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Columbia River Fisheries	Trout Stocking	Fish Counts	Marine Resources	Regulation Updates	Events

Beginning Jan. 1, 2013 barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon, steelhead and trout on the Columbia River from the mouth to the OR/WA border above McNary Dam. Barbless hooks also are required on the Willamette River below the falls, including the Gilbert River and Multnomah Channel. For a complete list of other Columbia River tributaries covered by the new rule, click here.

The Columbia River offers premiere opportunities to fish for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, shad and a variety of warmwater species. Management of the river and its fisheries is a responsibility shared by state, federal and tribal agencies. The overarching management objective is to meet conservation requirements while providing optimum sport and commercial fishing opportunities.

Sea Lion Updates | Columbia River Fisheries

Lower River Fisheries Management Reform
Get updates on the rulemaking process to reform fisheries on the lower main stem Columbia River.

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Recreational and commercial rules and regulations

Sport Fishing Regulations (pdfs)
- View the entire 2013 regulation booklet (17.65 mb)
- View by Zone: Statewide | Northwest | Southwest | Willamette | Central | Northeast | Southeast | Snake River | Columbia | Marine

Regulation Changes and Updates
Sport Ocean Regulations for Salmon, Halibut (pdf)
Marine Commercial Fishing Regulations
Measuring Sturgeon: Fork Length (pdf)
Shellfish Regulations
Stream Codes (pdf) – harvest card (tag) location codes
Angling/Shellfish Mail Order License Application (pdf)
Buy a License on-line
Oregon Administrative Rules

Where to fish, crab and clam

Weekly Recreation Report – updated fishing conditions for lakes and reservoirs throughout Oregon
Spring Fishing Guide (updated every April)
Winter Steelhead Guide (updated every November)
Warmwater Fishing
Easy Angling Oregon – great places to take novice or youth anglers
Easy Angling Central Oregon – great spots for beginning anglers in the Bend/Prineville/Redmond areas
Access: Oregon – a guide to accessible outdoor recreation areas throughout the state
50 Places to go Fishing within 60 Minutes of Portland
50 Places to go Fishing within 60 Minutes of Medford (pdf)

Google-based map of 50 Places to go Fishing within 60 Minutes of Medford

50 Places to go Fishing within 60 Minutes of Roseburg (pdf)
Oregon Tide Tables
Columbia River Fisheries

Marine Recreational Fishing in Oregon brochures

Central - Cascade Head to Florence (pdf)
South - Winchester Bay to California Border (pdf)
North - Columbia River to Nistucca Bay (pdf)

How to fish, crab and clam

Gearing Up (pdf)
How to Clean and Keep Your Catch (pdf)
How to Crab Flyer (pdf)
How to Crab instructional video
How to Razor Clam Flyer (pdf)
Digging for Bay Clams
Steelhead Fishing in Oregon (pdf)
Bass Fishing in Oregon (pdf)
Surfperch Fishing in Oregon (pdf)
Trout Fishing in Oregon (pdf)
Catch and Release techniques to reduce fish mortality (pdf)

Where the fish are

Oregon’s record fish

Learning to fish

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