Nehalem River Fish Report

Saturday (9/9/23) will be the first day of the wild coho fishery in Nehalem Bay

Nehalem River - Nehalm, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
9-6-2023
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The Nehalem gets a run of "summer Chinook" (an early component of the fall run) and those fish are in the bay. Fishing remains fair with a few fish being caught daily. Some of the early fish are starting to move into the river, and the more traditional fall run fish are just coming in.‌

Due to a below average forecast the bag limits for wild Chinook salmon have been reduced. See the Regulation Updates section above for details.

A few hatchery coho have been caught in the bay already and numbers should start to increase as we get further into September.‌

Saturday (9/9/23) will be the first day of the wild coho fishery in Nehalem Bay. The fishery is open two days a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays, from Sept. 9 to Oct. 18. See the Regulation Updates section above for details. Hatchery coho are always open in the bay and this year will be the first return of wild broodstock origin hatchery adults.

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Crescent Lake: Crescent Lake is currently 8 percent full
Hosmer Lake: Anglers continue to report good brook, cutthroat and rainbow trout fishing
Metolius River: The Metolius River continues to fish well
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is 38 percent full
Paulina Lake: Anglers continue to report good trout fishing and excellent kokanee fishing
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 68 percent full
Three Creek Lake: Anglers report light use and good trout fishing
Breitenbush River: River flows have dropped and are now around 150 cfs
Detroit Reservoir: Water levels are slowly dropping and will continue to drop through the fall
Green Peter Reservoir: Launching boats will then no longer be possible until sometime after refilling begins this winter
Santiam River ( North Fork) : River is currently running at around 1,200 cfs
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Flows are currently around 400 cfs
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 1,200 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Waverly Lake: The pond is much better shape now
Nestucca River: Saturday, Sept. 9 is the opener of the wild coho fishery in the Nestucca estuary
Kilchis River: Cutthroat are available throughout the river
Necanicum River: Sea-run cutthroat fishing should be decent

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