SPOrT FISHIng regulaTIOnS - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

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:
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. 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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Species Name Catch Limits Length Limits and Other Specifications Season
Trout Lakes: 5 per day,
2 daily limits in
possession.
Streams: (including
tidewaters and
bays); 2 per day,
2 daily catch limits
in possession.
Salmon and
Steelhead
Southwest
In the aggregate:
2 adult salmon or
steelhead per day,
20 per year. 5 jack
salmon per day,
2 daily jack limits
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.
Sturgeon 1 per day, 1 per
year.
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SOUTHWEST ZONE
• 8 inch minimum length.
• 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,
which are always considered salmon regardless of size.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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: 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.
• 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.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Lakes: Open all year
Streams: (including
tidewaters and
bays): Open May 25-
Oct. 31 unless
noted under Special
Regulations.
Closed in all
waters unless
noted by species
under Special
Regulations.
Lakes: Open all year
unless noted under
Special Regulations
Streams: (including
tidewaters and
bays): Open during
trout, salmon or
steelhead seasons.
Text highlighted in blue is new or changed from 2012