Fishing in Oregon public spots, conditions & reports
5 of 9worth the trip today
Mostly redtail surfperch and rainbow trout today. Each spot is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.
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Every Oregon spot
9 public spots, best first. Each is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.
52° water · 12 mph wind · incoming tide
53° water · 14 mph wind · incoming tide
54° water · 14 mph wind · low slack tide
The state report
The current report names brook trout, brown trout, channel catfish, chinook salmon, coho salmon, crappie, cutthroat trout, kokanee salmon, lake trout, largemouth bass, lingcod, muskellunge, rainbow trout, rockfish, smallmouth bass, steelhead, striped bass, walleye and yellow perch.
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.No targeting · 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
- 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
- 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
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 mykiss3 of 3 spots worth the trip in Oregon
Best now at Rogue River, OR82
Bites in 40–55° water
Redtail surfperchAmphistichus rhodoterus2 of 5 spots worth the trip in Oregon
Best now at Gold Beach, OR90
Bites in 48–62° water
Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha2 of 4 spots worth the trip in Oregon
Best now at Rogue River, OR82
Bites in 42–58° water
Coho salmonOncorhynchus kisutch2 of 2 spots worth the trip in Oregon
Best now at Rogue River, OR82
Bites in 44–58° water
RockfishSebastes spp.1 of 4 spots worth the trip in Oregon
Best now at Gold Beach, OR76
Bites in 45–58° water
LingcodOphiodon elongatus1 of 4 spots worth the trip in Oregon
Best now at Gold Beach, OR76
Bites in 45–58° water
Rainbow troutOncorhynchus mykiss1 of 2 spots worth the trip in Oregon
Best now at Deschutes River, OR89
Bites in 45–68° 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.