Or. Admin. Code § 635-014-0500 - North Coast District

(1) The current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations provide requirements for the Northwest Zone. However, additional regulations may be adopted in this rule division from time to time and to the extent of any inconsistency, they supersede the current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations.

(2) Effective August 1 through December 31, the following regulations apply in the Necanicum River:

(a) From August 1 through November 30, the daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish;

(b) From August 1 through November 30, no more than two adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period; and

(c) From December 1 through December 31, angling for, and retention of, all Chinook salmon is closed.

(3) Effective July 1 through December 31, the following regulations apply in the Nehalem River and Bay and in the North Fork Nehalem River:

(a) From July 1 through November 30, the daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish and no more than five adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained in aggregate for the period; and

(b) From December 1 through December 31, angling for, and retention of, all Chinook salmon is closed.

(4) Effective September 7 through October 23, 2024, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, the following regulations apply in the Nehalem Bay from the tips of the jetties upstream to the Miami-Foley Road Bridge and in the North Fork Nehalem River from the mouth upstream to the North Fork Road Bridge at Aldervale:

(a) The daily adult wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate;

(b) No more than two adult wild coho salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate; and

(c) The daily jack wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish.

(5) Effective August 1 through December 31, the following regulations apply in Tillamook Bay, Tillamook River, Wilson River, Trask River, Kilchis River, and Miami River:

(a) From August 1 through November 30, the following regulations apply:

(A) The daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate; and

(B) No more than two adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate.

(b) From December 1 through December 31, angling for, and retention of, all Chinook salmon is closed.

(6) Effective September 7 through October 23, 2024, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, the following regulations apply in Tillamook Bay from the tips of the jetties upstream to the Highway 101 bridges on the Miami, Kilchis, Wilson, and Trask Rivers and upstream to the Burton Bridge on the Tillamook River:

(a) The daily adult wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate;

(b) No more than two adult wild coho salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate; and

(c) The daily jack wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish.

(7) Effective August 1 through December 31, the following regulations apply in the Nestucca River and Bay, the Little Nestucca River, and Three Rivers:

(a) From August 1 through November 30, the following regulations apply:

(A) The daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate; and

(B) No more than 5 adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate.

(b) From December 1 through December 31, angling for, and retention of, all Chinook salmon is closed.

(8) Effective September 7 through October 23, 2024, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, the following regulations apply in the Nestucca Bay from the river mouth upstream to the Cloverdale Bridge and in the Little Nestucca River from the bay upstream to the Highway 130 Bridge (MP 1.2):

(a) The daily adult wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate;

(b) No more than two adult wild coho salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate; and

(c) The daily jack wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish.

(9) All other permanent rules for the Northwest Zone, as stated in the current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, remain in effect.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 635-014-0500

DFW 119-2023, adopt filed 12/27/2023, effective 1/1/2024; DFW 45-2024, amend filed 06/17/2024, effective 6/17/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.138 & ORS 496.146

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 496.162