SPOrT FISHIng regulaTIOnS - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Species Name Catch Limits Length Limits and Other Specifications Season
Sturgeon 1 per day, 1 per
year.
Warmwater
Game Fish:
Largemouth and
Smallmouth Bass
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.
• 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.
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
where use of bait is allowed.
No limit. • No minimum length.
• 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.
2 per 24 consecutive
hours;
2 daily limits in
possession.
• 24 inch minimum length.
• 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.
No limit. • 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.
Lakes: Open all year
Streams: (including
tidewaters and
bays): Open during
trout, salmon or
steelhead seasons,
except tide-water
areas of Columbia
River tributaries
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,
2 daily limits in
possession.
Freshwater
Clams and
Mussels
Marine Fish and
Marine Shellfish
Smelt First 25 pounds
per day. See
Restrictions for
harvest methods.
• Neither an angling nor a shellfish license is required.
• 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
Landing
• 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.
Landing
• 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
• No angling from a floating device.
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