Fishing in Oregon

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

Hot Topics

• ODFW finds popular salmon bait cure harmful to fish
• Fishery managers predict 470,000 Columbia River spring Chinook in 2010

Rules and Regulations

• 2010 Sport Fishing Regulations
         * View entire regulation booklet (15.5 mb pdf)
         * View by Zone: Statewide | Northwest | Southwest | Willamette | Central | Northeast | Southeast | Snake River | Columbia | Marine
• 2010 Regulation Changes and Updates
• Measuring Sturgeon: Fork Length (pdf)
• 2009 Ocean Salmon, Halibut, and Columbia River Supplemental Regulations (pdf) – good through April 2010
• 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 and how to fish, crab and clam

• Weekly Recreation Report – updated fishing conditions for lakes and reservoirs throughout Oregon
• 2009 Spring Fishing Forecast
• 2009 Winter Steelhead Fishing Forecast
• Warm Water Fishing
• Easy Angling Oregon – great places to take novice or youth anglers
• Access: Oregon – a guide to accessible outdoor recreation areas throughout the state
• 50 Places to go Fishing within 60 Minutes of Portland
• How to Crab Flyer (pdf)
• How to Crab instructional video
• How to Razor Clam Flyer (pdf)
• Steelhead Fishing in Oregon (pdf)
• Bass Fishing in Oregon (pdf)
• Oregon Tide Tables
• Columbia River Fisheries

Where the Fish Are

• Fish Counts at Major Dams and Fish Traps
• Trout Stocking Schedules
• Salmon, Steelhead and Sturgeon Catch Statistics
• Trout Fishing Guide to NE Oregon (pdf)
  • Summit Road Fishing Ponds Map (pdf)
  • Umatilla Stocked Fishing Ponds Map (pdf)
• Fishing Guide to South Willamette District (pdf)

Oregon’s Record Fish

• Oregon's Record Fish
• Cold Water Record Fish Nomination Form (pdf)

Learning to FIsh

• Aquatic and Angling Education
• Youth Angling Enhancement Program

Additional information

• Current Boating Regulations
  
• ODFW Hatcheries
• Sport Fish Species of Oregon

For more information about ODFW programs, policies and administration please visit the Fish Division page.