Effective March 1 through Aug. 15 anglers with a two-rod validation will be able to use two rods for all species except sturgeon.

Beginning May 1, in the NW Zone, the use of two fishing rods while fishing for both hatchery spring chinook and hatchery steelhead is allowed with 2-rod validation.

Sturgeon angling closed, including catch-and-release.

The season will be open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays through June 4 from Buoy 10 to the Wauna power lines. No sturgeon fishing allowed after 2 p.m. on days open to retention.

The Snake River from Dug Bar boat ramp upstream to the deadline below Hell’s Canyon Dam is open seven (7) days per week, beginning Saturday, April 28, 2018 until further notice.

Friday June 15, 2018 (one-day) white sturgeon retention will be allowed on parts of the Columbia River

The Columbia River subarea all-depth halibut quota has been reached. Fishery will close at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 11.

Bait is now allowed during trout retention season.

Due to lower domoic acid levels, the area between Cascade Head to the mouth of the Yachats River has been reopened to razor clamming.