OAR 635-016-0500: Temporary rule language in effect until 12/22/2026. Umpqua District
Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2026-08-10Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations provide requirements for the Southwest 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) Effective July 1 through November 30, the following regulations apply in the Mainstem Umpqua River from the visible tips of the jetties to the North and South Umpqua confluence, Mainstem Smith River (Douglas Co.) from the mouth to Spencer Creek, and North Fork Smith River (Douglas Co.) from the mouth to Johnson Creek: (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. (3) Effective May 12 through November 7, the following regulations apply to Lemolo Reservoir and Hemlock Lake. The daily limit of kokanee is 10 per day with no size limit. (4) Effective August 10 through November 30 angling for steelhead is closed in the North Umpqua River from the mouth to the marker below Soda Springs Dam. (5) All other permanent rules for the Southwest Zone, as stated in the current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, remain in effect.
Official history and status
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.138 & ORS 496.146
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 496.162
History: DFW 78-2026, temporary amend filed 08/05/2026, effective 08/10/2026 through 12/22/2026 DFW 67-2026, temporary amend filed 07/02/2026, effective 07/02/2026 through 12/22/2026 DFW 64-2026, temporary amend filed 07/01/2026, effective 07/01/2026 through 12/22/2026 DFW 62-2026, amend filed 06/30/2026, effective 06/30/2026 DFW 41-2026, temporary amend filed 05/18/2026, effective 05/18/2026 through 06/30/2026 DFW 8-2026, temporary amend filed 01/27/2026, effective 02/01/2026 through 06/30/2026 DFW 79-2025, temporary amend filed 08/25/2025, effective 08/25/2025 through 11/30/2025 DFW 78-2025, temporary amend filed 08/22/2025, effective 08/25/2025 through 11/30/2025 DFW 71-2025, temporary amend filed 08/18/2025, effective 08/19/2025 through 11/30/2025 DFW 45-2025, amend filed 06/16/2025, effective 07/01/2025 DFW 2-2025, temporary amend filed 01/03/2025, effective 02/01/2025 through 06/30/2025 DFW 46-2024, temporary amend filed 06/17/2024, effective 06/17/2024 through 06/30/2024 DFW 45-2024, amend filed 06/17/2024, effective 06/17/2024 DFW 3-2024, temporary amend filed 01/17/2024, effective 02/01/2024 through 06/30/2024 DFW 119-2023, adopt filed 12/27/2023, effective 01/01/2024
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