Coos River Basin Updates

Coos River - Coos Bay, OR (Coos County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
7-3-2024
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Anglers can catch rockfish around the jetties in the lower Coos Bay estuary. Best fishing is typically near slack tides with good fishing one day and fair fishing the next. A jig fished with a twister tail trailer is always a good option to catch bottomfish.‌

The 2024 daily general marine fish bag limit is 5 fish plus 2 lingcod with no retention of yelloweye or quillback rockfish. Anglers are allowed to harvest 1 cabezon per day as part of the general marine fish bag limit. ‌

Salmon anglers are restricted to 2 wild Chinook per day and 10 for the season (July 1 – Nov 30) in the Coos Basin. A few salmon anglers have been trolling in between the jetties with limited success.‌

Trout fishing opened in rivers and streams on May 22. Fishing is restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater from May 22 – Aug. 31. The river levels came up with the rain we received earlier this week, but trout anglers are still reporting good fishing for cutthroat trout using spinners in the larger Coos Basin rivers.





More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, July 3rd

John Day River: Bass are abundant throughout
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Anglers report good trout fishing
Crescent Lake: Crescent Lake Fishing Report
Haystack Reservoir: Haystack Reservoir Update
Metolius River: Metolius River continues to fish well
Ochoco Reservoir: Ochoco Reservoir Update
Prinevile Reservoir: Anglers report fair fishing
Blue River: Blue River Update
Blue River Reservoir: Blue River Reservoir Update
Clackamas River: Clackamas River Update
Clear Lake: Clear Lake Update
Coast Fork Willamette River: Coast Fork will be stocked
Detroit Reservoir: Detroit Reservoir is full
Gold Lake: Gold Lake fishing officially open
McKenzie River: McKenzie River Will Be Stocked
Middle Fork Willamette: Summer Fishing at Middle Fork Willamette River
Quartzville Creek: Quartzville Creek Update
Salmon Creek: Salmon Creek Update
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Santa River (North Fork) Update
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Santiam River (North Fork) Above Detroit Update
Santiam River (South Fork): Good Flows at Santiam River (South Fork)
Kilchis River: Kilchis River
Necanicum River: Fair Trout Fishing
Nestucca River: Spring Chinook Fishing is Slow
Three Rivers: The Anti-Snagging Gear Restriction
Tillamook Bay: Tillamook Bay Update
Trask River: Trask River Update
Beulah Reservoir: Beulah Reservoir Update
Blitzen River: Blitzen River Update
Bully Creek Reservoir: Bully Creek Reservoir Update
Campbell Reservoir: Campbell Reservoir Update
Chickahominy Reservoir: Great Fishing at Chickahominy Reservoir
Delintment Lake: Great Fishing at Delintment Lake
Fish Lake : Great Fishing at Fish Lake
Fourmile Lake: Fourmile Lake Update
Gerber Reservoir: Incredible Densities of Yellow Perch and Some Larger Crappie
Upper Klamath Lake: Upper Klamath Lake Update
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Improved Fishing at Klamath River
Krumbo Reservoir: Anglers are Consistently Catching Trout
Lake Of The Woods: Lake of the Woods Update
Malheur Reservoir: Trout in the Malheur Reservoir
Mann Lake: Mann Lake Update
Miller Lake: Good Fishing at Miller Lake
Owyhee Reservoir: Owyhee Reservoir is 93 Percent Full
Owyhee River: Great Fishing at Owyhee River (Lower)
Sky Lakes Wilderness Lakes: Sky Lakes and Mountain Lake Wilderness Updates
Sprague River: Sprague River Update
Sycan River: Fishing Slow Below Marsh
Warm Springs Reservoir: Warm Springs Reservoir Now Full
Williamson River: Updates at Upper and Lower Williamson River
Willow Valley Reservoir: Fair Fishing at Willow Valley Reservoir
Wood River: Wood River Updates
Agate Lake: Agate Lake Update
Applegate Reservoir: Fishing Updates at Applegate Reservoir
Applegate River: Open for Trout Fishing
Chetco River: Chetco River Updates


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