SPOrT FISHIng regulaTIOnS - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Species Name Catch Limits Length Limits and Other Specifications Season
Crayfish 100 per day, 2 • Neither an angling nor a shellfish license is required.
Open all year.
daily limits in • All streams are open to crayfish harvest including streams listed as
possession. closed under Special Regulations.
Freshwater Harvest prohibited • It is illegal to harvest or possess any freshwater mussels or clams Closed.
Clams and
unless authorized by a specific permit issued by the Oregon Fish
Mussels
and Wildlife Commission (Scientific Take Permit).
Protected Fish:
• It is unlawful to angle for or possess all or any part of these fish
Margined Sculpin (Umatilla and Walla because they are listed on the state’s sensitive species list for
Walla river systems)
conservation purposes.
Special Regulations for this zone:
Water Special Regulations
Agency and Klamath Lakes
(Klamath Co.)
• One trout per day, use of bait allowed.
Ana Reservoir (Lake Co.) • One hybrid bass in 24 hours, 16 inch minimum length.
• No minimum length or catch limit on largemouth bass.
Ana River (Lake Co.) • 5 trout per day, use of bait allowed.
Antelope Creek (Coyote Lake Basin,
Malheur Co.)
• Closed.
Antelope Creek (Goose Lake Basin,
Lake Co.)
• Open May 25-Oct. 31
Antelope Reservoir (Owyhee Basin,
Malheur Co.)
• See Health Advisory on page 20.
Balm Creek Reservoir (Baker Co.) • Marine Board regulations restrict to electric motors only. (See www.boatoregon.com.)
Big Alvord Creek (Alvord Basin,
Harney Co.)
• Closed.
Big Creek and tributaries (Malheur River
Basin, Grant Co.)
• 2 trout per day, 2 daily limits in possession.
Blitzen River Basin (Malheur Lakes
Basin, Harney Co.):
1. Malheur Refuge waters downstream
from Bridge Creek
• Closed.
2. Mainstem, East Canal, and tributaries • Open May 25-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day.
upstream and including Bridge Creek,
except Little Blitzen River
• Open Jan. 1-May 24 and Nov. 1-Dec. 31, catch and release for trout.
3. Little Blitzen River
• Catch and release for trout.
Burnt River and tributaries upstream • Open April 27-Oct. 31.
from Huntington-Richland Road Bridge
(Baker Co.)
• 5 trout per day, use of bait allowed.
Chewaucan River and tributaries • Open May 25-Oct. 31, 2 trout per day.
downstream of Hwy. 31 at Paisley (Lake • Use of bait allowed only on mainstem Chewaucan River downstream of Hwy. 31 at
Abert Basin, Lake Co.)
Paisley.
Cogswell Creek (Goose Lake Basin,
Lake Co.)
• Open May 25-Oct. 31.
Cottonwood Creek and tributaries
(Goose Lake Basin, Lake Co.)
• Open May 25-Oct. 31.
Cottonwood Creek (Alvord Basin,
Harney Co.)
• Closed.
Cottonwood Reservoir (Goose Lake • Open all year.
Basin, Lake Co.)
• 2 trout per day.
Crater Lake National Park
• Angling in Crater Lake National Park is regulated by the National Park Service.
(Klamath Co.)
• For additional information call (541) 594-3000.
Crane Creek (Goose Lake Basin,
Lake Co.)
• Open May 25-Oct. 31.
Crooked Creek (Wood River Basin, • Open April 27-Oct. 31.
Klamath Co.)
• Catch and release for rainbow trout.
• 2 brown trout per day, only 1 over 20 inches; no limit on size or number of brook trout.
• Closed from the springs located at Klamath Hatchery downstream 1,000 ft. to a posted
fence crossing.
Crystal Creek (Klamath Co.) • Open April 27-Oct. 31.
• One trout per day, use of bait allowed.
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