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How to fish
We make it easy to take your family fishing – with free fishing events, recommended family-friendly fishing locations, and how-to's on...
Where to fish
Where to fish
These updated rules were adopted after the current regulation booklet was printed, and supersede those printed regulations. Always check for...
How to fish
If you’re just getting started fishing, or you want to try a new kind of fishing, you’ll need a rod...
How to fish
You can purchase an Oregon fishing license online or at an ODFW licensed vendor. Here are step-by-step directions for purchasing...
How to fish
More people in Oregon fish for trout than for any other kind of fish. Anglers can experience a lifetime of...
How to fish
A quick guide to cleaning and storing the fish you catch.
How to fish
Bass are an increasingly popular game fish even in a state noted for its native salmon, steelhead and trout. Bass...
How to hunt big game
Choice of e-tagging or paper tags
The ODFW electronic licensing system makes it easy to tag your harvest for salmon, steelhead and halibut, as well as...
Where to fish
Fall salmon fishing seasons in rivers along Oregon’s coast from Necanicum River to the Winchuck River depend on the outlook...
How to fish
There are a variety of flatfish species that can be found off the Oregon coast.
How to fish
This newsletter provides a summary of Oregon's 2023 sport bottomfish fishery.
How to fish
This newsletter provides a summary of Oregon’s 2023 sport halibut fishery.
Where to fish
Includes lakes in the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area.
Where to fish
Includes lakes in the Willamette National Forest and the Three Sisters, Waldo Lake and Mt. Washington wilderness areas.
Where to fish
Includes lakes in the Winema and Rogue River national forests, and the Sky Lakes and Mountain Lake wilderness areas.
Where to fish
Includes lakes in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and the Sky Lakes Wilderness.
Where to fish
This schedule includes lakes in the Deschutes National Forest and the Three Sisters and Mt. Jefferson Wilderness areas.
Where to fish
Includes lakes in the Willamette National Forest and Mt. Jefferson Wilderness.
Where to fish
Includes lakes in the Mt. Hood National Forest, the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness and the Olallie Lake Scenic Area.
Where to fish
Includes lakes in the Mt. Hood National Forest and the Bull of the Woods and Roaring River wilderness areas.
Where to fish
Follow this page for background on steelhead management, to provide feedback and learn about decisions when they happen for the...
How to fish
Help protect wild fish during historic low runs
Wild steelhead mortalities are generally low under normal fishing regulations. But with several years of low runs, many anglers...
How to hunt big game
"I was out hunting near a reserve, and I shot a white-tailed deer. I didn’t know it was a white-tailed...