The Nestucca peaked over 16 feet last week and is still high and off color

Nestucca River - Pacific, OR


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
12-16-2025
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The Nestucca peaked over 16 feet last week and is still high and off color. With another heavy rain predicted for this Thursday it is unlikely it will be fishable this weekend, but once it does come back in shape there should be some steelhead around. The Nestucca gets one of our largest releases of hatchery steelhead and provides good fishing opportunity late December through early April.

No retention of wild coho allowed. The wild coho fishery closed on October 27.

Fall Chinook season closed December 1st. There is no retention or angling for Chinook salmon allowed the rest of the year. Winter steelhead should start showing up this month, but numbers will be low this early in the season. The run on the Nestucca peaks January through March.

Cutthroat trout season closed November1.