Yaquina River Fish Report

The tides have been affecting the fishery a great deal

Yaquina River - Newport, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
9-20-2023
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Fall Chinook is open on the Yaquina. It's been a particularly slow start on the Yaquina with not as many fish being caught in the basin compared to our other Mid Coast Basins. We are however starting to see an increasing number of fish coming in and being caught as we progress further into the season.‌

The tides have been affecting the fishery a great deal by pushing lots of weeds into tide water and bogging down bait and flashers and motors. If you're out on the Yaquina this weekend be mindful of the weeds. ‌

Between the weeds, the warmer temps and less active fish, the Yaquina fishery has not really picked up yet. We've gotten a few reports of fish being caught but it's definitely been slow. ‌

Wild coho retention opened for coho last Friday and will run until Oct. 15. A few fish have been seen rolling and jumping in the river but not a ton have moved into the system yet. Check out the regulations before you head out this weekend.

More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

Elk River: Elk River Hatchery fish released early due to Anvil Fire Level 3 evacuation
Deschutes River- Lower: Chinook fishing at Sherars has been good the past few weeks
Laurance Lake: Laurance Lake closes to fishing Nov. 1
Alton Baker Canoe Canal: Will be stocked again this week with 900 hatchery rainbow trout
Foster Reservoir: The reservoir is still mostly full
Gold Lake: Gold Lake is open for fishing
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level has dropped below the toe-slope of Thistle Creek boat ramp
Henry Hagg Lake: The best time to catch bass during fall is typically early morning or late evening
Quartzville Creek: Currently it is at 15 cfs
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 1,200 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Alsea River: Fall Chinook is open on the Alsea
Nehalem River: Chinook fishing slowed this week
Salmon River: Fall Chinook is open and picking up in the Salmon River
Siletz River: Siletz will be your best bet for any summer steelhead coming back into the basin
Siuslaw River: Fall Chinook has started to pick up the last two weeks on the Siuslaw river!

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Thursday, September 14th, 2023

: Recreational ocean salmon in-season changes between Cape Falcon and Humbug Mt.
: ODFW Recreation Report