Fishing regulation updates
These updated rules were adopted after the current regulation booklet was printed, and supersede those printed regulations. Always check for regulation updates before fishing.
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Northwest
No temporary regulations in place. See permanent regulations.
For more information contact your local ODFW office:
- Tillamook North Coast Watershed District Office (503) 842-2741 (north of the Salmon River)
- Newport District Office Annex (541) 812-8689 (Salmon River south to Umpqua Basin)
Southwest Zone
No temporary regulations in place. See permanent regulations.
For more information contact your local ODFW office:
- Central Point, Rogue Watershed District (541) 826-8774
- Charleston Field Office (541) 888-5515
- Roseburg Umpqua Watershed District Office (541) 440-3353
- Gold Beach Field Office (541) 247-7605
Willamette Zone
No temporary regulations in place. See permanent regulations.
For more information contact your local ODFW office:
- Clackamas (971) 673-6000
- Corvallis (541) 757-4186
- Springfield (541) 726-3515
Central Zone
No temporary regulations in place. See permanent regulations.
For more information contact your local ODFW office:
- The Dalles (541) 296-4628
- Prineville (541) 447-5111
- Bend (541) 388-6363
Southeast Zone
No temporary regulations in place. See permanent regulations.
For more information contact your local ODFW office:
- Hines (541) 573-6582
- Lakeview (541) 947-2950
- Ontario (541) 889-6975
- Klamath Falls (541) 883-5732
- La Grande (541) 963-2138
Northeast Zone
No temporary regulations in place. See permanent regulations.
For more information contact your local ODFW office:
- Enterprise (541) 426-3279
- John Day (541) 575-1167
- La Grande (541) 963-2138
- Pendleton (541) 276-2344
Snake Zone
No temporary regulations in place. See permanent regulations.
- For more information contact your local ODFW office:
- Enterprise (541) 426-3279
Columbia Zone
Regulation updates as of January 1, 2026.
| The following regulations reflect changes or additions to the permanent regulations listed in the current Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations. All other permanent regulations remain in effect. Please see e-regulations. |
Columbia River
2026 Regulation Updates
Sturgeon
- Except as listed below, the retention of sturgeon is closed. Catch-and-release fishing is allowed.
- See 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations for legal size, daily and annual bag limits, and sanctuary closure areas. Please see e-regulations.
- The annual statewide bag limit is two fish and is applicable to any/all 2026 retention fisheries.
JOHN DAY POOL
- Season: Opens Thursday, Jan. 1 – Thursday, Apr. 30, seven days per week or until quota is met.
- Area: Mainstem Columbia River from John Day Dam to McNary Dam, and all adjacent tributaries.
- Daily bag limit: One fish.
- Legal size: 43-inch minimum and 54-inch maximum fork length (fork length is measured in a straight line from the tip of the nose to the fork in the caudal fin (tail) with the fish laying on its side on a flat surface, with the tape measure/ruler positioned flat under the fish).
2025 Regulation Updates
Salmon and steelhead
Fall Season (August 1 – December 31)
For all mainstem fall-season salmon/steelhead fisheries between Buoy 10 and the Highway 395 Bridge, each legal angler aboard a vessel may continue to use angling gear until the daily adult salmon/steelhead bag limit for all legal anglers aboard has been achieved. However, no individual angler may exceed any personal daily bag limit. Anglers are reminded that it is unlawful to fish in an area while in possession of fish that are not legal for that area.
Buoy 10 upstream to west Puget Island
Area definition: From the Buoy 10 line upstream to a line at the west end of Puget Island extending from green navigation marker #39 on the Washington shore to green navigation marker #41, then to red navigation marker #42, and terminating at red navigation marker #44A on the Oregon shore.
General regulations during fall season:
- Wild coho must be released.
- All steelhead must be released September 1 – October 31.
- Permanent rules for size limits and retention of jacks are in place:
- Between Buoy 10 and the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line, adult Chinook are longer than 24-inches and adult coho are 16-inches and longer.
- Between Buoy 10 and the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line, jack retention is prohibited through September 30; Chinook jacks are not allowed if the retention of adult Chinook is closed.
- Between Tongue Point/Rocky Point and west Puget Island, adult Chinook are longer than 24-inches and adult coho are longer than 20-inches.
- Between Tongue Point/Rocky Point and west Puget Island, the retention of coho jacks (12–20-inches) and Chinook jacks (12–24-inches) is alloweda when retention of adult fish of those species is allowed.
- The Tongue Point/Rocky Point line is defined as: a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington shore through red navigation buoy #44 to the navigation marker at Tongue Point on the Oregon shore.
Additional regulations by date period:
November 1 – December 31: Retention of hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead allowed. All Chinook must be released. The daily adult bag limit is two hatchery salmon/steelhead (coho and steelhead only).
West Puget Island upstream to Warrior Rock/Bachelor Island
Area definition: From a line at the west end of Puget Island extending from green navigation marker #39 on the Washington shore to green navigation marker #41, then to red navigation marker #42, and terminating at red navigation marker #44A on the Oregon shore upstream to a line projected from the Warrior Rock lighthouse on the Oregon shore to the marker atop the piling dolphin located at the downstream end of Bachelor Island on the Washington shore. Note: the definition of the Warrior Rock/Bachelor Island line has changed beginning in 2025.
General regulations during fall season:
- Wild coho must be released.
- All steelhead must be released September 1 – October 31.
- Permanent rules for size limits and jack retention regulations are in place:
- Adult Chinook are longer than 24-inches and adult coho are longer than 20-inches.
- Retention of Chinook (12–24 inches) and coho (12–20 inches) jack salmon alloweda when retention of adults of those species is allowed.
Additional regulations by date period:
- November 1 – December 31: Retention of hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead allowed; all Chinook must be released. The daily adult bag limit is two hatchery salmon/steelhead (coho and steelhead only).
Warrior Rock/Bachelor Island upstream to Bonneville Dam
Area definition: From a line projected from the Warrior Rock lighthouse on the Oregon shore to the marker atop the piling dolphin located at the downstream end of Bachelor Island on the Washington shore upstream to Bonneville Dam. Note: the definition of the Warrior Rock/Bachelor Island line has changed beginning in 2025.
General regulations during fall season:
- Wild coho must be released.
- All steelhead must be released September 1 – October 31.
- Permanent rules for size limits and jack retention regulations are in place:
- Adult Chinook are longer than 24-inches and adult coho are longer than 20-inches.
- Retention of Chinook (12–24 inches) and coho (12–20 inches) jack salmon alloweda when retention of adults of those species is allowed.
Additional regulations by date period:
- November 1 – December 31: Retention of hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead allowed; all Chinook must be released. The daily adult bag limit is two hatchery salmon/steelhead (coho and steelhead only).
Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam
General regulations during fall season:
- Only hatchery coho (adults and jacks) may be retained downstream of the Hood River Bridge.
- Permanent rules for size limits and jack retention regulations are in place:
- Adult Chinook are longer than 24-inches and adult coho are longer than 20-inches.
- Retention of Chinook (12–24 inches) and coho (12–20 inches) jack salmon alloweda when retention of adults of those species is allowed.
Additional regulations by date period:
- November 1 – December 31: Retention coho and hatchery steelhead allowed; all Chinook must be released. The daily adult bag limit is two salmon/steelhead (coho and steelhead only).
The Dalles Dam upstream to the Oregon/Washington border (upstream of McNary Dam)b
General regulations during fall season:
- All steelhead must be released September 1 – December 31.
- Permanent rules for size limits and jack retention regulations are in place:
- Adult Chinook are longer than 24-inches and adult coho are longer than 20-inches.
- Retention of Chinook (12–24 inches) and coho (12–20 inches) jack salmon alloweda when retention of adults of those species is allowed.
Additional regulations by date period:
- October 1 – December 31: The retention of coho is allowed; all Chinook must be released. The daily adult bag limit is two coho.
a The daily bag limit for jack salmon in Oregon is five fish per permanent regulation.
Sturgeon
Columbia River Mainstem and Reservoirs: Buoy 10 to McNary Dam
- Retention of sturgeon is closed. Catch-and-release fishing is allowed.
COLUMBIA RIVER ACTION NOTICES
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Marine Zone
Regulation updates as of October 10, 2025.
| These are in-season regulation changes adopted on a temporary or emergency basis or adopted after the regulation book was printed. Please see e-regulations for permanent regulations. |
OCEAN SALMON
See the Oregon ocean salmon sport regulations page
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PACIFIC HALIBUT
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SPORT BOTTOMFISH
See the sport bottomfish seasons page
Reminders
Yelloweye and quillback rockfish are prohibited at all times and in all waters.
Every vessel fishing for or possessing bottomfish, Pacific halibut, or flatfish in the ocean must have a functional descending device on board, regardless of depth. The device must be used to release any rockfish outside of 30 fathoms.
For more information contact your local ODFW office:
Marine Resources Program Main Office (541) 867-4741
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