OAR 635-014-0500. North Coast District

(1) The current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations provide requirements for the Northwest Zone. However, additional regulations may be adopted in this rule division from time to time and to the extent of any inconsistency, they supersede the current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations. (2) In the Necanicum River from the mouth to Hwy 53 bridge at Necanicum Jct including Neawanna Cr tidewater below 12th Ave Bridge: (a) Effective August 1 through November 30: (A) The daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish; and (B) No more than five adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period. (b) Effective December 1 through December 31, angling for, and retention of, all Chinook salmon is closed. (3) In the Nehalem River (Mainstem) and Bay up to Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM 15.1) and in the North Fork Nehalem River from the mouth to Hwy 53 bridge: (a) Effective July 1 through November 30: (A) The daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish; and (B) No more than five adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained in aggregate for the period. (b) Effective December 1 through December 31, angling for, and retention of, all Chinook salmon is closed. (4) In the Nehalem River (Mainstem) and Bay from the tips of the jetties upstream to the Miami-Foley Road Bridge and in the North Fork Nehalem River from the mouth upstream to the North Fork Road Bridge at Aldervale, effective September 9 through October 28, 2026, on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays: (a) The daily adult wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate; (b) No more than three adult wild coho salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate; and (c) The daily jack wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate. (5) In the Tillamook Bay from the tips of the jetties upstream to Hwy 101 bridges on Kilchis, Miami, Wilson, and Trask Rivers, and Burton Bridge on the Tillamook River, Tillamook River above Burton Bridge, Wilson River (Mainstem) from Hwy 101 bridge to Jordan Creek, Trask River (Mainstem) from Hwy 101 bridge to confluence of North and South Forks, Kilchis River from Hwy 101 bridge to Tilden Bluff Rd Bridge (RM 11), and Miami River above Hwy 101 bridge: (a) Effective August 1 through November 30: (A) The daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate; and (B) No more than five adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate. (b) Effective December 1 through December 31, angling for, and retention of all Chinook salmon is closed. (6) In Tillamook Bay from the tips of the jetties upstream to the Highway 101 bridges on the Miami, Kilchis, Wilson, and Trask Rivers and upstream to the Burton Bridge on the Tillamook River, effective September 9 through October 28, 2026, on Wednesday, Saturdays, and Sundays: (a) The daily adult wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate; (b) No more than three adult wild coho salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate; and (c) The daily jack wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate. (7) In the Nestucca River and Bay up to First Bridge (near Beaver), the Little Nestucca River from Hwy 101 to USFS bridge at Dolph, and Three Rivers from the mouth to hatchery deadline and above the hatchery weir:] (a) Effective August 1 through November 30, in the Nestucca River and Bay up to First Bridge (near Beaver), the Little Nestucca River from Hwy 101 to USFS bridge at Dolph, and the Three Rivers above the hatchery weir: (A) The daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate; and (B) No more than two adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate. (b) Effective October 1 through November 30, in the Three Rivers from the mouth to hatchery deadline: (A) The daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate; and (B) No more than two adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate. (c) Effective December 1 through December 31, angling for, and retention of, all Chinook salmon is closed. (8) In the Nestucca River and Bay upstream to the Cloverdale Bridge and in the Little Nestucca River from the Nestucca Bay upstream to the Highway 130 bridge (MP 1.2), effective September 9 through October 28, 2026, on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays: (a) The daily adult wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate; (b) No more than three adult wild coho salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate; and (c) The daily jack wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate. (9) All other permanent rules for the Northwest Zone, as stated in the current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, remain in effect.