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Spring has so many choices for fishing—catch the last few weeks of winter
steelhead fishing or a spring Chinook as runs get underway. Trout are being
stocked and early season bass are being caught. Are you ready to reel in some
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4/10/2024 OCEAN SALMON ACTION NOTICE: The Pacific Fishery Management Council
finalized their recommendations for 2024 ocean salmon seasons on Wednesday,
April 10. The adopted seasons will be available at the PMFC’s website
(www.pcouncil.org) in Preseason Report III, and graphics of the Oregon
recreational and commercial troll seasons are available here: ODFW Ocean Salmon
Management Program. Seasons from May 16, 2024 forward are not official until
final approval by the Secretary of Commerce and adopted by the Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Commission for waters within 3 nautical miles of shore.

Conservation concerns for both Sacramento and Klamath River fall Chinook salmon
stocks were constraints on seasons from Cape Falcon through California. This
year’s Columbia basin hatchery coho salmon abundance is forecast to be less than
half of the preseason forecast abundance in 2023, but the natural production
forecasts for both lower Columbia River and Oregon Coastal stocks are strong
with coho quotas and seasons reflecting the available abundances. Coho fisheries
were most constrained by sharing of the Lower Columbia River Natural (LCN) coho
and the Southern Oregon Northern California Coastal Coho (SONCC).

 

Recreational Season Summary:

The all-salmon season North of Cape Falcon will open on June 22 and continue
through the earlier of September 30 or the hatchery mark-selective coho quota of
39,900. There is also a guideline in this area for 12,510 Chinook. The daily bag
limit will be two salmon, but no more than one Chinook and all coho must have a
healed adipose fin clip. Minimum length for Chinook is 22” and the coho minimum
length is 16”.

Recreational Chinook seasons on the central Oregon Coast from Cape Falcon to
Humbug Mt. opened on March 15 and will continue through October 31. During
October the fishery is only open shoreward of the 40-fathom management line. The
Chinook minimum length from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. is 24”.

The area from Humbug Mt. to the OR/CA Border will open for recreational Chinook
on May 16 and continue through August 31. The Chinook minimum length from Humbug
Mt. to the OR/CA Border is 24”.

The hatchery mark-selective coho salmon season from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt.
will be open from June 15 through the earlier of August 18 or the Cape Falcon to
OR/CA Border quota of 45,000 adipose fin-clipped coho. There will also be a
non-selective coho season from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. which will be open
September 1 through the earlier of September 30 or the quota of 25,000 non-mark
selective coho (clipped or unclipped coho allowed). The coho minimum length from
Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. is 16”. 

From Humbug Mt. to the OR/CA Border, the hatchery mark-selective coho salmon
season will be open from June 15 through the earlier of August 4 or the Cape
Falcon to OR/CA Border quota of 45,000 adipose fin-clipped coho. The shortened
coho season in this area was a result of the conservation limitations for the
Southern Oregon Northern California Coastal (SONCC) coho stock. The coho minimum
length from Humbug Mt. to the OR/CA Border is 16”.

All recreational anglers are limited to no more than 2 single point barbless
hook per line when fishing for salmon, and for any species when salmon are on
board the vessel.




Two changes to the recreational bottomfish fishery beginning January 1, 2024

1. Cabezon will be prohibited for retention beginning January 1, 2024. Cabezon
will reopen on July 1, 2024 with a sub-bag limit of 1 cabezon per angler as part
of the marine bag limit of 5.

2. The longleader midwater fishery will have a bag limit of 12 fish per angler
beginning January 1, 2024.

No other changes to the recreational bottomfish fishery as we enter the New
Year.




ODFW staff recommendations for the 2024 recreational Pacific halibut season
dates

Thank you to everyone who provided input via the public meeting, the online
survey, phone calls, and e-mails. ODFW staff have used that input to develop our
staff recommendations for the 2024 recreational Pacific halibut season dates,
outlined below. Reminder, season dates are not final until the Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Commission adopts them at their April 19 meeting.

The information below is summarized in the Staff Recommended 2024 Pacific
Halibut Sport Regulations Map.


COLUMBIA RIVER SUBAREA


ALL-DEPTH

 * Daily bag limit: 1 Pacific halibut
 * Quota = 18,112 pounds
 * Open every Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday May 2-26 and every Thursday, Sunday,
   and Tuesday May 30 through June 30 or until the quota is caught. If quota
   remains, can be open starting August 1 through September 30 up to seven days
   per week.


NEARSHORE

 * Daily bag limit: 1 Pacific halibut
 * Quota = 500 pounds
 * Open Mondays through Wednesdays inside the 40-fathom regulatory line off
   Oregon beginning May 6 through September 30 or until the quota is caught.


CENTRAL OREGON COAST SUBAREA


SPRING ALL-DEPTH SEASON

 * Daily bag limit: 2 Pacific halibut
 * Quota = 167,681 pounds
 * Fixed dates: May 1 through June 30, seven days per week
 * Back-up dates available (if quota remaining): July 1-31, seven days per week


SUMMER ALL-DEPTH SEASON

 * Daily bag limit: 2 Pacific halibut
 * Quota = 66,540 pounds
 * Open August 1-3, then every other Thursday through Saturday until October 31
   or the quota is caught.


NEARSHORE

 * Daily bag limit: 2 Pacific halibut
 * Quota = 31,939 pounds
 * Open May 1, seven days per week, inside the 40-fathom regulatory line, until
   October 31 or the quota is caught.


SOUTHERN OREGON SUBAREA

 * Daily bag limit: 2 Pacific halibut
 * Quota = 8,000 pounds
 * Open May 1, seven days per week, until October 31 or the quota is caught. 




For additional information see the ODFW recreational halibut
webpage: https://myodfw.com/pacific-halibut-sport-regulations





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LAKE FISHING

Oregon has some of the most beautiful lakes.  From small mountain cascade lakes
filled with ice cold water and  mountain cutthroat trout.  Large natural lakes
Like the Klamath with giant Landlocked Steelhead, Lake Trout, Bass and Catfish.
Lakes in
every  corner of the state filled  with Bass, Perch, sunfish, catfish  and every
species of trout. The lower cascade lakes offer Rainbow, Brown and Kokanee ( a
landlocked salmon variety).   Some larger reservoirs offer lake trout and bass. 
Many of the lowland and eastern Oregon lakes and reservoirs offer bass, sunfish,
crappie, catfish and some even have Walleye.





RIVERS AND STREAMS

From the mighty Columbia River to our gorgeous mountain streams.  Oregon offers
a wide variety of fishing pleasure.  Trolling or drifting the Columbia for
Salmon, Striped Bass or the fighting Sturgeon.  Drift or shore fishing the
beautiful Rogue, Umpqua, Mckenzie, Deschues and Snake for Salmon and Steelhead
is both exciting and relaxing.  Whether fly fishing or bait fishing our
mountaiin streams filled with cutthroat, brook or rainbow trout you will find it
not only rewarding but peaceful.  Spring and Summer Steelhead fill the coastal
rivers and streams, as well as Salmon.  Coast Sea run cutthoats are a pleasure
to catch and eat.




DEEP SEA FISHING

From the Chetco/Brookings Harbor to the Mighty Columbia Oregon offers 363 miles
of Pacific Ocean Coastline.  The more famous and possibly safer ports are
Brookings Harbor on the Chetco near the California Border; Port of Bandon, Coos
Bay/Charleston, Winchester Bay on the Umpqua River all south coast;
Newport/Yaquina Bay, Depot Bay ( Worlds smallest Port) and Tillamook/Garibaldi
central Coast; and finally Columbia River with Warrenton and Astoria.  Oregon
coast offers great Rock and bottom fishing,  World classs Salmon fishing. 
Lingcod, Halibut and Tuna.  Many ports for you to put your own craft out or join
the many Commercial charter fishing vessels.

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