Nestucca River Updates

Nestucca River - Pacific, OR


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
10-9-2024
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The Nestucca River (up to First Bridge) and Bay, and the Little Nestucca River and are open to fall Chinook fishing Aug. 1 to Nov. 30. There are Chinook being caught in the bay and tidewater, and fishing has been good at times. More should be showing up as the month goes on. It will take some decent rain to bring fish up the rivers. The daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate. No more than five adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate. See the regulation updates for more details.

A wild coho fishery is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays only, in Nestucca and Little Nestucca Bay from Sept. 7 through Oct. 23. Fishing has been slow so far. Bag limit is 1 adult wild coho per day as part of the 2 salmon or steelhead daily bag limit, and 2 adult wild coho for the season. See the regulation updates for open areas and more details.

Summer steelhead are in the Nestucca and there are some fish being caught. Cedar Creek Hatchery has been recycling steelhead for weeks. There are some big fish this year. Fish should be throughout the fishery (up to Elk Creek, which is the angling deadline). These fish should start to get more active this time of year as water temperatures begin to drop.

Cutthroat trout fishing should be fair to good, with fish spread through the river system. 




More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, October 9th

Deschutes River: Good Steelhead Fishing on the Deschutes (mouth to Pelton Dam)
East Lake: East Lake Updates
Fall River: Excellent and Consistent Fishing in Fall River
Laurance Lake: Enjoy the Last Few Weeks of Fall Fishing on Laurance
Paulina Lake: Productive Fishing on Paulina
Walton Lake: Closed Public Access at Walton
Green Peter Reservoir: Green Peter Updates
Quartzville Creek: Quartzville Creek Updates
Santiam River ( North Fork) : More Fish are Coming to Santiam
Santiam River (South Fork): Fish Are Still Available in Santiam
Willamette River: North Willamette Update
Kilchis River: Good Cutthroat Trout Fishing on the Kilchis
Necanicum River: Fair Fishing on the Necanicum
Nehalem River: Fair Fall Chinook Fishing on the Nehalem

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