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The northwest zone provides many opportunities for crabbing and clamming. This zone encompasses Clatsop beaches, Nehalem Bay, Tillamook Bay, Netarts Bay, Nestucca Bay, Siletz Bay, Yaquina Bay, Alsea Bay and Siuslaw River.
Willamette Trout Hatchery and the adjacent Oakridge Salmon Hatchery were combined in 1983 and operate today as Willamette Hatchery. The trout hatchery was constructed in 1922 and the salmon hatchery in 1911. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) rebuilt the salmon hatchery in 1952 to mitigate for fishery losses caused by Hills Creek, Lookout Point and the Dexter hydroelectric/flood control projects. The trout side was rebuilt between 1950 and ‘56. Today, Willamette Hatchery is used for adult holding/spawning, egg incubation and rearing of spring chinook and rainbow trout. In addition, both summer and winter steelhead are reared at this…
Upon taking an adult salmon, steelhead, legal-size sturgeon or Pacific halibut, the angler must immediately enter the codes for the species caught, ocean port or stream, and the month and day of catch. The information from these tags helps ODFW manage the fisheries and estimate total harvest. Currently nearly 40 percent of anglers use e-tagging. Want to switch from paper to electronic? Login to your account and look under your profile to switch.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Recreation access sites within the restored Klamath River reach between Keno, Ore., and Hornbrook, Calif., will remain open as winter conditions allow. The five recreation day-use access sites now open until further notice are as follows: Pioneer Park West (Ore.) Moonshine Falls (Ore.) K'utárawáx·u (prounounced ku-ta-ra-wa-hhu)…
Chiloquin, Ore. – After more than five years of recovery, redesign, archaeological review, and complex engineering, ODFW proudly announces the reopening of the Klamath Hatchery to the public on June 1. The facility's restoration marks the end of a long and complicated rebuild following the destruction of the original 100‑year‑old…
NEWPORT, Ore. – New research from Oregon's south coast highlights the positive economic impact of science and tourism within Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve. The study quantifies the number of jobs supported and income generated by these activities, providing important data for the local Port Orford community, policymakers, conservation practitioners, and…
SALEM, Ore.—ODFW is seeking public comment on a fish passage waiver request from the Oregon Department of Transportation at an Unnamed Tributary to Bear Creek in Jackson, County, OR. ODOT is extending a culvert on OR99S which triggers fish passage. In lieu of providing fish passage at the tributary to…
SALEM, Ore. – Anglers will have additional chances to fish for wild coho this November as ODFW announces extended fishing opportunities in the Siletz, Yaquina, and Alsea river basins. At the request of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, ODFW staff evaluated the potential for additional fishing days beyond the…
SALEM, Ore. – The Private Forest Accord (PFA) Advisory Committee will hold its regular virtual meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. ODFW staff will present two new funding pathways for the PFA Grants Program, Land Transactions and Water Transactions, followed by Advisory Committee discussion of these pathways and the accompanying…
Multiple dates in September
Sunset Beach State Recreation Site
SALEM, Ore. – People across Oregon are being urged to avoid contact with sick or dead birds as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to impact wild and domestic bird populations across the state. There is currently no effective treatment for wild and domestic birds, and the virus can spread…
SALEM Ore. – The Fish and Wildlife Commission meets June 12-13 for a field tour on Thursday and a regular meeting Friday. See the agenda here. The meeting will also be livestreamed from the Commission page. To testify on an agenda item virtually, register on the agenda page at least…
Oregon’s beaches, bays and ocean waters have more kinds of fishing than anywhere in the state. From chasing surfperch in the… well, surf, to hooking cabezon from a rocky jetty, to going deep after rockfish and halibut, to the line-screaming runs of an albacore tuna, this zone offers a species and fishing technique for every angler. Subscribe for updates Starting Jan. 1, 2026, an Ocean Endorsement is needed for most recreational anglers fishing in the ocean. Check the Ocean Endorsement page for more information. Ocean Endorsement
Milton-Freewater, Ore. – Representatives from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and the Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council gathered on Sept. 1 for a field visit to one of the region's most significant ongoing restoration efforts: the North Fork Walla Walla…
