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Proposals for regulation changes
At its Sept. 12, 2025 meeting in Ontario, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted the following changes for 2026-27...
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.
Regulation changes you should know about
Check out the fishing, clamming, crabbing and hunting regulation updates for 2024. These new regulations are highlighted in yellow in...
Where to fish
Required for steelhead anglers; season begins Dec. 1
The Rogue-South Coast Steelhead Validation is required for all winter steelhead anglers fishing in the Rogue Basin or on the...
Where to fish
Includes lakes in the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area.
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
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 Willamette National Forest and Mt. Jefferson 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 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.
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...
Each year over 9 million Oregonians and visitors head to the mountains – and the desert, and the beach –...
Where to fish
Includes lakes in the Umpqua National Forest and the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness.
How to fish
Wipers, a cross between striped and white bass, reach prodigious proportions in the productive waters of Ana Reservoir. Their size...
The Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program, funded by the Bonneville Power Administration and administered by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, pays anglers...
How to fish
More fish are probably lost because of improperly tied knots than any other single reason. Yet anglers who spend hours...
How to fish
In some Oregon state waters catch-and-release fishing is required in order to protect valuable fish resources. One way anglers can...
Give a years worth of outdoor adventure
What to get for family and friends who love the outdoors—the birder, hiker, aspiring angler, avid hunter or neighbor who...
Where to fish
Salmon, steelhead and smallmouth bass offer world-class fishing here year-round. Rainbow trout are stocked in the upper Rogue and in...