Nestucca River Fish Report

Fall Chinook fishing in the Nestucca has been slow to fair in estuary

Nestucca River - Pacific, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
9-27-2023
Website

Fall Chinook fishing in the Nestucca has been slow to fair in estuary. There should be a few fish pushing into the lower river on this week's rain.

Due to below average forecast this season the bag limit for wild Chinook has been reduced. See the Regulation Updates section above for details. ‌

Saturday, Sept. 9 was the opener of the wild coho fishery in the Nestucca estuary, and there should be some wild coho around. The fishery is open two days a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays from Sept. 9 to Oct. 18. See the regulation updates section above for bag limits and more details.

Summer steelhead are in the basin, and are present throughout the fishery, but recent resting pool counts confirmed that numbers are low this year and as a result fishing will probably be slow.

Cutthroat are available throughout the river. Sea-run cutthroat fishing is open through October.

More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, September 27th, 2023

Imnaha River: Trout and whitefish can be caught throughout the river
Wallowa River: With recent rains, the flow of the Wallowa River has increased
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Trout fishing at Crane Prairie has improved in recent weeks
Hood River: The Hood River is muddy due to rain
Metolius River: The Metolius River continues to fish well
Paulina Lake: Anglers continue to report good trout fishing
Pine Hollow Reservoir: Pine Hollow was stocked the week
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 62 percent full
Breitenbush River: The Forest Service Road (FR 46) up the Breitenbush River has re-opened
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Fishing for spring Chinook is now closed
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Flows are currently around 430 cfs
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 1,600 cfs
Alsea River: Fall Chinook is open on the Alsea, and so far the season has been running slow
Kilchis River: Cutthroat are available throughout the river
Necanicum River: The Necanicum could have a few Fall Chinook moving into the lower river
Nehalem River: Chinook fishing has remained fair in Nehalem Bay

ODFW Recreation Report

9-22-2023
Keep dogs away from salmon carcasses‌ Whether it's spawned out salmon or dead fish placed for stream enrichment, letting your dog...... Read More