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Big Elk Creek is a stream located in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. It is also intersecting with Benton County, Oregon. It is most popular for fishing Chinook salmon, Cutthroat trout, and Coastal cutthroat trout.
Disclaimer: Always check local fishing regulations, water access rights and land ownership before fishing, regardless of any catches logged in that area by the Fishbrain community. Fishbrain has mapped millions of acres of government-owned land across the USA to help you identify potential fishing access, but you are responsible for ensuring compliance with all legal requirements.
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 Chinook salmon as of March 28th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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Wild salmon bag limits and season are determined on an annual basis. See myodfw.com for more information. Bag limit In the aggregate: 2 adult salmon or steelhead per day, 20 per year. 5 jack salmon per day, 2 daily jack limits in possession.
See Exceptions in NW Zone to determine where harvest of any Chinook salmon is allowed. Harvest of wild steelhead and wild coho salmon is prohibited in the NW Zone except as allowed under Exceptions for wild steelhead in Big Elk Creek, Salmon River, and wild coho in Siltcoos Lake and Tahkenitch Lake.
For purposes of bag limit and season, Salmon under 15 inches are considered trout, except coho salmon, which are always considered salmon regardless of size.
Hatchery steelhead, hatchery coho salmon, pink salmon, and sockeye salmon, may be harvested as part of the adult and jack salmon daily bag limit in waters that are open to angling for Chinook salmon or steelhead.
NW Zone Closed to angling for chum salmon (including jacks) unless noted under Exceptions.
Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater May 22 - Aug 31. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed.
There is no annual limit on hatchery salmon or hatchery steelhead as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch.
For more information please see Oregon General Statewide Regulations
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