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Water Special Regulations 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 adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. • 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 Chinook salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead all year. • 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. (Continued on next page) Text highlighted in blue is new or changed from 2012 40 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Water Special Regulations Emigrant Creek and tributaries • Open all year. upstream from Emigrant Dam • Use of bait allowed. (Jackson Co.) • Steelhead not present. Rainbow trout are always considered trout regardless of size. Emigrant Reservoir (Jackson Co.) • 8 inch minimum length for crappie. • All landlocked salmon are considered trout. • See Health Advisory on page 20. Euchre Creek (Curry Co.) Mainstem including tidewater Text highlighted in blue is new or changed from 2012 • Open for steelhead 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. 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. • All landlocked salmon are considered trout. Floras Creek and New River including tidewater (Curry Co.) • Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-March 31 and May 25-Dec. 31. • 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. • All landlocked salmon are considered trout. • See Health Advisory on page 20. 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. • Restricted to artificial flies and lures. • Open April 27-Oct. 31. 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 including tidewater or annual salmon/steelhead catch limit. • 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. 3. Tributaries • 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.) • 5 adipose fin-clipped rainbow trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. 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. • Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures only. • 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 • Open April 27-Oct. 31. (Jackson Co.) • Restricted to artificial flies and lures. • Steelhead not present. Rainbow trout are always considered trout regardless of size. 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.) (Continued on next page) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 41 SOUTHWEST Pages 36 - 45
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