Fishing in Pleasant Valley, OR
Best fishing spots in Pleasant Valley, OR
Tillamook Bay
Oregon, United States
4.5
North East Pacific (Tillamook County coastal waters)
Oregon, United States
5.0
Wilson River
Oregon, United States
4.3
Nestucca River
Oregon, United States
4.3
Trask River
Oregon, United States
3.5
Port of Garibaldi
Oregon, United States
4.8
Cape Meares Lake
Oregon, United States
4.8
Hebo Lake
Oregon, United States
4.7
Kilchis River
Oregon, United States
3.0
Tillamook River
Oregon, United States
5.0
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Fishing regulations in Oregon can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Rainbow trout as of July 27th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Rainbow trout
Seasons
Open
Bag limit
2
Memorable
1 > 20
Min size
8"
Max size
16"
Measurement
Total Length
Aggregate
2
Restrictions & requirements
Location regulation notes
General Northwest Zone RegulationsExcept as otherwise noted angling for all species in streams above tidewater is restricted to artificial flies and lures May 22 - Aug 31.A valid Columbia River Basin Endorsement must be in possession when fishing for salmon, steelhead, or sturgeon in the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream and in all the rivers and their tributaries that flow into the Columbia River.Use of bait allowed in bays and tidewaters year round.Anglers may not continue to angle for jack salmon or trout after retaining a limit of adult salmon or steelhead.See marine zone for additional regulations that apply to coastal bays.Multi-species restrictions: It is unlawful for any person to fish for, or take and retain, any species of salmon, Pacific halibut, or marine fish while possessing on board any fish not allowed to be taken in the area at that time.Exceptions to Northwest Zone Regulations Alsea River (Mainstem) and BayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Nov 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, up to USFS River Edge Boat Landing.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.No angling from a floating device above Mill Cr.Alsea River, North ForkMouth to angling deadline marker above Alsea Hatchery fishwayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.No angling 100 ft above and below Alsea Hatchery fishway.Alsea River, South ForkMouth to bridge at McBee ParkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.Barney ReservoirCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Bear Creek (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Bear Creek and Tributaries (Lincoln Co.)Closed.Beaver Creek (Columbia Co.)Mouth to 200 ft below lower fallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Beaver Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to county bridge near OnaOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Beaver Creek (Nestucca Basin, Tillamook Co.)Mouth to West Beaver CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.East and West Beaver Cr including tributariesClosed.Big Creek (Clatsop Co.)RR trestle to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1- Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31Use of bait allowed.Closed Aug 16 - Oct 15.See Columbia Zone/Select Area regulations for downstream of RR trestle.Above hatcheryCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Big Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Big Elk CreekMouth to Bear CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1- Dec 31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Bear Cr to Grant Cr BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Bob Creek and TributariesClosed.Cape CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Cape Meares Lake1 bass per day.Clatskanie RiverMouth to Swedetown BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Cook Creek (Tillamook Co.)Mouth to South ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Cummins CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.orthwest nsDeadwood CreekMouth to West ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Devils LakeOnly hatchery trout may be harvested.No harvest of grass carp.Drift Creek (Alsea Basin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1- Dec 31.Lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10) to 200 ft below Bohannon FallsOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Drift Creek (SiletzBasin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to steel bridge entering Mennonite CampOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Steel bridge entering Mennonite Camp to Sampson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Ecola CreekMouth to confluence of North and West ForksOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Fall CreekMouth to Carns CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Fishhawk LakeOpen for trout May 22 - Oct 31.2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.Artificial flies and lures only.Five RiversMouth to Buck CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.See Lobster Cr.Closed to Chinook salmon angling.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Gnat CreekRR bridge to Aldrich Point Rd BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.See regulations for Blind Slough / Knappa Slough in Columbia Zone.Aldrich Point Rd Bridge to FallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Hunt CreekAbove Hunt Cr FallsCatch-and-release all year for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Indian CreekMouth to West Fork Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.John Day River (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Kilchis RiverHwy 101 bridge to Tilden BluffRdBridge (RM 11)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.Tilden Bluff Rd Bridge to NorthForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to salmon angling.1Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Klaskanine River (Mainstem)Marker at Youngs River confluence to Youngs River LoopBridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Youngs River Loop Bridge to North ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Klaskanine River, North ForkMouth to hatchery damOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed between hatchery deadline marker and hatchery dam Aug 1 - Nov 30.Above hatchery damCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Klaskanine River, South ForkMouth to first falls (RM 4.7)Open for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Above first fallsOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lake CreekMouth to Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1 - Dec 31.Closed all year to salmon angling.Indian Cr to Fish CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.All tributaries not listedClosed.Lake Lytle1 bass per day.Lewis and Clark RiverAlternate Hwy 101 bridge to 200ft below Warrenton Reservoir DamOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinooksalmon.Use of bait allowed.No angling within 200 ft of fish ladder on Warrenton ReservoirDam.Above Saddle Mt State Park access bridgeOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lily LakeCatch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Little Nestucca RiverHwy 101 to USFS bridge at DolphOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed from ODFW markers up to Upton Falls.Closed from ODFW markers up to Stella Falls.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Lobster CreekMainstem and tributaries above confluence with Little Lobster CrClosed.Lost Lake (Clatsop Co.)All landlocked salmon are considered trout.Miami RiverAbove Hwy 101 bridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.All tributariesClosed.Necanicum RiverMouth to Hwy 53 bridge at Necanicum Jct including Neawanna Cr tidewater below 12th Ave BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon May22 - Dec 31.Tributaries and river sections not listed including Neawanna Cr above 12th Ave BridgeClosed.Nehalem River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM15.1)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan 1- Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM 15.1) to Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Above Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Nehalem River, North ForkMouth to Hwy 53 bridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan1 - Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Angling from Nehalem Hatchery Platform open only toanglers with Disabled Veteran Angling License or Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit.Hwy 53 bridge to 4th bridge on Hamlet Rd near MP 6Open all year for hatchery steelhead.t 1 /oNeskowin CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to all angling on all tributaries.Nestucca River and BayUp to First Bridge (near Beaver)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.First Bridge (near Beaver) toMoon CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling Aug1 - Dec 31.Moon Cr to Elk CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed (including Clarence Creek Pond).Netarts Bay and TributariesOpen for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Closed to salmon, steelhead, and trout angling.Plympton CreekCatch-and-release all year for trout above second falls (RM1.4),artificial flies and lures only.Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Rock Creek (Clatsop/Columbia Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to Big Rock CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Salmon RiverThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for wild steelhead (1per day and 3 per year)and hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.* Mouth to Knight Park boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Knight Park boat ramp to bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to single point hook metal based lures, fly fishing, or bobber fishing Sep 1 - Dec 31 See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule pg 18.* Bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18 to confluence with Sulphur Cr west of the Van Duzer CorridorClosed to salmon angling.Salmonberry RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to angling on all tributaries.Sand Lake EstuaryMouth to Jewell CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Schooner CreekMouth to Erickson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Scott CreekClosed.Siletz River and BayThe following apply to open sections below: *Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.* Up to marker sign approx. 1200ft above Ojalla BridgeOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Marker sign approx. 1200 ft above Ojalla Bridge to Illahee boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Oct7 - Dec 31.* Illahee boat ramp to deadline marker at Moonshine boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).* Moonshine boat ramp to 900ft below Siletz Falls (painted boulder)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.Above the marker 900 ft below Siletz Falls and all tributaries above the fallsClosed.Siltcoos LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below RR trestle on Maple Cr Arm, and below Fivemile Rd crossing on the Fiddle Cr ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Siuslaw River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Lake CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open all year for other fish (see pg 26-27) in tidewater.Lake Cr to Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed for Chinook salmon.Above Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Closed for Chinook salmon.Siuslaw River, North ForkMouth to Meadows Bridge at MP11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Above Meadows Bridge at MP 11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Skipanon RiverHarbor St. Bridge to Alt. Hwy101 BridgeOpen all year for hatchery Chinook salmon and hatchery coho salmon.Slickrock CreekClosed.Soapstone CreekMouth to first bridge on Soapstone mainline RdOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Sunset Lake1 bass per day.Sweet CreekMouth to head of tidewaterOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish in tidewateras described in Marine Zone.Head of tidewater to 200 ft belowfalls near MP 10Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Tahkenitch LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below first road crossing on Mallard Arm, and below the 059 bridge on the Fivemile ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Tenmile CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Three RiversThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 15.Use of bait allowed.No angling from a floating deviceAnti-Snagging Gear Restriction: Leader length must be between 18and 36 inches and only one singlepoint hook 3/8 inch gap or less May1 - Jul15 (See Anti-SnaggingGear Restriction Rules pg 18).* Mouth to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Jul 15 and Oct 1 - Dec 31.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31.Youth angling (ages 17 and under)only Jun 1 - Jul 15 from CedarCr Hatchery deadline to marker below Gauldy Mt Rd Bridge.Closed Jul 16 - Sep 30.* Above hatchery weirOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributariesClosed.Tillamook BayAll tidewater upstream to Hwy 101 bridges on Kilchis, Miami, Wilson and Trask Rivers, and Burton Bridge on Tillamook RiverOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon inside the jettytips Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Tillamook RiverAbove Burton BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Town Lake1 bass per day.Trask River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to confluence of North and South ForksOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to fly fishing or bobber fishing from marker at Loren's Drift (RM 9) up to Cedar Cr Boat slide (RM 10.9) May 1 - Jul 31. (See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule).Closed from marker at Dam Hole (MP 7 on Trask River Rd) up to Blue Ridge Cr Sep 1- Nov 30.Closed 200 ft above and 900ft below Gold Cr at Trask Hatchery Jul 16 - Oct 15.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Trask River, East ForkAll tributariesClosedTrask River, North ForkMouth to Bark Shanty CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Trask River, South ForkMouth to Edwards CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Vernonia Pond1 bass per day.10 crappie per day.Whittaker Creek and TributariesClosed.Wilson River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to South ForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling above Jordan Cr (RM 21.9) Aug1- Dec31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Wilson River, LittleNorth ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Wilson River, South ForkMouth to marked deadlinenear MP 1Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Yachats RiverMouth to North Fork Yachats RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, 1 per day and 5per year.Yaquina River and BayVisible ends of jetty tips to Simpson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Apr1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Simpson Cr to first bridge on Eddyville-Nashville RdOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Youngs Bay and RiverHwy 101 bridge to marker at confluence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine River (including Walluski River tidewater) and Youngs River mainstem (See map in Columbia Zone)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Above Youngs River fallsCatch-and-release all year for trout, artificial flies and lures only.
Additional information
Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession. Open all year.Streams: (including tidewaters and bays): 2 per day, 3 daily limits in possession. Open May 22 - Oct 31, unless noted under Exceptions.Trout is considered all rainbow/redband (except steelhead), cutthroat, brook, brown, bull, golden, lake and tiger trout; Atlantic salmon and kokanee . Check exceptions and zone regulations for waters where Chinook salmon and/or coho salmon (landlocked) may be considered trout. Salmon under 15 inches are considered trout, except coho salmon, which are always considered salmon regardless of size.Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater, May 22 - Aug 31. See Location Exceptions to Regulations where use of bait is allowed.8 inch minimum length.Only 1 trout over 20 inches in length may be taken per day.Rainbow trout over 16 inches are considered steelhead in streams.No limit on size or number of brook or brown trout in streams unless noted under Location Exceptions to Regulations.For more information please see Oregon General Statewide Regulations
Edibility
Excellent
Synonyms
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Location specific information
General Northwest Zone RegulationsExcept as otherwise noted angling for all species in streams above tidewater is restricted to artificial flies and lures May 22 - Aug 31.A valid Columbia River Basin Endorsement must be in possession when fishing for salmon, steelhead, or sturgeon in the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream and in all the rivers and their tributaries that flow into the Columbia River.Use of bait allowed in bays and tidewaters year round.Anglers may not continue to angle for jack salmon or trout after retaining a limit of adult salmon or steelhead.See marine zone for additional regulations that apply to coastal bays.Multi-species restrictions: It is unlawful for any person to fish for, or take and retain, any species of salmon, Pacific halibut, or marine fish while possessing on board any fish not allowed to be taken in the area at that time.Exceptions to Northwest Zone Regulations Alsea River (Mainstem) and BayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Nov 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, up to USFS River Edge Boat Landing.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.No angling from a floating device above Mill Cr.Alsea River, North ForkMouth to angling deadline marker above Alsea Hatchery fishwayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.No angling 100 ft above and below Alsea Hatchery fishway.Alsea River, South ForkMouth to bridge at McBee ParkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.Barney ReservoirCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Bear Creek (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Bear Creek and Tributaries (Lincoln Co.)Closed.Beaver Creek (Columbia Co.)Mouth to 200 ft below lower fallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Beaver Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to county bridge near OnaOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Beaver Creek (Nestucca Basin, Tillamook Co.)Mouth to West Beaver CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.East and West Beaver Cr including tributariesClosed.Big Creek (Clatsop Co.)RR trestle to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1- Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31Use of bait allowed.Closed Aug 16 - Oct 15.See Columbia Zone/Select Area regulations for downstream of RR trestle.Above hatcheryCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Big Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Big Elk CreekMouth to Bear CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1- Dec 31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Bear Cr to Grant Cr BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Bob Creek and TributariesClosed.Cape CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Cape Meares Lake1 bass per day.Clatskanie RiverMouth to Swedetown BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Cook Creek (Tillamook Co.)Mouth to South ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Cummins CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.orthwest nsDeadwood CreekMouth to West ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Devils LakeOnly hatchery trout may be harvested.No harvest of grass carp.Drift Creek (Alsea Basin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1- Dec 31.Lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10) to 200 ft below Bohannon FallsOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Drift Creek (SiletzBasin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to steel bridge entering Mennonite CampOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Steel bridge entering Mennonite Camp to Sampson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Ecola CreekMouth to confluence of North and West ForksOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Fall CreekMouth to Carns CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Fishhawk LakeOpen for trout May 22 - Oct 31.2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.Artificial flies and lures only.Five RiversMouth to Buck CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.See Lobster Cr.Closed to Chinook salmon angling.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Gnat CreekRR bridge to Aldrich Point Rd BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.See regulations for Blind Slough / Knappa Slough in Columbia Zone.Aldrich Point Rd Bridge to FallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Hunt CreekAbove Hunt Cr FallsCatch-and-release all year for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Indian CreekMouth to West Fork Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.John Day River (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Kilchis RiverHwy 101 bridge to Tilden BluffRdBridge (RM 11)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.Tilden Bluff Rd Bridge to NorthForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to salmon angling.1Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Klaskanine River (Mainstem)Marker at Youngs River confluence to Youngs River LoopBridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Youngs River Loop Bridge to North ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Klaskanine River, North ForkMouth to hatchery damOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed between hatchery deadline marker and hatchery dam Aug 1 - Nov 30.Above hatchery damCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Klaskanine River, South ForkMouth to first falls (RM 4.7)Open for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Above first fallsOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lake CreekMouth to Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1 - Dec 31.Closed all year to salmon angling.Indian Cr to Fish CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.All tributaries not listedClosed.Lake Lytle1 bass per day.Lewis and Clark RiverAlternate Hwy 101 bridge to 200ft below Warrenton Reservoir DamOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinooksalmon.Use of bait allowed.No angling within 200 ft of fish ladder on Warrenton ReservoirDam.Above Saddle Mt State Park access bridgeOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lily LakeCatch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Little Nestucca RiverHwy 101 to USFS bridge at DolphOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed from ODFW markers up to Upton Falls.Closed from ODFW markers up to Stella Falls.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Lobster CreekMainstem and tributaries above confluence with Little Lobster CrClosed.Lost Lake (Clatsop Co.)All landlocked salmon are considered trout.Miami RiverAbove Hwy 101 bridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.All tributariesClosed.Necanicum RiverMouth to Hwy 53 bridge at Necanicum Jct including Neawanna Cr tidewater below 12th Ave BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon May22 - Dec 31.Tributaries and river sections not listed including Neawanna Cr above 12th Ave BridgeClosed.Nehalem River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM15.1)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan 1- Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM 15.1) to Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Above Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Nehalem River, North ForkMouth to Hwy 53 bridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan1 - Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Angling from Nehalem Hatchery Platform open only toanglers with Disabled Veteran Angling License or Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit.Hwy 53 bridge to 4th bridge on Hamlet Rd near MP 6Open all year for hatchery steelhead.t 1 /oNeskowin CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to all angling on all tributaries.Nestucca River and BayUp to First Bridge (near Beaver)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.First Bridge (near Beaver) toMoon CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling Aug1 - Dec 31.Moon Cr to Elk CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed (including Clarence Creek Pond).Netarts Bay and TributariesOpen for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Closed to salmon, steelhead, and trout angling.Plympton CreekCatch-and-release all year for trout above second falls (RM1.4),artificial flies and lures only.Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Rock Creek (Clatsop/Columbia Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to Big Rock CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Salmon RiverThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for wild steelhead (1per day and 3 per year)and hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.* Mouth to Knight Park boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Knight Park boat ramp to bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to single point hook metal based lures, fly fishing, or bobber fishing Sep 1 - Dec 31 See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule pg 18.* Bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18 to confluence with Sulphur Cr west of the Van Duzer CorridorClosed to salmon angling.Salmonberry RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to angling on all tributaries.Sand Lake EstuaryMouth to Jewell CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Schooner CreekMouth to Erickson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Scott CreekClosed.Siletz River and BayThe following apply to open sections below: *Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.* Up to marker sign approx. 1200ft above Ojalla BridgeOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Marker sign approx. 1200 ft above Ojalla Bridge to Illahee boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Oct7 - Dec 31.* Illahee boat ramp to deadline marker at Moonshine boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).* Moonshine boat ramp to 900ft below Siletz Falls (painted boulder)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.Above the marker 900 ft below Siletz Falls and all tributaries above the fallsClosed.Siltcoos LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below RR trestle on Maple Cr Arm, and below Fivemile Rd crossing on the Fiddle Cr ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Siuslaw River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Lake CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open all year for other fish (see pg 26-27) in tidewater.Lake Cr to Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed for Chinook salmon.Above Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Closed for Chinook salmon.Siuslaw River, North ForkMouth to Meadows Bridge at MP11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Above Meadows Bridge at MP 11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Skipanon RiverHarbor St. Bridge to Alt. Hwy101 BridgeOpen all year for hatchery Chinook salmon and hatchery coho salmon.Slickrock CreekClosed.Soapstone CreekMouth to first bridge on Soapstone mainline RdOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Sunset Lake1 bass per day.Sweet CreekMouth to head of tidewaterOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish in tidewateras described in Marine Zone.Head of tidewater to 200 ft belowfalls near MP 10Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Tahkenitch LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below first road crossing on Mallard Arm, and below the 059 bridge on the Fivemile ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Tenmile CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Three RiversThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 15.Use of bait allowed.No angling from a floating deviceAnti-Snagging Gear Restriction: Leader length must be between 18and 36 inches and only one singlepoint hook 3/8 inch gap or less May1 - Jul15 (See Anti-SnaggingGear Restriction Rules pg 18).* Mouth to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Jul 15 and Oct 1 - Dec 31.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31.Youth angling (ages 17 and under)only Jun 1 - Jul 15 from CedarCr Hatchery deadline to marker below Gauldy Mt Rd Bridge.Closed Jul 16 - Sep 30.* Above hatchery weirOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributariesClosed.Tillamook BayAll tidewater upstream to Hwy 101 bridges on Kilchis, Miami, Wilson and Trask Rivers, and Burton Bridge on Tillamook RiverOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon inside the jettytips Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Tillamook RiverAbove Burton BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Town Lake1 bass per day.Trask River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to confluence of North and South ForksOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to fly fishing or bobber fishing from marker at Loren's Drift (RM 9) up to Cedar Cr Boat slide (RM 10.9) May 1 - Jul 31. (See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule).Closed from marker at Dam Hole (MP 7 on Trask River Rd) up to Blue Ridge Cr Sep 1- Nov 30.Closed 200 ft above and 900ft below Gold Cr at Trask Hatchery Jul 16 - Oct 15.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Trask River, East ForkAll tributariesClosedTrask River, North ForkMouth to Bark Shanty CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Trask River, South ForkMouth to Edwards CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Vernonia Pond1 bass per day.10 crappie per day.Whittaker Creek and TributariesClosed.Wilson River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to South ForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling above Jordan Cr (RM 21.9) Aug1- Dec31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Wilson River, LittleNorth ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Wilson River, South ForkMouth to marked deadlinenear MP 1Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Yachats RiverMouth to North Fork Yachats RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, 1 per day and 5per year.Yaquina River and BayVisible ends of jetty tips to Simpson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Apr1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Simpson Cr to first bridge on Eddyville-Nashville RdOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Youngs Bay and RiverHwy 101 bridge to marker at confluence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine River (including Walluski River tidewater) and Youngs River mainstem (See map in Columbia Zone)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Above Youngs River fallsCatch-and-release all year for trout, artificial flies and lures only.
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FAQ about Pleasant Valley fishing
🎣 Where to fish in Pleasant Valley, Oregon?
Anglers in Pleasant Valley, OR recommend these top fishing spots: Tillamook Bay, North East Pacific (Tillamook County coastal waters), Wilson River, Nestucca River, and Trask River.
🐟 What fish can you catch in Pleasant Valley?
Most commonly caught species around Pleasant Valley, OR:
- Rainbow trout - 1,322 reported catches
- Largemouth bass - 652 reported catches
- Smallmouth bass - 290 reported catches
- Chinook salmon - 231 reported catches
- Steelhead - 162 reported catches
📢 What are the latest Pleasant Valley fishing reports?
The latest Pleasant Valley, OR fishing reports are:
- @ellisasher reported a nice Rainbow trout at Devils Lake.
- @jeremy-hubbard reported a nice Smallmouth bass at Henry Hagg Lake.
- @jeremy-hubbard reported a nice Largemouth bass at Henry Hagg Lake.
- @jeremy-hubbard reported a nice Smallmouth bass at Henry Hagg Lake.
- @jeremy-hubbard reported a nice Largemouth bass at Henry Hagg Lake.
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