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Effective July 9-15, shad fishing is closed on the Columbia River between Bonneville and The Dalles dams.
Effective July 9-15, the Columbia reopens to hatchery Chinook. All other salmon and steelhead must be released.
The annual summer conservation closure begins July 15 on beaches from Tillamook Head north to the Columbia.
The river, including Estacada Lake and Eagle Creek, closes to hatchery Chinook retention on Saturday, July 4.
Effective Thursday, June 25 at 12:01 a.m., the mainstem Columbia River downstream of the OR/WA border will close to sockeye and hatchery steelhead fishing.
Effective June 10, 2020 through September 30, 2020, size and harvest limits of game fish are lifted on Howard Prairie Reservoir.
Under emergency regulations effective June 3, the Cole Rivers hatchery hole is closed to all fishing through July 31.
ODFW offices close to public access
Beginning March 23, all ODFW offices will be closed to visitors. ODFW staff will be available by phone and email.
ODFW hatcheries closed to public, visitors
Effective March 18, all state-owned fish hatcheries are closed to public access and visitors. Trout stocking in lakes and ponds continues for now.
Fishing
Weekly trout stocking schedule
Each year, ODFW stocks millions of trouts in dozens of reservoirs, lakes and ponds throughout the state. You can use the search and filter functions to search the stocking schedule for specific locations and dates. The schedule is subject to change without notice; see individual waterbody listings in the Recreation Report for updates.
Dear Oregon anglers,
We have taken down the online trout stocking schedule in order to prevent public crowding at water bodies when we deliver hatchery fish. Fishing is open and we will continue stocking trout but we will deliver on a slightly different schedule and some different locations to avoid a rush of anglers showing up along with the hatchery truck.
We will continue to stock popular lakes and ponds as long as people do their part and continue to use social distancing. We want to spread out angling effort in terms of timing and physical distance between anglers by not sharing our stocking schedule with the public. Thank you for understanding and doing your part to keep each other safe.
NOTE: Local ODFW offices will not have access to the stocking schedule.
Other helpful stocking information:
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