Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

8 Alerts

OR hunting, fishing closes to nonresidents

Beginning April 10 at midnight, hunting and recreational fishing, crabbing, clamming open to OR residents only.

Educational classes/events cancelled through at least May 31

Includes all hunter education classes/field days, workshops, Family Fishing events and other volunteer-led events.

Umatilla closes to Chinook, steelhead on April 16

Steelhead closes early to protect poor Chinook return.

Columbia River closed to salmon, steelhead

The river will remain closed to all salmon and steelhead fishing through at least May 4.

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 wildlife areas close to camping March 22

Includes dispersed camping and established campgrounds in all wildlife areas that allow camping.

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.

Retention of wild Chinook prohibited on Umpqua

Effective Feb 1 through June 30, 2020, retention of hatchery Chinook salmon is allowed on the mainstem Umpqua River. Retention of wild Chinook salmon is prohibited.

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: