NORTHWEST ZONE: Regulation Changes

Beginning Jan. 1, 2013 the following tributaries of the Columbia will be restricted to barbless hooks when fishing for salmon, steelhead and trout:

• Youngs River from confluence with Youngs Bay upstream to markers at confluence with Klaskanine River.
• Lewis and Clark River from Hwy 101 bridge upstream to Alternate Hwy 101 bridge.
• Walluski River from confluence with Youngs Bay upstream to Hwy 202 bridge.
• Gnat Creek from railroad bridge upstream to Aldrich Point Road.
• Knappa/Blind Slough select areas.

For more information contact your local ODFW office:

Clackamas (971) 673-6000
Corvallis (541) 757-4186
Tillamook (503) 842-2741
Newport (541) 867-4741
Springfield (541) 726-3515

The 2013 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations (pdf) provide requirements for all zones. However, additional regulations may be adopted in this rule division from time to time and to the extent of any inconsistency, they supersede the 2013 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations.