Even will take this a step further.
Salmon and
Steelhead
In the aggregate:
2 adult salmon or
steelhead per day,
20 per year. 5 jack
salmon per day,
2 daily jack limits
in possession.
• See exceptions to the Chinook salmon catch limit under Nehalem,
Nestucca and Tillamook bays and tributaries, and Yachats River.
• Adipose fin-clipped coho salmon, pink salmon and sockeye salmon
may be retained as part of the adult and jack salmon daily bag limit
in all waters that are currently open to angling for Chinook salmon or
steelhead, except as specified in Special Regulations.
• Hatchery releases of coho salmon occur in the Trask River, North
Fork Nehalem River, Big Creek, Klaskanine River and Youngs Bay.
• Closed to chum salmon (including jacks) angling unless noted under
Special Regulations.
• Note: Changes to salmon regulations for the ocean, bays, coastal
rivers and the Columbia River system (page 94-97) are printed in
May and are available at ODFW offices or from license agents.
Check for new regulations before you fish.
• See Special Regulations in NW Zone to determine where harvest
of any Chinook salmon is allowed. Harvest of nonadipose fin-clipped
steelhead and nonadipose fin-clipped coho salmon is prohibited in
the NW Zone except as allowed under Special Regulations for
Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes. There is no annual limit on adipose
or otherwise fin-clipped salmon or adipose fin-clipped steelhead
as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have
been purchased to record the catch.
• Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater
May 28-Aug. 31. See exceptions under Special Regulations where
use of bait is allowed.