Recent temporary regulation changes....

ODFW enacts temporary changes
Wild fall-run Chinook salmon harvest
June 11, 2020

SALEM, Ore.— Following poor Chinook salmon returns last fall and forecasted low 2020 returns in certain coastal rivers, ODFW is implementing some restrictions on coastal wild adult Chinook salmon harvest.

The changes to wild Chinook salmon harvest are consistent with existing ODFW management plans, which specify increases or decreases to harvest levels in response to changing stock status for wild Chinook salmon in various groupings of neighboring rivers.

There are no changes to permanent regulations for North Coast streams from....

Free Fishing Weekend

Free Fishing Weekend June 6-7

No special events this year, but it’s still free to fish

Nonresidents: clamming closed statewide, crabbing closed on the north coast

Salem, OR

 

Fish for free in Oregon the first weekend in June, Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7.

 

No fishing licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin Endorsement or Two-Rod Validation) are required to fish, crab or clam in Oregon that weekend. Although no licenses or tags are required, all other fishing regulations apply including closures, bag limits and size restrictions. See the Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations to find out more and remember to check for any in season regulation changes at FISHING REPORT.

 

June’s Free Fishing Weekend is usually a special one....