OAR 635-018-0500: Temporary rule language in effect until 09/15/2026. Mid-Columbia District

(1) Effective June 16 through July 14, the daily adult salmon and steelhead bag limit may not include more than one hatchery steelhead in these locations: (a) Eagle Creek. That portion of Eagle Creek (Central Zone) from the angling deadline in Eagle Creek (200 feet downstream of hatchery fishway entrance) downstream to the mouth at the mainline railroad bridge. (b) Deschutes River: The lower Deschutes River from markers at the lower end of Moody Rapids downstream to the mouth at the Interstate 84 Bridge. (2) Seasonal closures prohibiting angling may be enacted to provide additional protection for upriver summer steelhead. When enacted, closures will be from July 15-September 15 in the lower reaches of Columbia River tributaries within the Central Zone as specified in section (3). (3) The closures will be in the lower reaches of Eagle Creek and the Deschutes River as described below, and in OAR 635-023-0090 (3)(a) and (3)(e): (a) Eagle Creek. That portion of Eagle Creek from the angling deadline in Eagle Creek (200 feet downstream of hatchery fishway entrance) downstream to the mouth at the mainline railroad bridge will be closed to angling from July 15 through September 15. (b) Deschutes River: The lower Deschutes River from markers at the lower end of Moody Rapids downstream to the mouth at the Interstate 84 Bridge will be closed to angling from July 15 through September 15. (4) Except as described above, other permanent rules apply. (5) Nothing in this rule precludes the Department from recommending or the Commission from enacting protective measures for Columbia River steelhead not described in this rule that the Department or Commission deems necessary for conservation purposes, respectively.