Salmon bag limit increases in the Coos Basin beginning today, Aug. 19

ROSEBURG, Ore. – The salmon bag limit in the Coos Basin increases today, Aug. 19 from two to three fish in aggregate, one of which must be a hatchery salmon.

Anglers can harvest wild Chinook, hatchery Chinook, and hatchery coho. Wild coho cannot be retained until Sept. 13, when only one wild coho will be allowed per day (up to three per season). The limit increase applies to areas currently open to salmon fishing in the Coos Basin.

With Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists expecting good returns of fall Chinook hatchery fish, anglers now can take home another salmon. The increase applies through the season which ends Dec. 31; all other permanent rules apply.