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Fishing in Oregon public spots, conditions & reports

4 of 9worth the trip today

Mostly chinook salmon and rainbow trout today. Each spot is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.

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Best in Oregon right now

Every Oregon spot

9 public spots, best first. Each is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.

Rogue River (Agness)Curry CountyChinook salmon

50° water · 14 mph wind

100Go
Umpqua River (Elkton)Douglas CountyChinook salmon

53° water · 14 mph wind

100Go
Deschutes River (Maupin)Wasco CountyRainbow trout

54° water · 2 mph wind

100Go
McKenzie RiverLane CountyRainbow trout

49° water · 3 mph wind

94Go
Gold Beach (South Beach Park)Curry CountyRedtail surfperchHigh Surf Advisory

55° water · 23 mph wind · incoming tide

58Marginal

The state report

Oregon ODFW · no publish date on the page

The current report names brown trout, channel catfish, chinook salmon, chum salmon, coho salmon, crappie, kokanee salmon, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, steelhead, walleye and yellow perch.

Read it at Oregon ODFW · Other states’ reports

Licenses and rules

Rules for what people fish for here

  • Redtail surfperch15 a daySurfperch: 15/day in aggregate of all species, no minimum size. Open year-round.Open · Oregon · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
  • Chinook salmon2 a dayOregon: In the aggregate: 2 adult salmon or steelhead a day and 20 a year on the Combined Angling Tag (hatchery fish on Hatchery Harvest Tags do not count), plus 5 jack salmon a day. Chinook jacks are 15–24", adults over 24"; coho jacks 15–20". Salmon under 15" count as trout, except coho. Chinook are open only where a zone exception lists them, and wild chinook seasons are set each year.Open · Oregon · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
  • Rockfish4 a dayGeneral marine bag 4/day (rockfish, greenling, cabezon and others), with no more than 2 canary. Quillback and yelloweye may not be kept. Cabezon 16" minimum, 1/day from Jul 1 (none Jan 1–Jun 30). Open at all depths year-round.Open · Oregon · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
  • Lingcod22" minimum · 3 a day22" minimum, 3/day, separate from the general marine bag. Open at all depths year-round.Open · Oregon · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
  • Steelhead2 a dayOregon: a steelhead is a rainbow over 20" in a stream (16" in the Northwest and Southwest zones). Hatchery fish only (adipose fin clipped); wild (intact-fin) steelhead must be released. In the aggregate: 2 adult salmon or steelhead a day and 20 a year on the Combined Angling Tag (hatchery fish on Hatchery Harvest Tags do not count), plus 5 jack salmon a day. Chinook jacks are 15–24", adults over 24"; coho jacks 15–20". Salmon under 15" count as trout, except coho. Wild steelhead may be kept only on reaches that list it.Open · Oregon · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
  • Rainbow trout8" minimum · 2 a dayOregon streams: 2 trout a day, 8" minimum, only 1 over 20", generally open May 22–Oct 31 (Willamette Zone streams are catch and release unless listed). Rainbows over 20" in streams count as steelhead (16" in the Northwest and Southwest zones).Open · Oregon · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
  • Coho salmon2 a dayOregon: In the aggregate: 2 adult salmon or steelhead a day and 20 a year on the Combined Angling Tag (hatchery fish on Hatchery Harvest Tags do not count), plus 5 jack salmon a day. Chinook jacks are 15–24", adults over 24"; coho jacks 15–20". Salmon under 15" count as trout, except coho. Coho are open only where a zone exception lists them, mostly hatchery fish; wild coho seasons are set each year before September.Open · Oregon · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source

Limits differ by water. Each spot page shows the limits for its own water.

What’s biting in Oregon

Species people fish for at Oregon spots, and how many of those spots are worth the trip for them today.

SteelheadOncorhynchus mykiss

3 of 3 spots worth the trip in Oregon

Best now at Rogue River, OR100

Bites in 40–55° water

Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha

2 of 4 spots worth the trip in Oregon

Best now at Rogue River, OR100

Bites in 42–58° water

Rainbow troutOncorhynchus mykiss

2 of 2 spots worth the trip in Oregon

Best now at Deschutes River, OR100

Bites in 45–68° water

Coho salmonOncorhynchus kisutch

2 of 2 spots worth the trip in Oregon

Best now at Rogue River, OR100

Bites in 44–58° water

Redtail surfperchAmphistichus rhodoterus

0 of 5 spots worth the trip in Oregon

Best now at Gold Beach, OR58

Bites in 48–62° water

RockfishSebastes spp.

0 of 4 spots worth the trip in Oregon

Best now at Gold Beach, OR48

Bites in 45–58° water

LingcodOphiodon elongatus

0 of 4 spots worth the trip in Oregon

Best now at Gold Beach, OR48

Bites in 45–58° water

About fishing in Oregon

Oregon's 9 public access points span the Pacific coast and rivers and streams, across 6 counties. Across them, the species anglers most often target are Redtail Surfperch, Rockfish, Lingcod, and Chinook Salmon. Each is scored live on water temperature, tide or river flow, moon phase, barometric pressure, and weather. Always confirm current size, creel, and season limits with the Oregon state fishery agency before keeping fish — we flag any species whose regulations we haven't yet verified.

9 public access points across 0 water bodies. Data from NOAA, NWS, USGS, and Oregon ODFW.

Coastal regions

  • Oregon CoastOregon's Pacific beaches and bays from the North Coast to Gold Beach.

Species in Oregon waters

Chinook salmon4Coho salmon2Lingcod4Rainbow trout2Redtail surfperch5Rockfish4Steelhead3