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Fishing regulations at McCormack Slough, OR
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Regulations for top species
Largemouth bass
OR Using devices to land fish
It is unlawful to use gurdies, winches or reels affixed to a boat to land a fish.
OR Use of drones and radios
It is unlawful to use drones/ radio controlled boats/ or other unmanned vehicles when angling or to aid in angling.
OR Snagging
It is unlawful to snag or attempt to snag gamefish.Additional anti-snagging gear restrictions:Fishing gear restricted to artificial fly, lure, or bait with one single-point hook.Unless otherwise specified, hook must measure 3/4 inch or less at the gap.Hook must be attached to or below any lure or bait.Weight cannot be less than 18 inches above the lure or bait.Consult exceptions to zone regulations for which leader length applies:Leader length: 18-36 inches or less than or equal to 6 feet
OR Unlawful Taking & Retention
It is unlawful to fish for or take and retain any legal species while possessing on board any species not allowed to be taken in that area at that time.
OR Use of More than One Rod or Line
It is unlawful to use more than one rod or line when angling except:with a Two-Rod Validation as a youth anglers (under 12 years of age) when angling outside of three miles from shore for offshore pelagic species, any number of rods or lines are allowed only if no species other than offshore pelagic species have been retained.
OR Ice hole size
Angling through a human-made ice hole larger than 12 inches in diameter or length is unlawful.
OR Use of chum
Taking or attempting to take any fish by chumming, or knowingly angle with the aid of chum is unlawful except when angling for offshore pelagic species outside of three miles from shore if no species other than offshore pelagic species have been retained.
OR Buying or selling fish and fish parts
Buying or selling fish or shellfish, or parts thereof, that were caught or taken for personal use. Except the skeletal remains of ocean food fish may be sold; and eggs from ocean-caught salmon may be sold to a licensed fish or bait dealer.
OR Fish with radio tags
It is unlawful to take a fish with a radio tag (identified by an antenna trailing from its mouth or body) except in the mainstem Columbia River and its tributaries, when consistent with all other applicable laws and regulations.
OR Fishways weirs and fish traps
It is unlawful to trespass on a fishway, weir or fish trap, or angle within 200 feet above and 200 feet below a weir or the entrance/exit of a private or public fishway or fish trap.
OR Transport of live fish and egs
Bringing live fish or live eggs into the state, transporting them overland, or from one waterbody to another without a permit from ODFW is unlawful.
OR Salmon and Steelhead Bobber Rules
When fishing for salmon and steelhead fishing gear restricted to artificial fly, lure, or bait with one single-point hook. Salmon/steelhead bobber angling gear mustinclude a bobber and leader no longer than36 inches. Any weight is to be no more than 36 inchesfrom the hook when suspended vertically. The bobber must suspend the weight, leader, and terminal gear, not allowing it to rest on the river bottom.
OR Bait Restriction
The following may NOT be used as bait:• Live fish. Except live nongame fish maybe used in the ocean, bays and tidewaters when taken from the same waters in which they will be used as bait.• Goldfish. Nor can they be in an angler's possession while angling.• Lamprey.• Live crayfish.• Live leeches. Nor can they be in an angler'spossession while angling.
OR 3 Hook Maximum
No more than three hooks may be used when angling, except herring jigs may be used for marine food fish species.• A double or treble point hook is classified asone hook.• When angling with two rods (whereallowed and with a Two-Rod Validation), the general hook rule applies to each rod.
OR Salmon, Steelhead, Halibut, Sturgeon Hooks
Salmon, Steelhead, Halibut and SturgeonPacific halibut: no more than two hooks may be used.Sturgeon:no more than one single point barbless hook may be used.Ocean salmon: no more than two single point barbless hooks when angling for salmon in the ocean, or when angling for other ocean species with salmon or steelhead onboard.Salmon/Steelhead (except ocean): Single-point hooks larger than 1inch gap and multiple point hooks larger than 9/16 inch gap are prohibited. All weight, if not part of conventional lure, must be attached on the fishing line between the lure and the end of the rod. With hooks larger than 5/8 inch gap or multiple point hook, weight must be attached 18 inches or more above the uppermost hook.
OR Daylight Hours
It is unlawful to angle for or take salmon, shad, steelhead, sturgeon, trout or whitefish except during daylight hours (one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset). Unless there is an exception for specific waterbodies.
OR Game Fish Unlawful Methods
It is unlawful to take game fish other than those hooked inside the mouth. It is unlawful to: snag, spear, gaff, net, trap, club, shoot or ensnare any freshwater game fish. A hand-held landing net may be used to land a legally hooked fish. A gaff may not be used to land salmon, steelhead or other freshwater game fish in inland or ocean fisheries.
OR Removal of eggs
It is unlawful to remove eggs from any salmon, steelhead or sturgeon without retaining the carcass while in the field.
OR Field dressing of mutilating
It is unlawful to possess game fish in the field that have been dressed or mutilated so that size, species or fin clip cannot be determined. Fish may be dressed when the angler has reached their automobile (or principle means of land transportation) and has finished angling for the day.
OR Dip Net, Cast Net, Angling, Herring Jigs ONLY
May only be taken by dip net, cast net, angling and herring jigs.
OR Angling with Single Line or Spear
May be taken by angling with a single line, no more than 2 hooks; and by spear.
OR Angling Tag in Possession
All anglers need a valid Combined Angling Tag (authorizing harvest of 20 salmon or steelhead per year) in possession to angle for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and halibut.Harvested adult wild salmon or steelhead must be immediately recorded on the Combined Angling Tag.
No bag limit, no size restrictions.
Lakes: Open all year.
Streams: Open all year.
For more information please see Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations
Exceptions to Columbia River Zone Regulations
Columbia River
Buoy 10 line up to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1 - Mar 31.
- Open for adult Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Aug 31.
- Open for adult hatchery coho salmon Aug1 - Dec 31. Minimum length for adult coho is 16 inches.
- Retention of jack salmon allowed Oct 1 - Dec 31.
- The Columbia River South Jetty is open to salmon angling seven days a week when the fall Buoy 10 or adjacent ocean salmon fishery is open.
- Closed to angling within the Youngs Bay Control Zone Aug 1 - Sep 15. See map on pg 78.
- In the waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River up to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank, each angler aboard a vessel may continue to use angling gear until the daily limit of fish for all legally licensed and juvenile anglers aboard has been achieved. However, no individual angler may exceed any personal daily bag limit.
A line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank up to I-5 bridge
- Open for hatchery cutthroat trout Jan 1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon and hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31.
- Open for hatchery jack Chinook and hatchery steelhead May 16 - Jul 31.
- Open for hatchery adult Chinook Jun 16-30.
- Open for hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead Aug 1 - Dec 31.
- Open for Chinook Aug 1-31.
- Angling from the Big Creek RR trestle is prohibited Aug. 16-Oct. 15.
I-5 bridge to Bonneville Dam
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Jun 16 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery jack Chinook Jun 16 - Jul31.
- Open for adult hatchery Chinook Jun 16- Jun 30.
- Open for hatchery coho Aug 1 - Dec. 31.
- Open for Chinook Aug 1 - Aug 31.
- Closed:
- »Between markers 150 ft above and 450 ft below the mouth of Tanner Cr out to center of the Columbia River Aug 16 - Oct 15; »Inside the south navigation lock at Bonneville Dam from a marker on the western-most point of Robins Island to a marker on the Oregon mainland shore;
- »Angling is prohibited for all species during Jan 1 - Apr 30 from a line between the upstream end of Sand Island (near Rooster Rock) and a marker on the Oregon shoreline, downstream to a line between the lower end of Sand Island and a marker on the Oregon shoreline.
- Bank angling prohibited:
- »From Bradford Island below Bonneville Dam from south shore between the dam and a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker at west end of riprap and from north shore between fishway entrance and a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker 850 ft downstream;
- »From Robins Island below Bonneville Dam downstream to a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker on mooring cell.
- Angling from a floating device or using a floating device to set lines is prohibited in the area between Bonneville Dam and a line crossing the river below the dam marked by the boat-restricted zone sign on the Oregon shore at the westernmost tip of Robins Island to the boat-restricted zone sign approx. 50 ft above the Hamilton Island boat ramp on the Washington shore (USACE Boat Restricted Zone).
- Sturgeon angling is prohibited May 1 - Aug 31 from Bonneville Dam downstream approx. 9 mi to a line crossing the Columbia River from Navigation Marker 82 on the Oregon shore westerly to a boundary markeron the Washington shore above Fir Point.
- Salmon angling from a floating device is prohibited from Beacon Rock to BonnevilleDam Nov 1 - Dec 31.
Bonneville Dam to Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Jun 16 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon Jun16 - Jul 31.
- Open for Chinook and coho salmon Aug 1 -Dec 31. Only hatchery coho salmon may be retained between Bonneville Dam and the Hood River Bridge at RM 169.
- When angling for salmon and steelhead, a single-point hook with a gap size no larger than 3/4-inch is required for all non-buoyant lures Aug 1 - Dec 31 except when trolling from a vessel or floating device.
- Only single-point hooks allowed when angling at Cascade Locks in the area between the boat ramp at the lower end of the locks upstream to the east (upstream) end of the lock wall.
- Sturgeon Regulations
- »Open for white sturgeon from Jan 1 - until quota is reached. »Bag limit is 1 per day, 2 per year.
- »Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam sturgeon must be between 38 inch minimum and 54 inch maximum forklength. »The Dalles Dam to McNary Dam sturgeon must be between 43 inch minimum, 54 inch maximum forklength.
- »Only catch-and-release allowed for sturgeon from McNary Dam to the Oregon/Washington border.
- »Catch-and-release for sturgeon is allowed after taking the daily or annual limit or the after quota is reached. Check myodfw.com for regulation updates.
- »Angling for sturgeon is prohibited from May 1 through August 31 in the following areas:
- –A line projected from the east (upstream) dock at the Port of The Dalles boat ramp straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to The Dalles Dam.
- –A line projected from the west end of the grain silo at Rufus straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to John Day Dam.
- –A line projected from the east end grain elevators at Patterson Ferry Road straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to McNary Dam.
- Closed:
- »Bonneville Dam upstream to a line across the river 1,000 ft from the dam as indicated by USACE signs;
- »Interstate Hwy 197 bridge at The Dalles upstream to the upper line of The Dalles Dam, except bank angling is permitted above the Hwy bridge for 1,100 ft to the cyclone fence;
- »John Day Dam downstream approx. 3,000 ft except that bank angling is permitted up to 600 ft below the fishway entrance;
- »From a floating device in USACE designated hazard zones above and below McNary Dam.
Benson Lake (Multnomah Co.)
- Open all year.
- 5 hatchery trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Blind Slough/Knappa Slough Select Area
Including Gnat Cr from RR bridge up to Aldrich Pt Rd Bridge (Clatsop Co.) (see map on pg 79)
- Open all year for hatchery Chinook, hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead.
- Use of barbed hooks allowed.
Eagle Creek
Mouth to mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to Oregon/Washington border.
- See Central Zone for area above mainline RR bridge.
Hartman Pond
- Open all year.
- 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
- 1 bass per day.
- 10 crappie per day.
- 2 channel catfish per day.
- No minimum length on warmwater fish.
Herman Creek
East of peninsula from the markers at the mouth to the mainline railroad bridge (see map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/ WA border, except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- See Central Zone for area above the mainline RR bridge.
Herman Cr Youth and Disabled Angler Angling Area - West of peninsula from the markers at the mouth to lower Herman Cr Pond structure (see map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/WA border. Open to youth angling (ages 17 and under) and Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit holders only.
Herman Cr Lagoon- East of the line from Northwest tip of the jetty, south to marker on shore (See map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/ WA border. An Oregon angling license and combined angling tag are required.
Multnomah Creek
Mouth to the mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from I-5 bridge up to Bonneville Dam except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- Open all year for trout from Benson Lake downstream to the culvert under Hwy 84.
- 5 hatchery trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
- See Willamette Zone for areas above mainline RR bridge.
Plympton Creek
Mouth to mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from the Rocky Point-Tongue Point line up to I-5 bridge.
- See Northwest Zone for area above mainline RR bridge.
Tanner, Bridal Veil, Wahkeena, Horsetail and Oneonta Creeks
Mouth to the mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from I-5 bridge up to Bonneville Dam except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- See Willamette Zone for areas above mainline RR bridge.
Wahkeena Pond
- See Hartman Pond above.
Youngs Bay Select Area (Clatsop Co.)
Hwy 101 bridge to marker at confluence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine R., including Walluski R. tidewater (see map on pg 78)
- Open all year for hatchery Chinook salmon hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead.
- Use of barbed hooks allowed.
Exceptions to Columbia River Zone Regulations
Columbia River
Buoy 10 line up to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1 - Mar 31.
- Open for adult Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Aug 31.
- Open for adult hatchery coho salmon Aug1 - Dec 31. Minimum length for adult coho is 16 inches.
- Retention of jack salmon allowed Oct 1 - Dec 31.
- The Columbia River South Jetty is open to salmon angling seven days a week when the fall Buoy 10 or adjacent ocean salmon fishery is open.
- Closed to angling within the Youngs Bay Control Zone Aug 1 - Sep 15. See map on pg 78.
- In the waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River up to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank, each angler aboard a vessel may continue to use angling gear until the daily limit of fish for all legally licensed and juvenile anglers aboard has been achieved. However, no individual angler may exceed any personal daily bag limit.
A line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank up to I-5 bridge
- Open for hatchery cutthroat trout Jan 1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon and hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31.
- Open for hatchery jack Chinook and hatchery steelhead May 16 - Jul 31.
- Open for hatchery adult Chinook Jun 16-30.
- Open for hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead Aug 1 - Dec 31.
- Open for Chinook Aug 1-31.
- Angling from the Big Creek RR trestle is prohibited Aug. 16-Oct. 15.
I-5 bridge to Bonneville Dam
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Jun 16 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery jack Chinook Jun 16 - Jul31.
- Open for adult hatchery Chinook Jun 16- Jun 30.
- Open for hatchery coho Aug 1 - Dec. 31.
- Open for Chinook Aug 1 - Aug 31.
- Closed:
- »Between markers 150 ft above and 450 ft below the mouth of Tanner Cr out to center of the Columbia River Aug 16 - Oct 15; »Inside the south navigation lock at Bonneville Dam from a marker on the western-most point of Robins Island to a marker on the Oregon mainland shore;
- »Angling is prohibited for all species during Jan 1 - Apr 30 from a line between the upstream end of Sand Island (near Rooster Rock) and a marker on the Oregon shoreline, downstream to a line between the lower end of Sand Island and a marker on the Oregon shoreline.
- Bank angling prohibited:
- »From Bradford Island below Bonneville Dam from south shore between the dam and a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker at west end of riprap and from north shore between fishway entrance and a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker 850 ft downstream;
- »From Robins Island below Bonneville Dam downstream to a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker on mooring cell.
- Angling from a floating device or using a floating device to set lines is prohibited in the area between Bonneville Dam and a line crossing the river below the dam marked by the boat-restricted zone sign on the Oregon shore at the westernmost tip of Robins Island to the boat-restricted zone sign approx. 50 ft above the Hamilton Island boat ramp on the Washington shore (USACE Boat Restricted Zone).
- Sturgeon angling is prohibited May 1 - Aug 31 from Bonneville Dam downstream approx. 9 mi to a line crossing the Columbia River from Navigation Marker 82 on the Oregon shore westerly to a boundary markeron the Washington shore above Fir Point.
- Salmon angling from a floating device is prohibited from Beacon Rock to BonnevilleDam Nov 1 - Dec 31.
Bonneville Dam to Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Jun 16 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon Jun16 - Jul 31.
- Open for Chinook and coho salmon Aug 1 -Dec 31. Only hatchery coho salmon may be retained between Bonneville Dam and the Hood River Bridge at RM 169.
- When angling for salmon and steelhead, a single-point hook with a gap size no larger than 3/4-inch is required for all non-buoyant lures Aug 1 - Dec 31 except when trolling from a vessel or floating device.
- Only single-point hooks allowed when angling at Cascade Locks in the area between the boat ramp at the lower end of the locks upstream to the east (upstream) end of the lock wall.
- Sturgeon Regulations
- »Open for white sturgeon from Jan 1 - until quota is reached. »Bag limit is 1 per day, 2 per year.
- »Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam sturgeon must be between 38 inch minimum and 54 inch maximum forklength. »The Dalles Dam to McNary Dam sturgeon must be between 43 inch minimum, 54 inch maximum forklength.
- »Only catch-and-release allowed for sturgeon from McNary Dam to the Oregon/Washington border.
- »Catch-and-release for sturgeon is allowed after taking the daily or annual limit or the after quota is reached. Check myodfw.com for regulation updates.
- »Angling for sturgeon is prohibited from May 1 through August 31 in the following areas:
- –A line projected from the east (upstream) dock at the Port of The Dalles boat ramp straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to The Dalles Dam.
- –A line projected from the west end of the grain silo at Rufus straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to John Day Dam.
- –A line projected from the east end grain elevators at Patterson Ferry Road straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to McNary Dam.
- Closed:
- »Bonneville Dam upstream to a line across the river 1,000 ft from the dam as indicated by USACE signs;
- »Interstate Hwy 197 bridge at The Dalles upstream to the upper line of The Dalles Dam, except bank angling is permitted above the Hwy bridge for 1,100 ft to the cyclone fence;
- »John Day Dam downstream approx. 3,000 ft except that bank angling is permitted up to 600 ft below the fishway entrance;
- »From a floating device in USACE designated hazard zones above and below McNary Dam.
Benson Lake (Multnomah Co.)
- Open all year.
- 5 hatchery trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Blind Slough/Knappa Slough Select Area
Including Gnat Cr from RR bridge up to Aldrich Pt Rd Bridge (Clatsop Co.) (see map on pg 79)
- Open all year for hatchery Chinook, hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead.
- Use of barbed hooks allowed.
Eagle Creek
Mouth to mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to Oregon/Washington border.
- See Central Zone for area above mainline RR bridge.
Hartman Pond
- Open all year.
- 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
- 1 bass per day.
- 10 crappie per day.
- 2 channel catfish per day.
- No minimum length on warmwater fish.
Herman Creek
East of peninsula from the markers at the mouth to the mainline railroad bridge (see map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/ WA border, except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- See Central Zone for area above the mainline RR bridge.
Herman Cr Youth and Disabled Angler Angling Area - West of peninsula from the markers at the mouth to lower Herman Cr Pond structure (see map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/WA border. Open to youth angling (ages 17 and under) and Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit holders only.
Herman Cr Lagoon- East of the line from Northwest tip of the jetty, south to marker on shore (See map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/ WA border. An Oregon angling license and combined angling tag are required.
Multnomah Creek
Mouth to the mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from I-5 bridge up to Bonneville Dam except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- Open all year for trout from Benson Lake downstream to the culvert under Hwy 84.
- 5 hatchery trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
- See Willamette Zone for areas above mainline RR bridge.
Plympton Creek
Mouth to mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from the Rocky Point-Tongue Point line up to I-5 bridge.
- See Northwest Zone for area above mainline RR bridge.
Tanner, Bridal Veil, Wahkeena, Horsetail and Oneonta Creeks
Mouth to the mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from I-5 bridge up to Bonneville Dam except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- See Willamette Zone for areas above mainline RR bridge.
Wahkeena Pond
- See Hartman Pond above.
Youngs Bay Select Area (Clatsop Co.)
Hwy 101 bridge to marker at confluence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine R., including Walluski R. tidewater (see map on pg 78)
- Open all year for hatchery Chinook salmon hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead.
- Use of barbed hooks allowed.
Common carp
OR Using devices to land fish
It is unlawful to use gurdies, winches or reels affixed to a boat to land a fish.
OR Use of drones and radios
It is unlawful to use drones/ radio controlled boats/ or other unmanned vehicles when angling or to aid in angling.
OR Snagging
It is unlawful to snag or attempt to snag gamefish.Additional anti-snagging gear restrictions:Fishing gear restricted to artificial fly, lure, or bait with one single-point hook.Unless otherwise specified, hook must measure 3/4 inch or less at the gap.Hook must be attached to or below any lure or bait.Weight cannot be less than 18 inches above the lure or bait.Consult exceptions to zone regulations for which leader length applies:Leader length: 18-36 inches or less than or equal to 6 feet
OR Unlawful Taking & Retention
It is unlawful to fish for or take and retain any legal species while possessing on board any species not allowed to be taken in that area at that time.
OR Use of More than One Rod or Line
It is unlawful to use more than one rod or line when angling except:with a Two-Rod Validation as a youth anglers (under 12 years of age) when angling outside of three miles from shore for offshore pelagic species, any number of rods or lines are allowed only if no species other than offshore pelagic species have been retained.
OR Ice hole size
Angling through a human-made ice hole larger than 12 inches in diameter or length is unlawful.
OR Use of chum
Taking or attempting to take any fish by chumming, or knowingly angle with the aid of chum is unlawful except when angling for offshore pelagic species outside of three miles from shore if no species other than offshore pelagic species have been retained.
OR Buying or selling fish and fish parts
Buying or selling fish or shellfish, or parts thereof, that were caught or taken for personal use. Except the skeletal remains of ocean food fish may be sold; and eggs from ocean-caught salmon may be sold to a licensed fish or bait dealer.
OR Fish with radio tags
It is unlawful to take a fish with a radio tag (identified by an antenna trailing from its mouth or body) except in the mainstem Columbia River and its tributaries, when consistent with all other applicable laws and regulations.
OR Fishways weirs and fish traps
It is unlawful to trespass on a fishway, weir or fish trap, or angle within 200 feet above and 200 feet below a weir or the entrance/exit of a private or public fishway or fish trap.
OR Transport of live fish and egs
Bringing live fish or live eggs into the state, transporting them overland, or from one waterbody to another without a permit from ODFW is unlawful.
OR Bait Restriction
The following may NOT be used as bait:• Live fish. Except live nongame fish maybe used in the ocean, bays and tidewaters when taken from the same waters in which they will be used as bait.• Goldfish. Nor can they be in an angler's possession while angling.• Lamprey.• Live crayfish.• Live leeches. Nor can they be in an angler'spossession while angling.
OR 3 Hook Maximum
No more than three hooks may be used when angling, except herring jigs may be used for marine food fish species.• A double or treble point hook is classified asone hook.• When angling with two rods (whereallowed and with a Two-Rod Validation), the general hook rule applies to each rod.
OR Daylight Hours
It is unlawful to angle for or take salmon, shad, steelhead, sturgeon, trout or whitefish except during daylight hours (one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset). Unless there is an exception for specific waterbodies.
OR Game Fish Unlawful Methods
It is unlawful to take game fish other than those hooked inside the mouth. It is unlawful to: snag, spear, gaff, net, trap, club, shoot or ensnare any freshwater game fish. A hand-held landing net may be used to land a legally hooked fish. A gaff may not be used to land salmon, steelhead or other freshwater game fish in inland or ocean fisheries.
OR Removal of eggs
It is unlawful to remove eggs from any salmon, steelhead or sturgeon without retaining the carcass while in the field.
OR Field dressing of mutilating
It is unlawful to possess game fish in the field that have been dressed or mutilated so that size, species or fin clip cannot be determined. Fish may be dressed when the angler has reached their automobile (or principle means of land transportation) and has finished angling for the day.
OR Dip Net, Cast Net, Angling, Herring Jigs ONLY
May only be taken by dip net, cast net, angling and herring jigs.
OR Angling with Single Line or Spear
May be taken by angling with a single line, no more than 2 hooks; and by spear.
OR Angling Tag in Possession
All anglers need a valid Combined Angling Tag (authorizing harvest of 20 salmon or steelhead per year) in possession to angle for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and halibut.Harvested adult wild salmon or steelhead must be immediately recorded on the Combined Angling Tag.
No bag limit, no size restrictions.
Lakes: Open all year.
Streams: Open all year.
For more information please see Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations
Exceptions to Columbia River Zone Regulations
Columbia River
Buoy 10 line up to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1 - Mar 31.
- Open for adult Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Aug 31.
- Open for adult hatchery coho salmon Aug1 - Dec 31. Minimum length for adult coho is 16 inches.
- Retention of jack salmon allowed Oct 1 - Dec 31.
- The Columbia River South Jetty is open to salmon angling seven days a week when the fall Buoy 10 or adjacent ocean salmon fishery is open.
- Closed to angling within the Youngs Bay Control Zone Aug 1 - Sep 15. See map on pg 78.
- In the waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River up to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank, each angler aboard a vessel may continue to use angling gear until the daily limit of fish for all legally licensed and juvenile anglers aboard has been achieved. However, no individual angler may exceed any personal daily bag limit.
A line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank up to I-5 bridge
- Open for hatchery cutthroat trout Jan 1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon and hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31.
- Open for hatchery jack Chinook and hatchery steelhead May 16 - Jul 31.
- Open for hatchery adult Chinook Jun 16-30.
- Open for hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead Aug 1 - Dec 31.
- Open for Chinook Aug 1-31.
- Angling from the Big Creek RR trestle is prohibited Aug. 16-Oct. 15.
I-5 bridge to Bonneville Dam
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Jun 16 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery jack Chinook Jun 16 - Jul31.
- Open for adult hatchery Chinook Jun 16- Jun 30.
- Open for hatchery coho Aug 1 - Dec. 31.
- Open for Chinook Aug 1 - Aug 31.
- Closed:
- »Between markers 150 ft above and 450 ft below the mouth of Tanner Cr out to center of the Columbia River Aug 16 - Oct 15; »Inside the south navigation lock at Bonneville Dam from a marker on the western-most point of Robins Island to a marker on the Oregon mainland shore;
- »Angling is prohibited for all species during Jan 1 - Apr 30 from a line between the upstream end of Sand Island (near Rooster Rock) and a marker on the Oregon shoreline, downstream to a line between the lower end of Sand Island and a marker on the Oregon shoreline.
- Bank angling prohibited:
- »From Bradford Island below Bonneville Dam from south shore between the dam and a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker at west end of riprap and from north shore between fishway entrance and a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker 850 ft downstream;
- »From Robins Island below Bonneville Dam downstream to a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker on mooring cell.
- Angling from a floating device or using a floating device to set lines is prohibited in the area between Bonneville Dam and a line crossing the river below the dam marked by the boat-restricted zone sign on the Oregon shore at the westernmost tip of Robins Island to the boat-restricted zone sign approx. 50 ft above the Hamilton Island boat ramp on the Washington shore (USACE Boat Restricted Zone).
- Sturgeon angling is prohibited May 1 - Aug 31 from Bonneville Dam downstream approx. 9 mi to a line crossing the Columbia River from Navigation Marker 82 on the Oregon shore westerly to a boundary markeron the Washington shore above Fir Point.
- Salmon angling from a floating device is prohibited from Beacon Rock to BonnevilleDam Nov 1 - Dec 31.
Bonneville Dam to Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Jun 16 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon Jun16 - Jul 31.
- Open for Chinook and coho salmon Aug 1 -Dec 31. Only hatchery coho salmon may be retained between Bonneville Dam and the Hood River Bridge at RM 169.
- When angling for salmon and steelhead, a single-point hook with a gap size no larger than 3/4-inch is required for all non-buoyant lures Aug 1 - Dec 31 except when trolling from a vessel or floating device.
- Only single-point hooks allowed when angling at Cascade Locks in the area between the boat ramp at the lower end of the locks upstream to the east (upstream) end of the lock wall.
- Sturgeon Regulations
- »Open for white sturgeon from Jan 1 - until quota is reached. »Bag limit is 1 per day, 2 per year.
- »Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam sturgeon must be between 38 inch minimum and 54 inch maximum forklength. »The Dalles Dam to McNary Dam sturgeon must be between 43 inch minimum, 54 inch maximum forklength.
- »Only catch-and-release allowed for sturgeon from McNary Dam to the Oregon/Washington border.
- »Catch-and-release for sturgeon is allowed after taking the daily or annual limit or the after quota is reached. Check myodfw.com for regulation updates.
- »Angling for sturgeon is prohibited from May 1 through August 31 in the following areas:
- –A line projected from the east (upstream) dock at the Port of The Dalles boat ramp straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to The Dalles Dam.
- –A line projected from the west end of the grain silo at Rufus straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to John Day Dam.
- –A line projected from the east end grain elevators at Patterson Ferry Road straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to McNary Dam.
- Closed:
- »Bonneville Dam upstream to a line across the river 1,000 ft from the dam as indicated by USACE signs;
- »Interstate Hwy 197 bridge at The Dalles upstream to the upper line of The Dalles Dam, except bank angling is permitted above the Hwy bridge for 1,100 ft to the cyclone fence;
- »John Day Dam downstream approx. 3,000 ft except that bank angling is permitted up to 600 ft below the fishway entrance;
- »From a floating device in USACE designated hazard zones above and below McNary Dam.
Benson Lake (Multnomah Co.)
- Open all year.
- 5 hatchery trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Blind Slough/Knappa Slough Select Area
Including Gnat Cr from RR bridge up to Aldrich Pt Rd Bridge (Clatsop Co.) (see map on pg 79)
- Open all year for hatchery Chinook, hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead.
- Use of barbed hooks allowed.
Eagle Creek
Mouth to mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to Oregon/Washington border.
- See Central Zone for area above mainline RR bridge.
Hartman Pond
- Open all year.
- 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
- 1 bass per day.
- 10 crappie per day.
- 2 channel catfish per day.
- No minimum length on warmwater fish.
Herman Creek
East of peninsula from the markers at the mouth to the mainline railroad bridge (see map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/ WA border, except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- See Central Zone for area above the mainline RR bridge.
Herman Cr Youth and Disabled Angler Angling Area - West of peninsula from the markers at the mouth to lower Herman Cr Pond structure (see map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/WA border. Open to youth angling (ages 17 and under) and Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit holders only.
Herman Cr Lagoon- East of the line from Northwest tip of the jetty, south to marker on shore (See map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/ WA border. An Oregon angling license and combined angling tag are required.
Multnomah Creek
Mouth to the mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from I-5 bridge up to Bonneville Dam except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- Open all year for trout from Benson Lake downstream to the culvert under Hwy 84.
- 5 hatchery trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
- See Willamette Zone for areas above mainline RR bridge.
Plympton Creek
Mouth to mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from the Rocky Point-Tongue Point line up to I-5 bridge.
- See Northwest Zone for area above mainline RR bridge.
Tanner, Bridal Veil, Wahkeena, Horsetail and Oneonta Creeks
Mouth to the mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from I-5 bridge up to Bonneville Dam except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- See Willamette Zone for areas above mainline RR bridge.
Wahkeena Pond
- See Hartman Pond above.
Youngs Bay Select Area (Clatsop Co.)
Hwy 101 bridge to marker at confluence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine R., including Walluski R. tidewater (see map on pg 78)
- Open all year for hatchery Chinook salmon hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead.
- Use of barbed hooks allowed.
Exceptions to Columbia River Zone Regulations
Columbia River
Buoy 10 line up to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1 - Mar 31.
- Open for adult Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Aug 31.
- Open for adult hatchery coho salmon Aug1 - Dec 31. Minimum length for adult coho is 16 inches.
- Retention of jack salmon allowed Oct 1 - Dec 31.
- The Columbia River South Jetty is open to salmon angling seven days a week when the fall Buoy 10 or adjacent ocean salmon fishery is open.
- Closed to angling within the Youngs Bay Control Zone Aug 1 - Sep 15. See map on pg 78.
- In the waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River up to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank, each angler aboard a vessel may continue to use angling gear until the daily limit of fish for all legally licensed and juvenile anglers aboard has been achieved. However, no individual angler may exceed any personal daily bag limit.
A line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank up to I-5 bridge
- Open for hatchery cutthroat trout Jan 1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon and hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31.
- Open for hatchery jack Chinook and hatchery steelhead May 16 - Jul 31.
- Open for hatchery adult Chinook Jun 16-30.
- Open for hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead Aug 1 - Dec 31.
- Open for Chinook Aug 1-31.
- Angling from the Big Creek RR trestle is prohibited Aug. 16-Oct. 15.
I-5 bridge to Bonneville Dam
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Jun 16 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery jack Chinook Jun 16 - Jul31.
- Open for adult hatchery Chinook Jun 16- Jun 30.
- Open for hatchery coho Aug 1 - Dec. 31.
- Open for Chinook Aug 1 - Aug 31.
- Closed:
- »Between markers 150 ft above and 450 ft below the mouth of Tanner Cr out to center of the Columbia River Aug 16 - Oct 15; »Inside the south navigation lock at Bonneville Dam from a marker on the western-most point of Robins Island to a marker on the Oregon mainland shore;
- »Angling is prohibited for all species during Jan 1 - Apr 30 from a line between the upstream end of Sand Island (near Rooster Rock) and a marker on the Oregon shoreline, downstream to a line between the lower end of Sand Island and a marker on the Oregon shoreline.
- Bank angling prohibited:
- »From Bradford Island below Bonneville Dam from south shore between the dam and a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker at west end of riprap and from north shore between fishway entrance and a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker 850 ft downstream;
- »From Robins Island below Bonneville Dam downstream to a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker on mooring cell.
- Angling from a floating device or using a floating device to set lines is prohibited in the area between Bonneville Dam and a line crossing the river below the dam marked by the boat-restricted zone sign on the Oregon shore at the westernmost tip of Robins Island to the boat-restricted zone sign approx. 50 ft above the Hamilton Island boat ramp on the Washington shore (USACE Boat Restricted Zone).
- Sturgeon angling is prohibited May 1 - Aug 31 from Bonneville Dam downstream approx. 9 mi to a line crossing the Columbia River from Navigation Marker 82 on the Oregon shore westerly to a boundary markeron the Washington shore above Fir Point.
- Salmon angling from a floating device is prohibited from Beacon Rock to BonnevilleDam Nov 1 - Dec 31.
Bonneville Dam to Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Jun 16 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon Jun16 - Jul 31.
- Open for Chinook and coho salmon Aug 1 -Dec 31. Only hatchery coho salmon may be retained between Bonneville Dam and the Hood River Bridge at RM 169.
- When angling for salmon and steelhead, a single-point hook with a gap size no larger than 3/4-inch is required for all non-buoyant lures Aug 1 - Dec 31 except when trolling from a vessel or floating device.
- Only single-point hooks allowed when angling at Cascade Locks in the area between the boat ramp at the lower end of the locks upstream to the east (upstream) end of the lock wall.
- Sturgeon Regulations
- »Open for white sturgeon from Jan 1 - until quota is reached. »Bag limit is 1 per day, 2 per year.
- »Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam sturgeon must be between 38 inch minimum and 54 inch maximum forklength. »The Dalles Dam to McNary Dam sturgeon must be between 43 inch minimum, 54 inch maximum forklength.
- »Only catch-and-release allowed for sturgeon from McNary Dam to the Oregon/Washington border.
- »Catch-and-release for sturgeon is allowed after taking the daily or annual limit or the after quota is reached. Check myodfw.com for regulation updates.
- »Angling for sturgeon is prohibited from May 1 through August 31 in the following areas:
- –A line projected from the east (upstream) dock at the Port of The Dalles boat ramp straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to The Dalles Dam.
- –A line projected from the west end of the grain silo at Rufus straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to John Day Dam.
- –A line projected from the east end grain elevators at Patterson Ferry Road straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to McNary Dam.
- Closed:
- »Bonneville Dam upstream to a line across the river 1,000 ft from the dam as indicated by USACE signs;
- »Interstate Hwy 197 bridge at The Dalles upstream to the upper line of The Dalles Dam, except bank angling is permitted above the Hwy bridge for 1,100 ft to the cyclone fence;
- »John Day Dam downstream approx. 3,000 ft except that bank angling is permitted up to 600 ft below the fishway entrance;
- »From a floating device in USACE designated hazard zones above and below McNary Dam.
Benson Lake (Multnomah Co.)
- Open all year.
- 5 hatchery trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Blind Slough/Knappa Slough Select Area
Including Gnat Cr from RR bridge up to Aldrich Pt Rd Bridge (Clatsop Co.) (see map on pg 79)
- Open all year for hatchery Chinook, hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead.
- Use of barbed hooks allowed.
Eagle Creek
Mouth to mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to Oregon/Washington border.
- See Central Zone for area above mainline RR bridge.
Hartman Pond
- Open all year.
- 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
- 1 bass per day.
- 10 crappie per day.
- 2 channel catfish per day.
- No minimum length on warmwater fish.
Herman Creek
East of peninsula from the markers at the mouth to the mainline railroad bridge (see map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/ WA border, except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- See Central Zone for area above the mainline RR bridge.
Herman Cr Youth and Disabled Angler Angling Area - West of peninsula from the markers at the mouth to lower Herman Cr Pond structure (see map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/WA border. Open to youth angling (ages 17 and under) and Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit holders only.
Herman Cr Lagoon- East of the line from Northwest tip of the jetty, south to marker on shore (See map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/ WA border. An Oregon angling license and combined angling tag are required.
Multnomah Creek
Mouth to the mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from I-5 bridge up to Bonneville Dam except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- Open all year for trout from Benson Lake downstream to the culvert under Hwy 84.
- 5 hatchery trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
- See Willamette Zone for areas above mainline RR bridge.
Plympton Creek
Mouth to mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from the Rocky Point-Tongue Point line up to I-5 bridge.
- See Northwest Zone for area above mainline RR bridge.
Tanner, Bridal Veil, Wahkeena, Horsetail and Oneonta Creeks
Mouth to the mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from I-5 bridge up to Bonneville Dam except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- See Willamette Zone for areas above mainline RR bridge.
Wahkeena Pond
- See Hartman Pond above.
Youngs Bay Select Area (Clatsop Co.)
Hwy 101 bridge to marker at confluence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine R., including Walluski R. tidewater (see map on pg 78)
- Open all year for hatchery Chinook salmon hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead.
- Use of barbed hooks allowed.
Bluegill
OR Using devices to land fish
It is unlawful to use gurdies, winches or reels affixed to a boat to land a fish.
OR Use of drones and radios
It is unlawful to use drones/ radio controlled boats/ or other unmanned vehicles when angling or to aid in angling.
OR Snagging
It is unlawful to snag or attempt to snag gamefish.Additional anti-snagging gear restrictions:Fishing gear restricted to artificial fly, lure, or bait with one single-point hook.Unless otherwise specified, hook must measure 3/4 inch or less at the gap.Hook must be attached to or below any lure or bait.Weight cannot be less than 18 inches above the lure or bait.Consult exceptions to zone regulations for which leader length applies:Leader length: 18-36 inches or less than or equal to 6 feet
OR Unlawful Taking & Retention
It is unlawful to fish for or take and retain any legal species while possessing on board any species not allowed to be taken in that area at that time.
OR Use of More than One Rod or Line
It is unlawful to use more than one rod or line when angling except:with a Two-Rod Validation as a youth anglers (under 12 years of age) when angling outside of three miles from shore for offshore pelagic species, any number of rods or lines are allowed only if no species other than offshore pelagic species have been retained.
OR Ice hole size
Angling through a human-made ice hole larger than 12 inches in diameter or length is unlawful.
OR Use of chum
Taking or attempting to take any fish by chumming, or knowingly angle with the aid of chum is unlawful except when angling for offshore pelagic species outside of three miles from shore if no species other than offshore pelagic species have been retained.
OR Buying or selling fish and fish parts
Buying or selling fish or shellfish, or parts thereof, that were caught or taken for personal use. Except the skeletal remains of ocean food fish may be sold; and eggs from ocean-caught salmon may be sold to a licensed fish or bait dealer.
OR Fish with radio tags
It is unlawful to take a fish with a radio tag (identified by an antenna trailing from its mouth or body) except in the mainstem Columbia River and its tributaries, when consistent with all other applicable laws and regulations.
OR Fishways weirs and fish traps
It is unlawful to trespass on a fishway, weir or fish trap, or angle within 200 feet above and 200 feet below a weir or the entrance/exit of a private or public fishway or fish trap.
OR Transport of live fish and egs
Bringing live fish or live eggs into the state, transporting them overland, or from one waterbody to another without a permit from ODFW is unlawful.
OR Bait Restriction
The following may NOT be used as bait:• Live fish. Except live nongame fish maybe used in the ocean, bays and tidewaters when taken from the same waters in which they will be used as bait.• Goldfish. Nor can they be in an angler's possession while angling.• Lamprey.• Live crayfish.• Live leeches. Nor can they be in an angler'spossession while angling.
OR 3 Hook Maximum
No more than three hooks may be used when angling, except herring jigs may be used for marine food fish species.• A double or treble point hook is classified asone hook.• When angling with two rods (whereallowed and with a Two-Rod Validation), the general hook rule applies to each rod.
OR Daylight Hours
It is unlawful to angle for or take salmon, shad, steelhead, sturgeon, trout or whitefish except during daylight hours (one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset). Unless there is an exception for specific waterbodies.
OR Game Fish Unlawful Methods
It is unlawful to take game fish other than those hooked inside the mouth. It is unlawful to: snag, spear, gaff, net, trap, club, shoot or ensnare any freshwater game fish. A hand-held landing net may be used to land a legally hooked fish. A gaff may not be used to land salmon, steelhead or other freshwater game fish in inland or ocean fisheries.
OR Removal of eggs
It is unlawful to remove eggs from any salmon, steelhead or sturgeon without retaining the carcass while in the field.
OR Field dressing of mutilating
It is unlawful to possess game fish in the field that have been dressed or mutilated so that size, species or fin clip cannot be determined. Fish may be dressed when the angler has reached their automobile (or principle means of land transportation) and has finished angling for the day.
OR Dip Net, Cast Net, Angling, Herring Jigs ONLY
May only be taken by dip net, cast net, angling and herring jigs.
OR Angling with Single Line or Spear
May be taken by angling with a single line, no more than 2 hooks; and by spear.
OR Angling Tag in Possession
All anglers need a valid Combined Angling Tag (authorizing harvest of 20 salmon or steelhead per year) in possession to angle for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and halibut.Harvested adult wild salmon or steelhead must be immediately recorded on the Combined Angling Tag.
No bag limit, no size restrictions.
Lakes: Open all year.
Streams: Open all year.
For more information please see Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations
Exceptions to Columbia River Zone Regulations
Columbia River
Buoy 10 line up to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1 - Mar 31.
- Open for adult Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Aug 31.
- Open for adult hatchery coho salmon Aug1 - Dec 31. Minimum length for adult coho is 16 inches.
- Retention of jack salmon allowed Oct 1 - Dec 31.
- The Columbia River South Jetty is open to salmon angling seven days a week when the fall Buoy 10 or adjacent ocean salmon fishery is open.
- Closed to angling within the Youngs Bay Control Zone Aug 1 - Sep 15. See map on pg 78.
- In the waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River up to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank, each angler aboard a vessel may continue to use angling gear until the daily limit of fish for all legally licensed and juvenile anglers aboard has been achieved. However, no individual angler may exceed any personal daily bag limit.
A line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank up to I-5 bridge
- Open for hatchery cutthroat trout Jan 1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon and hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31.
- Open for hatchery jack Chinook and hatchery steelhead May 16 - Jul 31.
- Open for hatchery adult Chinook Jun 16-30.
- Open for hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead Aug 1 - Dec 31.
- Open for Chinook Aug 1-31.
- Angling from the Big Creek RR trestle is prohibited Aug. 16-Oct. 15.
I-5 bridge to Bonneville Dam
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Jun 16 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery jack Chinook Jun 16 - Jul31.
- Open for adult hatchery Chinook Jun 16- Jun 30.
- Open for hatchery coho Aug 1 - Dec. 31.
- Open for Chinook Aug 1 - Aug 31.
- Closed:
- »Between markers 150 ft above and 450 ft below the mouth of Tanner Cr out to center of the Columbia River Aug 16 - Oct 15; »Inside the south navigation lock at Bonneville Dam from a marker on the western-most point of Robins Island to a marker on the Oregon mainland shore;
- »Angling is prohibited for all species during Jan 1 - Apr 30 from a line between the upstream end of Sand Island (near Rooster Rock) and a marker on the Oregon shoreline, downstream to a line between the lower end of Sand Island and a marker on the Oregon shoreline.
- Bank angling prohibited:
- »From Bradford Island below Bonneville Dam from south shore between the dam and a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker at west end of riprap and from north shore between fishway entrance and a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker 850 ft downstream;
- »From Robins Island below Bonneville Dam downstream to a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker on mooring cell.
- Angling from a floating device or using a floating device to set lines is prohibited in the area between Bonneville Dam and a line crossing the river below the dam marked by the boat-restricted zone sign on the Oregon shore at the westernmost tip of Robins Island to the boat-restricted zone sign approx. 50 ft above the Hamilton Island boat ramp on the Washington shore (USACE Boat Restricted Zone).
- Sturgeon angling is prohibited May 1 - Aug 31 from Bonneville Dam downstream approx. 9 mi to a line crossing the Columbia River from Navigation Marker 82 on the Oregon shore westerly to a boundary markeron the Washington shore above Fir Point.
- Salmon angling from a floating device is prohibited from Beacon Rock to BonnevilleDam Nov 1 - Dec 31.
Bonneville Dam to Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Jun 16 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon Jun16 - Jul 31.
- Open for Chinook and coho salmon Aug 1 -Dec 31. Only hatchery coho salmon may be retained between Bonneville Dam and the Hood River Bridge at RM 169.
- When angling for salmon and steelhead, a single-point hook with a gap size no larger than 3/4-inch is required for all non-buoyant lures Aug 1 - Dec 31 except when trolling from a vessel or floating device.
- Only single-point hooks allowed when angling at Cascade Locks in the area between the boat ramp at the lower end of the locks upstream to the east (upstream) end of the lock wall.
- Sturgeon Regulations
- »Open for white sturgeon from Jan 1 - until quota is reached. »Bag limit is 1 per day, 2 per year.
- »Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam sturgeon must be between 38 inch minimum and 54 inch maximum forklength. »The Dalles Dam to McNary Dam sturgeon must be between 43 inch minimum, 54 inch maximum forklength.
- »Only catch-and-release allowed for sturgeon from McNary Dam to the Oregon/Washington border.
- »Catch-and-release for sturgeon is allowed after taking the daily or annual limit or the after quota is reached. Check myodfw.com for regulation updates.
- »Angling for sturgeon is prohibited from May 1 through August 31 in the following areas:
- –A line projected from the east (upstream) dock at the Port of The Dalles boat ramp straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to The Dalles Dam.
- –A line projected from the west end of the grain silo at Rufus straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to John Day Dam.
- –A line projected from the east end grain elevators at Patterson Ferry Road straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to McNary Dam.
- Closed:
- »Bonneville Dam upstream to a line across the river 1,000 ft from the dam as indicated by USACE signs;
- »Interstate Hwy 197 bridge at The Dalles upstream to the upper line of The Dalles Dam, except bank angling is permitted above the Hwy bridge for 1,100 ft to the cyclone fence;
- »John Day Dam downstream approx. 3,000 ft except that bank angling is permitted up to 600 ft below the fishway entrance;
- »From a floating device in USACE designated hazard zones above and below McNary Dam.
Benson Lake (Multnomah Co.)
- Open all year.
- 5 hatchery trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Blind Slough/Knappa Slough Select Area
Including Gnat Cr from RR bridge up to Aldrich Pt Rd Bridge (Clatsop Co.) (see map on pg 79)
- Open all year for hatchery Chinook, hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead.
- Use of barbed hooks allowed.
Eagle Creek
Mouth to mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to Oregon/Washington border.
- See Central Zone for area above mainline RR bridge.
Hartman Pond
- Open all year.
- 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
- 1 bass per day.
- 10 crappie per day.
- 2 channel catfish per day.
- No minimum length on warmwater fish.
Herman Creek
East of peninsula from the markers at the mouth to the mainline railroad bridge (see map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/ WA border, except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- See Central Zone for area above the mainline RR bridge.
Herman Cr Youth and Disabled Angler Angling Area - West of peninsula from the markers at the mouth to lower Herman Cr Pond structure (see map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/WA border. Open to youth angling (ages 17 and under) and Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit holders only.
Herman Cr Lagoon- East of the line from Northwest tip of the jetty, south to marker on shore (See map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/ WA border. An Oregon angling license and combined angling tag are required.
Multnomah Creek
Mouth to the mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from I-5 bridge up to Bonneville Dam except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- Open all year for trout from Benson Lake downstream to the culvert under Hwy 84.
- 5 hatchery trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
- See Willamette Zone for areas above mainline RR bridge.
Plympton Creek
Mouth to mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from the Rocky Point-Tongue Point line up to I-5 bridge.
- See Northwest Zone for area above mainline RR bridge.
Tanner, Bridal Veil, Wahkeena, Horsetail and Oneonta Creeks
Mouth to the mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from I-5 bridge up to Bonneville Dam except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- See Willamette Zone for areas above mainline RR bridge.
Wahkeena Pond
- See Hartman Pond above.
Youngs Bay Select Area (Clatsop Co.)
Hwy 101 bridge to marker at confluence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine R., including Walluski R. tidewater (see map on pg 78)
- Open all year for hatchery Chinook salmon hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead.
- Use of barbed hooks allowed.
Exceptions to Columbia River Zone Regulations
Columbia River
Buoy 10 line up to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1 - Mar 31.
- Open for adult Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Aug 31.
- Open for adult hatchery coho salmon Aug1 - Dec 31. Minimum length for adult coho is 16 inches.
- Retention of jack salmon allowed Oct 1 - Dec 31.
- The Columbia River South Jetty is open to salmon angling seven days a week when the fall Buoy 10 or adjacent ocean salmon fishery is open.
- Closed to angling within the Youngs Bay Control Zone Aug 1 - Sep 15. See map on pg 78.
- In the waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River up to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank, each angler aboard a vessel may continue to use angling gear until the daily limit of fish for all legally licensed and juvenile anglers aboard has been achieved. However, no individual angler may exceed any personal daily bag limit.
A line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank up to I-5 bridge
- Open for hatchery cutthroat trout Jan 1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon and hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31.
- Open for hatchery jack Chinook and hatchery steelhead May 16 - Jul 31.
- Open for hatchery adult Chinook Jun 16-30.
- Open for hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead Aug 1 - Dec 31.
- Open for Chinook Aug 1-31.
- Angling from the Big Creek RR trestle is prohibited Aug. 16-Oct. 15.
I-5 bridge to Bonneville Dam
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Jun 16 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery jack Chinook Jun 16 - Jul31.
- Open for adult hatchery Chinook Jun 16- Jun 30.
- Open for hatchery coho Aug 1 - Dec. 31.
- Open for Chinook Aug 1 - Aug 31.
- Closed:
- »Between markers 150 ft above and 450 ft below the mouth of Tanner Cr out to center of the Columbia River Aug 16 - Oct 15; »Inside the south navigation lock at Bonneville Dam from a marker on the western-most point of Robins Island to a marker on the Oregon mainland shore;
- »Angling is prohibited for all species during Jan 1 - Apr 30 from a line between the upstream end of Sand Island (near Rooster Rock) and a marker on the Oregon shoreline, downstream to a line between the lower end of Sand Island and a marker on the Oregon shoreline.
- Bank angling prohibited:
- »From Bradford Island below Bonneville Dam from south shore between the dam and a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker at west end of riprap and from north shore between fishway entrance and a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker 850 ft downstream;
- »From Robins Island below Bonneville Dam downstream to a line perpendicular to the shoreline marker on mooring cell.
- Angling from a floating device or using a floating device to set lines is prohibited in the area between Bonneville Dam and a line crossing the river below the dam marked by the boat-restricted zone sign on the Oregon shore at the westernmost tip of Robins Island to the boat-restricted zone sign approx. 50 ft above the Hamilton Island boat ramp on the Washington shore (USACE Boat Restricted Zone).
- Sturgeon angling is prohibited May 1 - Aug 31 from Bonneville Dam downstream approx. 9 mi to a line crossing the Columbia River from Navigation Marker 82 on the Oregon shore westerly to a boundary markeron the Washington shore above Fir Point.
- Salmon angling from a floating device is prohibited from Beacon Rock to BonnevilleDam Nov 1 - Dec 31.
Bonneville Dam to Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam
- Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Jun 16 - Dec 31.
- Open for hatchery Chinook salmon Jun16 - Jul 31.
- Open for Chinook and coho salmon Aug 1 -Dec 31. Only hatchery coho salmon may be retained between Bonneville Dam and the Hood River Bridge at RM 169.
- When angling for salmon and steelhead, a single-point hook with a gap size no larger than 3/4-inch is required for all non-buoyant lures Aug 1 - Dec 31 except when trolling from a vessel or floating device.
- Only single-point hooks allowed when angling at Cascade Locks in the area between the boat ramp at the lower end of the locks upstream to the east (upstream) end of the lock wall.
- Sturgeon Regulations
- »Open for white sturgeon from Jan 1 - until quota is reached. »Bag limit is 1 per day, 2 per year.
- »Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam sturgeon must be between 38 inch minimum and 54 inch maximum forklength. »The Dalles Dam to McNary Dam sturgeon must be between 43 inch minimum, 54 inch maximum forklength.
- »Only catch-and-release allowed for sturgeon from McNary Dam to the Oregon/Washington border.
- »Catch-and-release for sturgeon is allowed after taking the daily or annual limit or the after quota is reached. Check myodfw.com for regulation updates.
- »Angling for sturgeon is prohibited from May 1 through August 31 in the following areas:
- –A line projected from the east (upstream) dock at the Port of The Dalles boat ramp straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to The Dalles Dam.
- –A line projected from the west end of the grain silo at Rufus straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to John Day Dam.
- –A line projected from the east end grain elevators at Patterson Ferry Road straight across to a marker on the Washington bank upstream to McNary Dam.
- Closed:
- »Bonneville Dam upstream to a line across the river 1,000 ft from the dam as indicated by USACE signs;
- »Interstate Hwy 197 bridge at The Dalles upstream to the upper line of The Dalles Dam, except bank angling is permitted above the Hwy bridge for 1,100 ft to the cyclone fence;
- »John Day Dam downstream approx. 3,000 ft except that bank angling is permitted up to 600 ft below the fishway entrance;
- »From a floating device in USACE designated hazard zones above and below McNary Dam.
Benson Lake (Multnomah Co.)
- Open all year.
- 5 hatchery trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
Blind Slough/Knappa Slough Select Area
Including Gnat Cr from RR bridge up to Aldrich Pt Rd Bridge (Clatsop Co.) (see map on pg 79)
- Open all year for hatchery Chinook, hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead.
- Use of barbed hooks allowed.
Eagle Creek
Mouth to mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to Oregon/Washington border.
- See Central Zone for area above mainline RR bridge.
Hartman Pond
- Open all year.
- 5 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
- 1 bass per day.
- 10 crappie per day.
- 2 channel catfish per day.
- No minimum length on warmwater fish.
Herman Creek
East of peninsula from the markers at the mouth to the mainline railroad bridge (see map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/ WA border, except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- See Central Zone for area above the mainline RR bridge.
Herman Cr Youth and Disabled Angler Angling Area - West of peninsula from the markers at the mouth to lower Herman Cr Pond structure (see map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/WA border. Open to youth angling (ages 17 and under) and Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit holders only.
Herman Cr Lagoon- East of the line from Northwest tip of the jetty, south to marker on shore (See map on pg 77).
- Open for salmon and steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the OR/ WA border. An Oregon angling license and combined angling tag are required.
Multnomah Creek
Mouth to the mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from I-5 bridge up to Bonneville Dam except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- Open all year for trout from Benson Lake downstream to the culvert under Hwy 84.
- 5 hatchery trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
- See Willamette Zone for areas above mainline RR bridge.
Plympton Creek
Mouth to mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from the Rocky Point-Tongue Point line up to I-5 bridge.
- See Northwest Zone for area above mainline RR bridge.
Tanner, Bridal Veil, Wahkeena, Horsetail and Oneonta Creeks
Mouth to the mainline railroad bridge
- Open for Chinook salmon, hatchery coho salmon, and hatchery steelhead consistent with regulations for the Columbia River from I-5 bridge up to Bonneville Dam except closed Aug 16 - Nov 30.
- See Willamette Zone for areas above mainline RR bridge.
Wahkeena Pond
- See Hartman Pond above.
Youngs Bay Select Area (Clatsop Co.)
Hwy 101 bridge to marker at confluence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine R., including Walluski R. tidewater (see map on pg 78)
- Open all year for hatchery Chinook salmon hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead.
- Use of barbed hooks allowed.
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