Spring Chinook fishing in the Nestucca is just getting started. There are reports of fish showing in the bay but not many being caught yet. There should be a few moving into the river with this week's rain but numbers will be low this early. 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.