OAR 635-016-0510: Coos-Coquille District

(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) In the Coos River (Mainstem), Coos Bay from the visible tips of jetties upstream to the head of tide or other landmarks including: Larson Slough upstream to Sullivan Cr; Palouse Cr to Elliot Forest Boundary; Catching Slough to Sumner Rd Bridge; Kentuck, North, Isthmus, Coalbank and Davis sloughs to their tidegates; Shinglehouse Slough; and Pony Slough to Newmark Ave, South Fork Coos River (Mouth to head of tide at Dellwood), and Millicoma River (Mainstem) in aggregate: (a) Effective July 1 through December 31, no more than ten adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate; (b) Effective July 1 through September 18 and October 19 through December 31, the daily adult salmon bag limit is three fish in aggregate of which no more than two may be wild Chinook salmon; and (c) Effective September 19 through October 18, 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; (C) The daily wild jack coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate; and (D) The daily adult salmon bag limit is three fish in aggregate of which no more than two may be wild. (3) In the Coquille River (Mainstem), East Fork Coquille River, Middle Fork Coquille River, North Fork Coquille River, and in the South Fork Coquille River from the mouth to the USFS boundary near Powers: (a) Effective June 1 through October 31, spears and spear guns may be used to harvest smallmouth bass; and (b) Use of bait is allowed all year. (4) In the Coquille River (Mainstem) from Highway 101 bridge upstream to the Highway 42S bridge at Sturdivant Park, effective September 19 through October 18, 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; (c) The daily wild jack coho salmon bag limit is one fish; and (d) The retention of hatchery Chinook salmon is allowed. (5) All other permanent rules for the Southwest Zone, as stated in the current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, remain in effect.