SPOrT FISHIng regulaTIOnS - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Water Special Regulations
Wallowa River (Wallowa Co.):
• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 15 and Sept. 1-Dec. 31.
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
• Restricted to artificial flies and lures.
Wenaha River (Wallowa Co.):
• Open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead Jan. 1-April 15 and Sept. 1-Dec. 31.
1. Upstream to Crooked Creek
• 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
• Catch and release for bull trout.
2. From Crooked Creek to confluence of • 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
North and South Forks.
• Catch and release for bull trout.
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
• Open all year.
2. Upstream from the wildlife area at the
mouth
• Open April 27-Oct. 31.
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.
Text highlighted in blue is new or changed from 2012
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
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