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Green Peter Reservoir: launch sites at Thistle Creek Boat Ramp and Billings Boat Ramp, lunch and
The southwest area follows Interstate 5 from Drain south to the Oregon-California border and includes the communities of Grants Pass, Medford and Ashland. In this area, anglers can fish the famed lower Umpqua River, which offers one of the finest smallmouth bass fisheries in the country. Outstanding warmwater fishing for bass and panfish can also be found in the area's many lakes and reservoirs including Cooper Creek, Galesville and Emigrant Reservoirs, and Selmac Lake. Smaller ponds near Sutherlin, Grants Pass and Medford including those at ODFW's Denman Wildlife Area are also good bets, particularly for families or young anglers.
A Waterway Access Permit is required for non-motorized boats 10 feet and longer. The Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Permit is included in Waterway Access Permits are required for paddlecraft 10 feet and longer, and an out-of-state aquatic invasive species permit is required for motorized boats operating in Oregon waterways.
Find maps, boundary descriptions and the percent public land in the Biggs Unit.
All anglers fishing for salmon, steelhead or sturgeon (catch-and-release and retention) on all rivers and tributaries in the Columbia River Basin need to have a Columbia River Basin Endorsement (CRBE).
Step-by-step directions for applying for a controlled hunt online and how to change your hunt choices. The deadline to apply for a big game controlled hunt is May 15. Apply for a controlled hunt Landowner preference guide
If you bought a tag you must report, even if you weren't successful or didn't hunt. Hunters have until Jan. 31 and April 15 each year to report their previous year's hunts. Report your hunt online or at an ODFW license vendor.
Find maps, boundary descriptions and the percent public land for the Catherine Creek Unit.
Crabbing and clamming updates have been merged under the Marine Zone.
May 3, 2023 If there’s not a photo, it didn’t happen Submit your hunting photo to ODFW and we might use it here or elsewhere on MyODFW.com. Big game reports updated monthly Reports are updated the first week of each month. Sign up for email notification. Sign up for email notification. Currently open Cougar (check current harvest numbers), coyote, black bear Announcements, resources 2023 spring bear harvest – as of April 27 WESTERN OREGON Unit Spring Trask 1 Santiam 1 Alsea 5 Siuslaw 11 Indigo 2 Dixon 1 Melrose 3 Tioga 5 Sixes 1 Chetco 1 Applegate 1 Evans Creek
May 3, 2023 If there’s not a photo, it didn’t happen Submit your viewing photo to ODFW and we might use it here or elsewhere on MyODFW.com. Coos and Curry counties Coquille Valley Wildlife Area (CVWA) Coquille Valley Wildlife Area (CVWA) in Coos County is open to public access. Permits for access are required and are available, free of charge, at the kiosk located in the parking lot along North Bank Road. You must access to CVWA through this point. Please fill out the upper half (“A” half) of the permit and deposit it in the slot located on the
Crabbing and clamming updates have been merged under the Marine Zone.
There is no Wildlife Viewing update for the Columbia Zone.
May 5, 2023 If there’s not a photo, it didn’t happen Submit your hunting photo to ODFW and we might use it here or elsewhere on MyODFW.com. Big game reports updated monthly Reports are updated the first week of each month. Sign up for email notification. Open seasons Cougar (Check current harvest numbers), coyote, black bear Announcements, resources 2023 spring bear harvest – as of April 27 EASTERN OREGON Unit Spring Keno 1 White River 4 Catherine Creek 1 Wenaha 4 Imnaha 1 Pine Creek 2 Eastern total 13 Western total 33 STATE TOTAL 46 2023 spring bear hunting forecast
May 3, 2023 If there’s not a photo, it didn’t happen Submit your hunting photo to ODFW and we might use it here or elsewhere on MyODFW.com. Game bird reports updated monthly Reports are updated the first full week of each month. Sign up for email notification. Open and upcoming seasons Eurasian collared dove, spring turkey. Announcements, resources Sage-grouse wing bee The annual sage-grouse wing bee was held in Hines recently. The estimate of production from hunter harvested sage-grouse in September 2022 was 1.92 chicks/hen (n=228), above the long-term average of 1.46 chicks/hen in Oregon and the highest observed since
Two commonly caught species of salmon are coho and Chinook. Fishing regulations require anglers to correctly identify salmon species as restrictions such as legal lengths and seasons often vary based on the species. Anglers who incorrectly identify their catch and thus do not follow regulations, may have their fish confiscated and have to pay a fine.
Find maps, boundary descriptions and the percent public land for the Chesnimnus Unit.
An emergency hunt is an unanticipated hunt held on short notice to address acute agricultural damage. Many damage situations are addressed by controlled hunts during annual big game seasons. ODFW expects to implement very few emergency hunts during any year. On average, about 200 tags are issued annually statewide. Emergency hunt tags are in addition to tags for general seasons, controlled hunts or leftover hunts. Emergency hunt participants are selected from a list established on a county-by-county basis. You may apply for only one county.
It's important to be able to distinguish between the most commonly encountered rockfish. Knowing what you've caught, and how many you can possess, will keep you on the right side of the regulations. Take a quiz to test your rockfish id skills.
