Fishing regulations at Columbia River Entrance Range, OR
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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 Coho salmon as of March 30th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Open every Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday May 2-26 and every Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday May 30 through June 30 or until the quota is caught. If quota remains after those dates, additional open dates will be available in August and September.
Nearshore Season:
Open Mondays-Wednesdays inside the 40-fathom line off Oregon beginning May 6, through the earlier of the quota or September 30.
All retained Coho must have a healed adipose fin-clip
Very good
Oncorhynchus kisutch, Silver Salmon
MARINE ZONE SEASONS
For the following fish, seasons are set after these regulations are established printed. Check regulations before fishing at https://myodfw.com/fishing/marine-zoneLingcod (including green-colored lingcod), Rockfish ("sea bass", "snapper"), Greenling ("sea trout"), Sablefish, Pacific Cod, Cabezon, Skates, Spiny Dogfish, Leopard Shark, Soupfin Shark, Flatfish (flounders, soles, sanddabs, turbots, and halibuts except Pacific halibut) For the following fish, waters are open all year, 24 hours per day: Surfperch (includes all marine perch species), Herring, Anchovy, Sardine, Topsmelt, Jacksmelt, and true smelts, Offshore Pelagic Species: Includes all tuna and mackerel species, swordfish, billfish, jacks (family Carangidae), opah, dorado, pomfret, and all sharks except leopard shark, spiny dogfish, and soupfin shark, Striped Bass and/or Hybrid Bass, Sturgeon
Open every Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday May 2-26 and every Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday May 30 through June 30 or until the quota is caught. If quota remains after those dates, additional open dates will be available in August and September.
Nearshore Season:
Open Mondays-Wednesdays inside the 40-fathom line off Oregon beginning May 6, through the earlier of the quota or September 30.
Columbia River Entrance Range is a part of an ocean located in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It is also intersecting with Pacific County, Washington. Its coordinates are:
46°14′28.2″N 124°06′52.1″W
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Find the best fishing spots on Columbia River Entrance Range by looking at where other anglers have caught fish. This can easily be done in the where it is also possible to see big fish potential and how good fishing is right now along with Garmin® depth maps.
The most common species in Columbia River Entrance Range are:
Coho salmon - 71 members reported to have caught this fish
Chinook salmon - 83 members reported to have caught this fish
White sturgeon - 27 members reported to have caught this fish
The latest Columbia River Entrance Range fishing reports are: