OAR 635-014-0510: Mid-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 Salmon River from the mouth to Knight Park boat ramp and from Knight Park boat ramp to the bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18, effective August 1 through December 31, no more than ten adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period. (3) In the Siletz River and Bay up to the marker sign approximately 1200 feet above Ojalla Bridge and from the marker sign approximately 1200 feet above the Ojalla Bridge to Illahee boat ramp, Drift Creek (Siletz Basin, Lincoln Co.) from the mouth to the steel bridge entering Mennonite Camp, and Schooner Creek from the mouth to Erickson Creek, effective August 1 through December 31: (a) No more than ten adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate. (b) Effective August 1 though December 31, Chinook retention is allowed from the Siletz River and Bay up to the marker sign approx. 1200 feet above the Ojalla Bridge, Drift Creek (Siletz Basin, Lincoln Co.) from the mouth to steel bridge entering Mennonite Camp, and Schooner Creek from the mouth to Erickson Creek. (c) Effective October 7 through December 31, Chinook retention is allowed from the Siletz River and Bay up to the marker sign approx. 1200 feet above the Ojalla Bridge and from the marker sign approx. 1200 feet above the Ojalla Bridge to Illahee boat ramp, Drift Creek (Siletz Basin, Lincoln Co.) from the mouth to the steel bridge entering Mennonite Camp, and Schooner Creek from the mouth to Erickson Creek. (4) In the Siletz River and Bay up to the marker sign approximately 1200 feet above the Ojalla Bridge and from the marker sign approximately 1200 feet above the Ojalla Bridge to Illahee boat ramp, Drift Creek (Siletz Basin, Lincoln Co.), and Schooner Creek from the mouth to Erickson Creek: (a) Effective September 19 through November 7: (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. (b) Effective September 19 through October 6, coho retention is allowed from the Siletz River and Bay up to the marker sign approx. 1200 feet above the Ojalla Bridge, Drift Creek (Siletz Basin, Lincoln Co.) from the mouth to the steel bridge entering Mennonite Camp, and Schooner Creek from the mouth to Erickson Creek. (c) Effective October 7 through November 7, coho retention is allowed from the Siletz River and Bay up to the marker sign approx. 1200 feet above the Ojalla Bridge and from the marker sign approx. 1200 ft above the Ojalla Bridge to Illahee boat ramp, Drift Creek (Siletz Basin, Lincoln Co.) from the mouth to the steel bridge entering Mennonite Camp, and Schooner Creek from the mouth to Erickson Creek. (5) In the Yaquina River and Bay from the visible ends of jetty tips to Simpson Creek and Big Elk Creek from the mouth to Bear Creek: (a) Effective August 1 through December 31, no more than ten adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate. (b) Effective September 19 through October 25 and November 1 through November 7, 2026: (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. (6) In the Alsea River (Mainstem) and Bay up to the USFS River Edge Boat Landing and Drift Creek (Alsea Basin, Lincoln Co.) from the mouth to lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10), effective August 1 through December 31, no more than ten adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate. (7) In the Yachats River from the mouth to North Fork Yachats River, effective August 1 through December 31: (a) The daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish; and (b) No more than two adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period. (8) In Beaver Creek (Lincoln Co.) from the walking bridge at Ona Beach State Park upstream to the confluence of Beaver Creek and South Fork Beaver Creek, effective November 1 through November 30, 2026: (a) The daily adult wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish; (b) No more than three adult wild coho salmon may be retained for the period; and (c) The daily jack wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate. (9) In the Siuslaw River (Mainstem) and Bay up to Lake Creek, North Fork Siuslaw River from the mouth to Meadows Bridge at MP 11, and Sweet Creek from the mouth to head of tidewater: (a) Effective August 1 through December 31: (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 September 19 through October 13, 2026: (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. (10) All other permanent rules for the Northwest Zone, as stated in the current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, remain in effect.