SPOrT FISHIng regulaTIOnS - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Water Special Regulations
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.
• 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
• Use of bait allowed.
• 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.
• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures, as per Zone Regulations.
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).
• 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.
• Use of bait allowed.
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
• Use of bait allowed.
2. All tributaries above and below Fern
Ridge Reservoir, and mainstem above
Fern Ridge Reservoir
• Open Jan. 1-April 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31, catch and release for trout.
• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures Jan. 1-Apr. 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31.
• Open April 27-Oct. 31, 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
• 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.)
• Use of bait allowed.
Lost Lake (Santiam Pass, Linn Co.) • Catch and release for trout.
• Restricted to artificial flies and lures.
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
• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures only.
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.
• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures Jan. 1-Apr. 26 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31.
• Open April 27-Oct. 31, 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
• Use of bait allowed April 27-Oct. 31.
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
fin-clipped steelhead greater than 24 inches all year.
Special Gear Restrictions and Closures:
• 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.
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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife