| Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) | Filing Notice | Effective Dates | Rulemaking Contact |
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| Modify Willamette Falls Lamprey Harvest Regulations OAR 635-017-0090 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 6/1/2026 THROUGH 7/31/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: This amended rule modifies the harvest regulations for the Pacific lamprey fishery at Willamette Falls.
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| Set Days for the Recreational Spring Salmon Fishery in the Columbia River OAR 635-023-0125 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 5/15/2026 THROUGH 6/15/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: This amended rule adds open days for the Columbia River recreational spring salmon/steelhead fisheries downstream and
upstream of Bonneville Dam and modifies the daily bag limit regulation for Select Area recreational salmon fisheries
through June 15. Modifications are consistent with actions taken by the Departments of Fish and Wildlife for the States
of Oregon and Washington on May 12, 2026.
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| Open Hatchery Chinook Salmon Angling in Lookingglass Creek OAR 635-019-0520 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 5/15/2026 THROUGH 6/14/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: This amended rule allows recreational harvest of hatchery Chinook in Lookingglass Creek from May 15 through June 14,
2026.
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| Authorize Sales in Yakama Nation Treaty Commercial Spring Tributary Fishery OAR 635-041-0045 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 5/12/2026 THROUGH 6/15/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: This amended rule authorizes the sale of fish caught in the Drano Lake permit fishery enacted by the Yakama Nation from
May 12-13, 2026. Modifications are consistent with actions taken by the Departments of Fish and Wildlife for the States
of Oregon and Washington at a Columbia River Compact hearing on May 12, 2026.
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| 2026 Pacific Halibut All-depth Seasons Federal References Corrections OAR 635-039-0085 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 5/12/2026 THROUGH 10/31/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: The proposed rule amendment regulates the 2026 recreational Pacific halibut fishery by establishing seasons and quotas
for Oregon state-water fisheries, ensuring and promoting consistency with federally adopted regulations, and
incorporating housekeeping and technical updates. This amendment incorporates federal regulations that were not
available at the time of the original filing and corrects a clerical error on a federal reference.
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| Federal Actions Implemented for Commercial Groundfish Fisheries OAR 635-004-0275 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 5/11/2026 THROUGH 11/6/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: This amended rule adopts in-season changes previously adopted by the federal government for 2026 Pacific Coast Limited
Entry Fixed Gear and Open Access commercial groundfish fisheries, including, but not limited to, catch limit increases
for canary rockfish.
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| Lower Deschutes River Hatchery Spring Chinook Season OAR 635-018-0090 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 5/5/2026 THROUGH 9/28/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: This rule is needed to allow sport harvest opportunities for
returning hatchery spring Chinook salmon in the Lower
Deschutes River for an approximate two-week period beginning May 5, 2026.
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| Modify Youngs Bay Select Area Commercial Fishery OAR 635-042-0145 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 4/20/2026 THROUGH 7/31/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: This rule expands the open area for the previously adopted fishing period in the Youngs Bay Commercial Salmon Fishery
scheduled to occur on April 20. Modifications are consistent with actions taken by the Department of Fish and Wildlife
on 04/16/26.
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| Set an Additional Day for the Recreational Spring Salmon Fishery in the Columbia River OAR 635-023-0125 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 4/18/2026 THROUGH 6/15/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: This amended rule adds one day to the Columbia River recreational spring salmon/steelhead fishery downstream of
Bonneville Dam. Modifications are consistent with actions taken by the Departments of Fish and Wildlife for the States
of Oregon and Washington at a Columbia River Joint State hearing held on April 14, 2026.
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| Modify the Annual Closure Period for Treaty Subsistence Fishing in the Fifteenmile Creek Sanctuary OAR 635-041-0020 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 4/16/2026 THROUGH 6/15/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: Under permanent rule, the closure date for treaty subsistence fishing around the mouth of Fifteenmile Creek extends from
November 16 through June 15, annually. This amended rule allows subsistence fishing in this area to resume on April 16,
2026, to allow access to spring Chinook.
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| Set Additional Days for the Recreational Spring Salmon Fishery in the Columbia River OAR 635-023-0125 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 4/11/2026 THROUGH 6/15/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: This amended rule sets Columbia River recreational spring salmon fisheries and modifies the daily bag limit for Select
Area recreational salmon fisheries from March 1 through June 15. Modifications are consistent with actions taken by the
Departments of Fish and Wildlife for the States of Oregon and
Washington on February 19 and April 9, 2026.
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| Modify Youngs Bay Select Area Commercial Fishery OAR 635-042-0145 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 4/1/2026 THROUGH 7/31/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: This rule expands the open area for previously adopted fishing periods in the Youngs Bay Commercial Salmon Fishery
scheduled to occur from April 1 through April 2. Modifications are consistent with actions taken by the Department of
Fish and Wildlife on 3/31/26.
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| Modify Youngs Bay Select Area Commercial Fishery OAR 635-042-0145 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 3/26/2026 THROUGH 7/31/2026 | John Seabourne |
| Summary: These rules expand the open area for two previously adopted fishing periods in the Youngs Bay Commercial Salmon Fishery
scheduled to occur from March 26 through March 30. Modifications are consistent with actions taken by the Department of
Fish and Wildlife on 3/25/26.
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| Modify Youngs Bay Select Area Commercial Fishery OAR 635-042-0145 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 3/23/2026 THROUGH 7/31/2026 | John Seabourne |
| Summary: These rules expand the open area for two previously adopted fishing periods in the Youngs Bay Commercial Salmon Fishery
scheduled to occur from March 23 through March 25. Modifications are consistent with actions taken by the Department of
Fish and Wildlife on 3/23/26.
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| Allow Sales of Sturgeon Caught in Columbia River Treaty Setline Fishery OAR 635-041-0063 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 3/11/2026 THROUGH 8/28/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: This amended rule provides state authorization of sales of white sturgeon caught in the winter Treaty setline fishery in
The Dalles Pool to reflect recent tribal action to adopt this fishery.
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| Allow Sales of Sturgeon Caught in Columbia River Treaty Setline Fisheries OAR 635-041-0063 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 3/2/2026 THROUGH 8/28/2026 | John Seabourne |
| Summary: This amended rule provides state authorization of sales of white sturgeon caught in the winter Treaty setline fisheries
in The Dalles Pool and John Day Pool to reflect recent tribal action to adopt these fisheries.
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| Commercial Crab Late-Season Whale Entanglement Risk Reduction Measures
Implementation Date OAR 635-005-0405, 635-005-0460, 635-005-0480 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 2/16/2026 THROUGH 8/14/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: These amended rules will implement commercial crab late-season
whale entanglement risk reduction measures including a
20% pot limit reduction, requirement for late-season buoy tags, and prohibition on fishing deeper than 40
fathoms on
April 1 instead of May 1 to reduce the risk of whales becoming entangled in commercial crab fishing gear earlier
in the
season.
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| Adopt Select Area Commercial Fisheries OAR 635-042-0145, 635-042-0160, 635-042-0170, 635-042-0180 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 2/15/2026 THROUGH 7/31/2026 | John Seabourne |
Summary: These rules implement the 2026 winter, spring, and summer Select Area commercial fisheries from February 15 through July
30. The following fisheries are addressed by these rules:
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| Modify Wild Spring Chinook Regulations in Umpqua District OAR 635-016-0500 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 2/1/2026 THROUGH 6/30/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: This amended rule will prohibit retention of all wild Chinook
on the Mainstem Umpqua River. It will restrict harvest to
one wild adult Chinook per day and ten wild adults per season on the North Umpqua River from February 1, 2026,
through
June 30, 2026, in accordance with the sliding scale established pursuant to the State’s Coastal Multi-Species
Conservation and Management Plan (CMP).
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| Amend Rules to Reduce 2026 Oregon Hunting Tags for Rocky Mountain Goats OAR 635-067-0000 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 1/12/2026 THROUGH 07/10/2026 | Roxie Borisch |
| Summary: Controlled hunt tag numbers for 2026 Rocky Mountain goat hunts were adopted by the Fish and Wildlife Commission at their
September 12, 2025 meeting and printed in the “2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations.” This amendment of OAR
635-067-0000 will reduce the tag numbers for controlled Rocky Mountain goat hunts 959B1, Snake River No.1, and 959B2,
Snake River No. 2, for the 2026 hunting season.
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| Allow Bait on the Coquille River and Tributaries OAR 635-016-0510 |
Temporary Rule Filing Notice | 1/12/2026 THROUGH 07/10/2026 | Linda Spansel |
| Summary: This rule will correct language that inadvertently removed the allowance of bait in the Coquille River basin from
January 1st through May 31st and November 1st through December 31st.
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