except bank angling is permitted upstream from the highway bridge for 1,100 feet 

to the cyclone fence; 

3. John Day Dam downstream about 3,000 feet except that bank angling is permitted up 

to 600 feet below the fishway entrance; 

4. From a floating device in USACE designated hazard zones above and below McNary 

Dam. 

Benson Lake (Multnomah Co.) • Open for trout, warmwater game fish and other fish all year. 



Blind Slough/Knappa Slough Select • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead and adipose fin-clipped coho salmon all year. 

Area (Clatsop Co.) (see map on page • Open for adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook salmon Jan. 1-July 31. 

94) including Gnat Creek from railroad • Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug. 1-Dec. 31. 

bridge up to Aldrich Pt. Road Bridge 

Eagle Creek upstream to mainline rail- • Open for Chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho salmon, and adipose fin-clipped steelhead 

road bridge (Hood River Co.) 

consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam upstream to 

Oregon/Washington border. 

• See Central Zone, page 66, for area upstream from mainline railroad bridge. 

Hartman Pond (formerly Wahkeena • Open for trout, warmwater game fish and other fish all year. 

Pond) (Multnomah Co.) 


• Channel catfish, 2 per day, no length limit, 2 daily limits in possession. 

• Bass, 1 per day, no size limit, 2 daily limits in possession. 

Herman Creek upstream to mainline • Open for Chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho salmon, and adipose fin-clipped steelhead 

railroad bridge (Hood River Co.) 

consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam upstream to 

Oregon/Washington border; except closed Aug. 16-Nov. 30. 

• The area west of the peninsula up to the Lower Herman Creek Pond structure is closed 

to all anglers except that fishing is authorized the entire year for youths age 17 and under 

and those individuals who possess one of the following ODFW issued licenses: Blind 

Angler License; Wheelchair Angling License; Disabled War Veteran Angling License, 

or Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit. A person may assist a holder of one 

of the above permits in angling in this area provided that conditions of the permit (see 

page 7) are followed. 

• An Oregon license and tag are required when angling in an area defined by a line 

running from the northwest corner of the jetty due south to a marker on the south shore 

and east into the lagoon. 

• See Central Zone, page 66, for area upstream from mainline railroad bridge. 

Multnomah Creek from Benson Lake • Open for trout, warmwater game fish and other fish all year. 

downstream to the culvert under Hwy 84 • 5 adipose fin-clipped trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 

Plympton Creek upstream to mainline • Open for Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped coho salmon and adipose fin-clipped 

railroad bridge (Clatsop Co.) 

steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from the Rocky Point- 

Tongue Point line upstream to I-5 Bridge, except closed Sept. 1-30. 

• See Northwest Zone, page 31, for area upstream from mainline railroad bridge. 

Tanner, Bridal Veil, Wahkeena, • Open for Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped coho salmon, and adipose fin-clipped 

Multnomah, Horsetail and Oneonta steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from I-5 Bridge upstream 

creeks upstream to the mainline railroad to Bonneville Dam except closed Aug. 16-Nov. 30. 

bridge (Multnomah Co.) 

• See Willamette Zone, pages 48-58, for areas upstream from mainline railroad bridge. 

Wahkeena Pond • See Hartman Pond above. 

Youngs Bay Select Area (Clatsop Co.) • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead and adipose fin-clipped coho salmon all year. 

(see map on page 90) 



State and Federal Law Requires Social Security Number Collection 

Federal and state laws require ODFW to collect the Social Security number (SSN) of applicants for hunting and 

fishing licenses. These laws were enacted as part of a nation-wide effort to improve child support compliance. 

Social Security numbers will not be displayed on licenses or disclosed except as required by state or federal law. 

Instead, a Hunter/Angler ID number is printed on all licenses, tags, permits, etc. This is your permanent identification 

number. It is the primary number for identifying you in our system and maintaining your license history. 

Bring any 2012 license or tag to any Point-Of-Sale (POS) license agent when applying for 2013 licenses and tags. 

You will be quickly identified within the Oregon system Department and avoid delays. 

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Application 


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MANAGEMENT DESIGNATIONS FOR MARINE AREAS 

Marine Garden 

Intertidal Research Reserve 

Subtidal Research Reserve 

Wildlife or Habitat Refuge 

Haystack Rock Marine Garden: All rocky 

areas, tide pools, and sand beaches situated 

between extreme high tide and extreme 

low tide lying within a 300 yard radius of the 

base of Haystack Rock, located at Cannon 

Beach, Clatsop County. 

Three Arch Rocks National 

Wildlife Refuge: 

Boating is prohibited within a 500 

foot radius of Finley Rock, Middle 

Rock, Shag Rock, and Seal Rock 

during the period from May 1 to 

September 15. 

Cape Kiwanda Marine Garden: 

All rocky areas, tide pools, and sand 

beaches situated between extreme 

high tide and extreme low tide lying 

between the sand beach on the north 

and the sand beach on the south of 

Cape Kiwanda. Includes rocky areas 

abutting the sand beaches on the north 

and south sides of the headland. 

Boiler Bay Research Reserve: 




between a line projected due west 

from the mouth of Fogarty Creek, on 

the north, and a line projected due 

west from the westernmost tip of 

Government Point at Boiler Bay 

State Wayside on the south. 

Pirate Cove Research Reserve: 

All areas in Pirate Cove below extreme 

high tide east of a line drawn across 

the mouth of the cove, as defined by 

points at 44°49'05.0" N. Latitude, 

124°04'02.1" W. Longitude (point A) 

and 44°49'08.8" N. Latitude, 

124°04'03.6" W. Longitude (point B). 

Refer to Special Regulations for Marine Zone 


Shag Rock 

Haystack Rock 

Marine Garden 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Finley Rock 

Three Arch Rocks 

National Wildlife Refuge 

Cape Kiwanda 

Marine Garden 

Cannon Beach 

101 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Oceanside 

131 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Boiler Bay 

Research 

Reserve 

Government 

Point 

Pirate Cove 

Research 

Reserve 

B 

A 

Cape Kiwanda Dr 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

to 

Pacific 

City 

101 

Boiler Bay 

State Wayside 

Depoe Bay 

Fogarty Creek 

State Park 

Cape 

Lookout 

Astoria 

Cannon Beach 

Oceanside 

Pacific City 

Lincoln City 

Depoe Bay 

Newport 

0 5 10 20 

Miles 


MARINE 

Pages 101 - 109

102 


Whale Cove Habitat Refuge: 

All areas in Whale Cove below extreme high 

tide east of a line drawn across the mouth of 

the cove, as defined by points at 44°47'14.2" 

N. Latitude, 124°40'17.9" W. Longitude (point 

A) and 44°47'22.0" N. Latitude, 124°40'19.2" 

W. Longitude (point B). 

Otter Rock Marine Garden: 

All rocky areas, tide pools and sand 



between a line projected due west 

from the highest point of Cape Foulweather 

visible from the shore (Otter 

Crest State Wayside) on the north, 

to a line projected due west from the 

Devil's Punchbowl on the south. 

Yaquina Head Marine Garden: 




between the sand beach on the north, 

and the sand beach on the south of 

Yaquina Head. Includes rocky areas 

abutting the sand beaches on the north 

and south sides of the headland. 

Yachats Marine Garden: 




between the north and south boundaries 

of Yachats State Park. 

Cape Perpetua Marine Garden: 




between the north side of Devil's 

Churn on the north and the northerly 

boundary of Neptune State Park on 

the south. 

Neptune State Park Research Reserve: 




between the northerly and southerly 

boundaries of the northern parcel of 

Neptune State Park. 

101 

Whale Cove 

Habitat 

B 

A 

Refuge Rocky Creek 

State Wayside 

0 0.25 0.5 

Miles 

Otter Rock Marine Garden 

Portion of Marine Garden within Marine Reserve 

and subject to Marine Reserve Regulations 

Otter Rock Marine Reserve (northern portion) 

Otter Rock 

Marine Garden 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Yaquina Head 

Marine Garden 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Yachats 

Marine 

Garden 

Cape Perpetua 

Marine Garden 

Neptune State Park 

Research Reserve 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

101 

Yachats State Park 

Strawberry Hill 

Otter Crest 

State Wayside 

101 


Devils Punch Bowl 

State Park 

101 

101 

0 0.25 0.5 

Miles 

Neptune 

State 

Park 

Marine Garden 




Reedsport 

Depoe Bay 

Newport 

Waldport 

Yachats 

Florence 

Refer to 

Special Regulations 

for Marine Zone 

0 2.5 5 10 

Miles 



Gregory Point Research Reserve: 

All areas seaward of extreme low tide in the area 

defined by the points making lines from 43°20'18.7" 

N. Latitude, 124°22'50.3" W. Longitude (point A) 

to 43°20'35.9" N. Latitude, 124°22'53.7" W. Longitude 

(point B), and seaward of extreme low tide 

from 43°20'24.1" N. Latitude, 124°22'32.7" W. 

Longitude (point D) to 43°20'39.0" N. Latitude, 

124°22'38.2" W. Longitude (point C). 

Cape Arago Research Reserve: 

Area A: All rocky areas, tide pools, and sand 

beaches situated between extreme high tide and 

extreme low tide lying between a line projected 

due west from the Cape Arago lighthouse and 

the southern tip of Norton Gulch. Area B: All 

rocky areas, tide pools, and sand beaches 

situated between extreme high tide and extreme 

low tide lying between the southern tip of Norton 

Gulch and Simpson Reef overlook. Area C: All 

rocky areas, tide pools, and sand beaches 

situated between extreme high tide and extreme 

low tide lying between Simpson 

Reef overlook and a point ¾ of a mile south 

of Cape Arago State Park. 

Harris Beach Marine Garden: 




between a line projecting perpendicular 

to shore from the Harris Beach 

State Park beach access parking 

area on the north, and a line projecting 

perpendicular to shore from the 

road entrance to Harris Beach State 

Park off of Highway 101 on the south. 

Brookings Research Reserve: 

All rocky areas, tide pools, and 

sand beaches situated between 

extreme high tide and extreme 

low tide lying between a point ½ 

mile north of Harris Beach State 

Park on the north, and the mouth 

of the Chetco River on the south 

(except that portion of the area 

within the Harris Beach Marine 

Garden). 


Brookings 

Research 

Reserve 

Gregory Point 


Cape Arago 


Area C 

Harris Beach 

Marine Garden 

BAIL SCHEDULES 

Cape 

Blanco 

Coos Bay 

Refer to Special 

Regulations 

for Marine Zone 

Port Orford 

Gold Beach 

Brookings 

Most violations of the wildlife and commercial fishing laws and regulations are Class A Misdemeanors, punishable by a 

maximum $6,250 fine and a maximum sentence of confinement to the county jail of one (1) year. There is no 

scheduled bail and mandatory court appearance is required if charged as a Class A misdemeanor. 

Violations of the wildlife and commercial fishing laws and regulations charged as violations rather than Class A 

Misdemeanors due to the absence of culpable mental state, or at the direction of the district attorney, have the 

following bail schedules: 

$110 – Violations that do not involve the "taking" of wildlife. 

$160 – Violations that involve the "taking" of non-game mammals or game birds, and violations relating to the size or 

quantity limits for fish or shellfish, other than size and quantity limits for salmon, steelhead trout and sturgeon. 

$435 – Violations that involve the "taking" of wildlife other than non-game mammals and game birds, and 

violations relating to the size or quantity limits for salmon, steelhead trout and sturgeon. Also, violations of the 

non-resident licensing requirement and obstructing the taking of wildlife. 

Area B 

Brookings Research 

Reserve 

0 5 10 20 

Miles 

Cape Arago Hwy 

Cape Arago 

State Park 

Harris Beach 

State Park 

B 

A 

Area A 

Shore Acres 

State Park 


C 

D 

Sunset Bay 

State Park 

0 0.25 0.5 

Miles 

101 

0 5 10 20 

Miles 

Brookings 

Marine Garden 




MARINE 

Pages 101 - 109

Description: 

The Marine Zone consists of the Pacific Ocean, coastal bays, and beaches. 

Instructions: 









for these rules, or call 503-947-6000 during normal business hours. Marine regulations will also be included in the 2013 Oregon 

Sport Ocean Regulations for Salmon, Halibut, and Other Marine Species which will be available in Summer 2013. 


1. The ocean is separated from rivers and bays by: 

a. Normal high tide lines along coastal beaches, where there are no jetties; 

b. The ends of the jetties, where they exist, except for the Columbia River; 

c. A north-south line running through Buoy 10 in the Columbia River. 

2. License requirements for those 14 years or older for this zone are: 

a. An Oregon angling license is required to angle for or land any fish species except smelt; 

b. A license is required to harvest shellfish. Permits are required as listed under abalone, scallops, clams, mud and ghost shrimp, 

and intertidal invertebrates in the following table. Contact ODFW in Newport 541-867-4741, Charleston 541-888-5515, or Astoria 

503-325-2462 for information. 

3. Persons coming ashore in Oregon with ocean caught fish or shellfish are subject to all Oregon sport fishing and licensing 

regulations. 

4. All areas are open except those areas listed under Season, Special Regulations or closed by a Public Health Advisory. 

5. Oregon Dept. of Agriculture Public Health Advisory for shellfish: 

a. Any estuary or beach with a health advisory will be closed immediately until the advisory is removed; 

b. For current information concerning shellfish health advisories, call 503-986-4728 or 1-800-448-2474. 

6. Barbed hooks are allowed when angling for marine fish except as noted for salmon and steelhead. 

7. In the waters of the Pacific Ocean and in the Columbia River upstream to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank 

through red buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank, each angler aboard a vessel may continue to use 

angling gear until the daily limit of fish for all legally licensed and juvenile anglers aboard has been achieved. However, no individual 

angler may exceed any personal daily bag limit or land fish that contribute to another angler’s limit (anglers who have retained a 

species limit must pass their rod to an angler who has not reached a limit prior to the fish being landed (netted or boated), or they 

must release the fish). 

8. It is unlawful for any person to fish for, or take and retain any species of salmon, Pacific halibut or Marine Fish while possessing on 

board any species not allowed to be taken in the area at the time. 

9. These angling regulations apply within the state’s Fisheries Conservation Zone, which extends 50 miles from shore. In addition, 

some fisheries are co-managed with the federal government, so the regulations may apply out to 200 miles from shore. 

10. It is unlawful: for anglers fishing from a boat to mutilate fish so the size or species cannot be determined prior to landing; to transport 

mutilated fish across state waters; except that albacore may be partially cleaned at sea. Partial cleaning means only the head and 

entrails may be removed; the clavicle (collar) must stay intact and the tail must stay intact. It is also unlawful for anglers fishing from 

shore to mutilate fish so that size or species cannot be determined prior to reaching their automobile or principle means of land 

transportation, and having completed their daily angling. These restrictions do not apply to herring, anchovy, smelt and sardine. 

Harvest Caps and In-Season Changes: 

Annual state and federal harvest caps are set for sport fisheries including black rockfish, yelloweye rockfish, canary rockfish, cabezon, 

greenlings and others. When a species’ harvest cap is reached or is being approached, an in-season regulation change may be 

implemented to stop or slow the harvest of that species. In-season changes may include (but are not limited to) reduced bag limits, a 

change in size limits, non-retention of a particular species, area closures and season closures. 

104 

Species Name Daily Catch Limits Harvest Methods and Other Specifications Season 

Marine Fish: 

Groundfish Group: 

1. Lingcod (including green 

colored lingcod) 

2. Rockfish (“sea bass,” 

“snapper”), Greenling 

(“sea trout”), Pacific 

Cod, Cabezon, Skates 

and other marine 

species not listed on 

pages 104-105 

3. Flatfish (flounder, soles, 

sanddabs, turbots and 

halibuts except Pacific 

halibut) 


2 fish. • 22 inch minimum length for lingcod. 

• 16 inch minimum length for cabezon. 

• 10 inch minimum length for greenling. 

• May be taken by angling, hand, bow and arrow, spear, 

7 fish in 

aggregate. 

Retention of 

yelloweye rockfish 

and canary rockish 

is prohibited. 

25 fish in 

aggregate. 

MARINE ZONE 

gaff hook, snag hook and herring jigs. 

• When Pacific halibut are onboard the fishing vessel, 

see Special Regulations for possession restrictions. 

Marine 


Waters open all year, 

24 hours per day, 



In addition, ocean 

closed April 1-Sept. 30 

outside of the 30fathom 

curve (defined 

by latitude and longitude) 

for these species. 

Stonewall Bank Yellow 

Rockfish Conservation 

Area closed for these 

species and Pacific 

halibut at all times. (See 

waypoints page 107.) 


Species Name Daily Catch Limits Harvest Methods and Other Specifications Season 

Marine Fish (continued): 

Surfperch (includes all 

marine perch species) 

Striped Bass and/or 

Hybrid Bass 

Herring, Anchovy, 

Smelt and Sardine 

Offshore Pelagic 

Species (see definition 

page 9) 

15 fish in 

aggregate. 

2 fish in 24 consecutive 

hours. 

25 pounds in 

aggregate. 

25 fish in 

aggregate. White 

sharks and 

basking sharks 

are prohibited 

and must be 

immediately 

released 

unharmed. 

Sturgeon 1 per day, 

1 per year. 

Other Clams: 

First 36 taken. 

Softshell, Piddocks, 

and clams not 

otherwise listed 




• May be taken by angling. 

• 24 inch minimum length for striped/hybrid bass. 

• May be taken by dip net, cast net, angling and herring jigs. 

• Herring jigs may have any number of hooks. 

• Unlawful to take or attempt to take Eulachon smelt 

in inland waters including: bays, estuaries, rivers and 

streams. See Marine Sport Fish Identification Key at: 

www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/FishID. 



• Methods described below are only allowed when 

fishing outside of three miles from shore for offshore 

pelagic species. Only offshore pelagic species may be 

in possession, and any other species caught must be 

immediately released while using these methods. 

• Chumming is allowed. Chum may be live, dead, or cut 

up squid, herring, sardine, anchovy, smelt or Pacific 

mackerel. 

• No restrictions on the number of rods or lines fished per 

angler. 

• Closed for retention of green sturgeon. 

• Angling restricted to one single-point, barbless hook for 

white sturgeon. 

• Minimum fork length 38 inches, maximum fork length 

54 inches. 


24 hours per day, 



Note: It is unlawful to 

remove the fins or tail 

from a shark, except 

spiny dogfish, at any 

time. The fins and tail 

must remain attached 

and disposed with the 

carcass. 


Salmon and Steelhead • Ocean salmon and steelhead seasons and restrictions are set each April by the Pacific Fishery Management 

Council (PFMC). Regulations are published each May and are available from license agents. 

• See Northwest Zone, Tillamook Bay for description of control zone off Tillamook Bay. 

• Single-point, barbless hooks required, except in coastal bays. 

Note: Regulations may change on short notice during the season. Changes are available from ODFW 

offices, license agents, the Internet at www.dfw.state.or.us/mrp and news media. Changes to salmon 

regulations for the Columbia River system are printed in May and are available at ODFW offices or from 

license agents. Check for new regulations before you fish. 

Pacific Halibut • May be taken by angling with single line, no more than 2 hooks; and by spear. 

• Catch limits and seasons are set in March and published in May but may change on short notice. 

In-season changes to regulations are available from ODFW offices, license agents, the Internet at 

www.dfw.state.or.us/mrp, or by calling 1-800-662-9825; press 7. Check regulations before you fish. 

Marine Shellfish and 

Marine Invertebrates: 

Abalone and Scallops 

Clams: 

Razor Clams 

Bay Clams: 

Butter, Littleneck, 

Cockle and Gaper 

1 abalone per day, 

5 abalone per 

year. 

24 scallops per 

day. 

First 15 taken 

regardless of size 

or condition. 

20 clams, in 

aggregate of 

which only 12 may 

be gaper clams. 

• 8 inch minimum length for abalone. 

• Abalone may be taken by abalone iron only. 

• Every person while taking abalone shall carry a calipermeasuring 

gauge with fixed opposing arms capable 

of accurately measuring eight inches by placing the 

gauge over the shell. 

• Special permit required, see Regulations for this 

Zone, item 2. For permit renewals, previous year’s 

catch record must be submitted to ODFW before next 

year’s permit will be issued. 

• Abalone and scallops brought ashore shall be whole 

and in such a condition that the size can be determined. 

• Abalone and scallops must not be removed from their 

shell in the field, except when being prepared for 

immediate consumption. 

• Razor clams may be taken by hand, shovel, or cylindrical 

gun or tube. The opening of the gun/tube must 

be either circular or elliptical with the circular gun/tube 

having a minimum outside dimension of 4 inches and 

the elliptical gun/tube having a minimum dimension of 

4 inches long and 3 inches wide outside diameter. 

• All other clams may be taken by hand or hand-powered 

tools. 

• All razor, gaper, geoduck, piddocks and softshell 

clams must be retained regardless of size or condition. 

All other unbroken clams may be returned only in 

immediate harvest area. 

• Unlawful to remove clams from the shell before leaving 

the clamming area. 


24 hours per day 


Other Specifications 

(this table) or Special 

Regulations. 



except as noted under 

Special Regulations, 

and Clatsop County 

beaches north of 

Tillamook Head are 

closed to razor clams 

July 15-Sept. 30. 



MARINE 

Pages 101 - 109

Species Name 

Clams: (continued) 

Purple Varnish Clams 

Daily Catch Limits Harvest Methods and Other Specifications Season 

106 

72 per day. • A digger must have own container, dig own clams, and 

may not possess more than one limit of clams while in 

clamming area except under a Disabled Clam Digger 





Special Regulations, 

and Clatsop County 

beaches north of 

Tillamook Head are 

closed to razor clams 

July 15-Sept. 30. 

Mussels 72 mussels. 

Permit. See Licenses, Tags and Permits, page 7. 

• May be taken by hand or hand-powered tools. 

Shrimp (edible) 20 lb. in the shell. • May be taken by traps, pots or rings. 

Sand Crabs, Mole Crabs, No limit. • May be taken by hand or hand-powered tools. 

Kelp and Sand Worms, 

• Permit required to harvest mud and ghost shrimp by 

Mud and Ghost Shrimp 

mechanical methods. 

(Bait) 

• See Regulations for this Zone, item 2. b., page 104. 

Crabs: 

12 male crabs, • May be taken using crab rings, pots, or baited lines, Bays, estuaries, beach- 

Dungeness Crab minimum size is (limited to 3 rings, pots or lines per person); by hand; es, tide pools, piers and 

5 -3/4 inches. dip net; or rake. Pots may be left overnight. 

jetties are open all year, 

• Female Dungeness crabs may not be kept. 


Red Rock Crab 24 crabs, any size 

or sex. 

• Size is measured in a straight line across the back Special Regulations. 

(caliper measurement) immediately in front of, but not 

including the points. See picture on page 109. Ocean is closed 

• Undersize and female Dungeness crabs and unwanted for Dungeness crab 

red rock crabs must be immediately released unharmed. Oct. 16-Nov. 30 

• No holding pots, holding devices, or live boxes in ocean. 

• Holding pots, holding devices or live boxes in bays and 

estuaries cannot retain more than 24 Dungeness or 

48 red rock crab per holding container. 

• No more than 1 daily catch limit per day. No more than 

2 daily catch limits in possession. 

• Crabs may not be mutilated so that sex, size or species 

cannot be determined prior to landing. Mutilated crabs 

may not be transported across state waters. 

Oysters No take allowed. • Harvest of native oysters prohibited. 

Closed to the take of 

• All cultured oysters are private property and may not be oysters. 

taken without owner’s permission. 

Octopus One per day. • May be taken by angling, dip net, pot, and hand. Waters open all year, 

Squid 

Starfish (Seastars), 

Urchins, Snails, Shore 

No limit. 

10 in aggregate. 

• May be taken by angling, (squid jigs and herring jigs al- 24 hours per day unless 

lowed), dip net, cast net, hand, and hand powered tools. noted under Other 

Specifications or 

• May be taken by hand or hand-powered tools. 


• Unwanted marine invertebrates must be released 

Crabs, and all Other 

Marine Invertebrates not 

listed 

alive. 


Area Special Regulations 

Marine Gardens: 

• Closed to take of shellfish and marine invertebrates, except: 

1. Haystack Rock (Cannon Beach) 1. Single mussels may be taken for bait; 

2. Cape Kiwanda 5. Yachats 

2. Razor clams may be taken at Cape Perpetua. 

3. Otter Rock 6. Cape Perpetua • See maps on pages 101-103. 

4. Yaquina Head 7. Harris Beach 

Marine Reserves: 

• Marine Reserve closed to all fishing and hunting activities. 

1. Otter Rock Marine Reserve 

• Marine Protected Area closed to all fishing and hunting activities except: 

2. Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve and 1. Commercial or recreational crab fishing; and 

Marine Protected Area 

2. Commercial or recreational salmon trolling. 

• See www.dfw.state.or.us for current rules and www.oregonocean.info for additional 

information, maps and closure dates. 

Subtidal Research Reserves: 

• Closed to take of all shellfish and marine invertebrates. 

1. Pirate Cove (Depoe Bay) 

• Scientific take permits may be issued for scientific and educational purposes. 

2. Gregory Point 

Intertidal Research Reserve: 

1. Cape Arago (Areas A and C) 

• See maps on pages 101-103. 

Intertidal Research Reserve: 

• Closed to take of shellfish and marine invertebrates, except abalone, clams, Dungeness 

1. Boiler Bay 

crab, red rock crab, mussels, piddocks, scallops and shrimp (edible or bait) may be taken. 

2. Neptune State Park 


3. Cape Arago (Area B) 

4. Brookings 

• See maps on pages 101-103. 

Habitat Refuge: 

• Closed to take of marine fish, shellfish and marine invertebrates. 

1. Whale Cove (Lincoln Co.) 

• See map on page 102. 



Area Special Regulations 

Shellfish Preserves: 

• Closed to take of clams in posted shellfish preserves. 

1. Netarts Bay 


2. Yaquina Bay 

• See maps on page 107. 

Other Closures: 

• Closed to take of marine fish, shellfish and marine invertebrates, from 1,000 feet around 

1. Pyramid Rock (Rogue Reef) 

and including Pyramid Rock May 1-Aug. 31. 

2. Three Arch Rocks (Oceanside) • Closed to boats 500 feet around the main rocks May 1-Sept. 15 by authority of the 

Oregon State Marine Board. See map on page 101. 

WA/OR Border to Cape Falcon • When Pacific halibut are onboard the vessel, no species from the groundfish group may 

be taken and retained, possessed or landed, except sablefish and Pacific cod. 

Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain • During days open to the Oregon Central Coast “all-depth” sport halibut fishery, when 

Pacific halibut are onboard the vessel, no species from the groundfish group may be 

taken and retained, possessed or landed, except sablefish and Pacific cod. 


Legend 

Shellfish Preserves 


Newport 

Whiskey Creek Rd 

Netarts 

P 

Netarts 

Bay 

0 0.5 1 Miles 

101 

Netarts Bay Dr 

Whiskey Creek 

Legend 

Shellfish Preserves 

Yaquina 

Bay 


20 

0 0.25 0.5 Miles 

The shellfish preserve in Netarts Bay 

extends from an East/West line beginning 

at the mouth of Whiskey Creek to an East/ 

West line 900 yards south. 

The north side of the breakwater in 

Yaquina Bay is closed to shellfish harvest. 

Harvest of shellfish from the south side of 

the breakwater (the bay side) is allowed. 


MARINE 

Pages 101 - 109

108 

The rockfish species in this box, sometimes referred to as 

"red snapper," 

can be easily confused: 

Canary Rockfish 

Yelloweye Rockfish 

Body orange fading to light orange or yellow on belly. 

Rough pair of ridges above bright yellow eyes. Tail 

not indented. Fins pinkish, commonly with black 

edges. Small fish may have one or two white lines on 

sides (not shown). To 36 inches. 

Vermilion Rockfish 

lateral line 

Body with bright orange and gray blotches. Narrow, 

light gray zone along side. Tail indented with two 

distinct tips. Fins bright orange. To 30 inches. 

Body reddish with gray marbling. Fins red (may be 

dark-edged in small fish). Lower jaw with scales. Tail 

slightly indented. To 30 inches. 

Small mouth with small teeth. Upper jaw does not 

extend past middle of eye. Males with blue spots 

around head (shown); females lighter with orange 

spots and yellow fins. To 24 inches. 

Select Groundfish Species 

Kelp Greenling 

("sea trout") 


Yellow band begins on fin and continues to tail. 

Yellow speckles on black body. To 17 inches. 

Broad, light stripe along side toward tail. 

Fins coppery. To 23 inches. 

China 

Rockfish 

Quillback 

Rockfish 

Forward fin deeply notched. Front of body light 

brown and yellow; rear darker. To 24 inches. 

Copper 

Rockfish 

Cabezon 

Smooth skin without scales. Small flap of skin on 

snout and above each eye. Body may be marbled 

brown, red or green. To 39 inches. 

Lingcod 

Large mouth with large, sharp teeth. Upper jaw 

extends past middle of eye. Body may be marbled 

brown, blue or green. To 60 inches. 


Clam and Crab Identification 

A. B. C. 

D. 

Size 3 to 6” 

F. G. 

H. 

Size 1½ to 3” 


Correct size measurement 

(minimum 5¾ inches) 

Incorrect size measurement 

Size 1½ to 2½” 

MALE CRAB FEMALE CRAB 


I. 

E. 


Size 1½ to 4” 


A. COCKLE: Shell has prominent, 

evenly spaced ridges (ribs). 

B. LITTLENECK CLAM: (Steamer) 

Shell has radiating ribs, lacks 

deep scalloped edge of cockle. 

C. BUTTER CLAM: (Martha 

Washington) Shell has fine 

concentric lines of growth. 

D. GAPER CLAM: (Blue, Empire, 

Horseneck) Large gape where 

neck protrudes. 

E. SOFTSHELL CLAM: (Mud) (nonnative) 

Egg shaped shell with 

concentric rings. 

F. RAZOR CLAM: Thin, oval shell 

has a smooth, lacquer-like, light 

brown coating; typically found 

on sandy ocean beaches. 

G. PURPLE VARNISH CLAM: (non-native) 

Thin, �at, shiny brown shell with 

external hinge. Interior of shell has 

purple hue. 

H. DUNGENESS CRAB: Female crabs 

have a rounded flap on their 

underside. Male crabs have an 

elongated flap. Minimum 

measurement does not include 

points. 

I. RED ROCK CRAB: Native crab with 

a red fan-shaped back and large 

black-tipped claws. 

For your safety, call the Oregon 

Department of Agriculture Shellfish 

Safety Hotline before harvesting 

clams or mussels. 

1-800-448-2474 

or visit: 

http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/FSD/pages/ 

shellfish_status.aspx 


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Fish Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Program 

The R&E Program is funded by anglers through a surcharge on fishing licenses. R&E 

grants are awarded to organizations and agencies for projects which benefit Oregon’s 

fisheries and fishing opportunities. 

R&E projects benefit a diversity of anglers around the state through improvements to 

angler access (fishing docks and piers), fish habitat and passage, angler and aquatic 

education and the collection of information for sound fishery management. 

If your organization/agency is interested in applying for R&E funding, call 503-947-6259 or visit 

the website: www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/RE/ 

Salmon Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) 

STEP was established in 1981 to support the role of volunteers in the restoration of 

native stocks of salmon and trout. Volunteer efforts are supported by 11 local STEP 

biologists, the 13 member Governor appointed Salmon Trout Advisory Committee 

(STAC), and a STAC Mini-Grant Program. 

Do your part for Oregon’s Salmon and Trout and volunteer today! 

As a STEP volunteer you can: 

n Improve and restore fish habitat. 

n Educate fellow Oregonians about 

salmon and trout. 

n Assist with research and monitoring. 

n Help spawn, raise, rear, and release fish from a 

STEP hatchery. 

To learn more or become a STEP volunteer, visit the website at www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/STEP/, contact 

you local ODFW office, or call 503-947-6232. 

Keep Oregon Rivers Clean (KORC) - fishing line recycling stations 

Discarded fishing line and tackle can be dangerous to fish 

and wildlife and spoil the scenery. Please discard of line and 

tackle properly. 

The ODFW and STEP have established collection stations 

at fishing areas across the state. Local volunteers including 

conservation and sporting groups maintain the collection 

stations. Materials collected are reused, recycled, or properly 

disposed. 

For additional information about the program, volunteer opportunities or placing a collection station in 

your area, please call 503-947-6232 or contact you local ODFW office. Look for a collection station at 

boat ramps and streambank access sites and help Keep Oregon’s Rivers Clean. 



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CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY 

Hello Fish, 

Invasives Goodbye! 

David J. Moorhead, 

University of Georgia, Bugwood.org U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Amy J. Benson, U.S. Geological Survey 

New Zealand mudsnail (top), quagga 

mussels (center), and hydrilla (bottom) 

REPORT IT! 

Bureau of Land Management 

Oregon State Office: 

503-808-6001 

Oregon Invasive Species Hotline: 

1-866-INVADER 

www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/ 

invasive_species.asp 

www.blm.gov/weeds 

www.WildlifeForever.org 

Rainbow trout, Canyon Creek Ranch, Oregon 

Invasive species 

replace native species 

and destroy habitat 

for native sport fish. 

• The estimated damage 

from invasives worldwide 

totals $1.4 trillion— 

5 percent of the global 

economy annually. 

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• Learn to identify invasive 

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• Clean, drain, and dry all 

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and travel on established 

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• Thoroughly inspect all 

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clothing, and equipment, 

including waders, before 

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