Trout fishing will start to pick back up again

Coos River - Coos Bay, OR (Coos County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
9-4-2024
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Anglers can catch rockfish around the jetties in the lower Coos Bay estuary. Best fishing is typically near slack tides with good fishing one day and fair fishing the next. A jig fished with a twister tail trailer is always a good option to catch bottomfish.

The 2024 daily general marine fish bag limit is 5 fish plus 2 lingcod with no retention of yelloweye or quillback rockfish. Anglers are allowed to harvest 1 cabezon per day as part of the general marine fish bag limit.

Salmon anglers are restricted to 2 wild adult Chinook per day and 10 for the season (July 1 – Dec. 31) in the Coos Basin. Salmon anglers are catching Chinook from the jetties all the way up to Chandler Bridge on the Coos River.

A few salmon anglers caught and released wild coho salmon over the Labor Day weekend. The wild coho season begins on Sept. 14 and goes through Oct. 10. Anglers are allowed 1 wild adult coho per day and 3 for the season (no more than 5 wild adult coho may be harvested per year in the Northwest and Southwest Zones with open wild coho salmon fisheries).

Boat anglers are catching walleye surfperch and pile surfperch using sand shrimp along old pilings or along the edges of eel grass beds.

Trout fishing is open in rivers and streams through Oct. 31. River temperatures are starting to drop and trout fishing will start to pick back up again, especially for sea-run cutthroat trout moving upstream into the larger rivers.





More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, September 4th

Crescent Lake: Crescent Lake Updates
Fall River: Fly-anglers continue to report productive and consistent fishing
Haystack Reservoir: Rare opportunity to catch trophy-size broodstock rainbow trout
Metolius River: The Metolius River continues to be excellent
Ochoco Reservoir: Recent reports of good rainbow trout fishing and large fish
Wickiup Reservoir: Anglers continue to report productive fishing
Detroit Reservoir: Detroit Reservoir Updates
Quartzville Creek: Quartzville Creek Updates
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Santiam River (North Fork) Updates
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Ideal Conditions from June to Early October
Santiam River (South Fork): Santiam River (South Fork) Updates
Nehalem River: Summer Chinook Are In
Tillamook Bay: Tillamook Bay is open to fall Chinook fishing
Trask River: Cutthroat trout fishing should be fair to good
Wilson River: Wilson River Updates
Fourmile Lake: Access to the Lake is Available
Gerber Reservoir: Gerber Reservoir Updates
Klamath River - Middle: Klamath River Update: Springs to state line with California
Link River : Fishing not recommended at this time
Phillips Reservoir: Lots of fish were caught over Labor Day weekend!
Pilcher Reservoir: No New Reports From Pilcher
Wolf Creek Reservoir: No New Reports From Wolf Creek
Sky Lakes Wilderness Lakes: Fishing continues to be good
Sprague River: Sprague River Updates
Sprague River: North Fork Sprague River and All Tributaries Update
Unity Reservoir: Many fish were caught over Labor Day weekend
Agate Lake: Agate Lake Updates
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate Reservoir Updates
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Early morning fishing should be more successful


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