Nehalem River- North Fork Fish Report

Returning Coho and Fishing Has Been Fair

Nehalem River- North Fork - Hamlet, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
11-20-2024
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Hatchery coho are returning to the North Fork Nehalem and fishing has been fair. Some fish are getting dark but there are still plenty of bright fish coming in and opportunity to catch them. Oct 23 was the last day of wild coho retention on the North Coast and NO retention of wild coho is allowed for the remainder of the year.

The North Fork is blown out today but should be dropping back into shape by the weekend.

The first hatchery winter steelhead returned to the trap at Nehalem hatchery this week. It's early and numbers will be very low, but there's a chance.

The North Fork Nehalem gets low numbers of Chinook salmon and that run is winding down, but there may still be a little opportunity to catch a Chinook before the end of the season on Nov. 30. The bag limit for wild adult Chinook is 1/day and 5 for the season from July 1 to Nov. 30. See the regulation updates for more details.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, November 20th

: Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed
Grande Ronde River: Variable Fishing on the Grande Ronde
Imnaha River: Lower Temps Bring Slower Fishing
Morgan Lake: Closed Until April
Wallowa Lake : Kokanee Still Available!
Wallowa River: Opportunities to catch some really nice fish!
Antelope Flat Reservoir: Limited Access
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Crane Prairie Closed Until April
Davis Lake: Davis Lake Updates
Deschutes River- Lower: Consistently Good Fishing on the Lower Deschutes
East Lake: East Lake Updates
Haystack Reservoir: Expect Slow Fishing
Hosmer Lake: Hosmer Lake Updates
Lake Billy Chinook: Anglers Continue to Report Good Fishing!
Laurance Lake: Laurance Lake Updates
Metolius River: The Metolius Continues to Be Excellent for a Variety of Fish
Odell Lake: Closed for Fishing Until April
Paulina Lake: Paulina Lake Updates
South Twin Lake: Productive Fishing at South Twin Lake
Walton Lake: Public Access to Walton Lake Reopened
Wickiup Reservoir: Wickiup Reservoir Updates
Foster Reservoir: Foster Reservoir Updates
Junction City Pond: Large Fish at Junction City Pond
Quartzville Creek: Quartzville Creek Updates
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Still Lots of Fish Downstream in the Mainstem
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Opportunistic Trout Fishing
Santiam River (South Fork): High Flows Throughout South Fork
Walter Wirth Lake: Walter Wirth Lake Updates
Kilchis River: Kilchis River Updates
Miami River: Fall Chinook Throughout the River
Necanicum River: Fishing has been fair on the Necanicum
Nehalem River: Nehalem River Updates

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Thursday, November 14th

: Free fishing days in Oregon Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 29-30
: Recreational, commercial bay crabbing closed Cape Blanco to California
: ODFW Recreation Report