Spring Chinook fishing in the Nestucca is getting started. There are reports of fish showing in the bay over the past few weeks but not many being caught yet. There should some moving into the river with the flows we've had the past week. The Little Nestucca also gets a release of hatchery spring Chinook and those fish should be showing up as well.‌

The Nestucca also gets a release of hatchery summer steelhead and that run should be starting. With good counts showing in the valley, we are hopeful the coastal streams may get a better run than in recent history.