OAR 635-500-0900: Angler Access

(1) The following operating principles apply to the Clackamas Subbasin: (a) The Department shall seek to provide access to allow the public to enjoy the basin’s fish populations, to provide a diversity of angling and viewing opportunities, and to encourage a dispersion of angling effort; (b) Acquisition and development of access sites shall be consistent with policies and objectives for management of fish species and habitat. (2) In accordance with these operating principles, it is the objective of the Department to: (a) Increase access to publicly and privately controlled sites in the lower subbasin, particularly for bank anglers; (b) Provide access that allows orderly and equitable utilization of fishery resources in the basin while providing optimum recreational benefits.