Fishing is picking up a little

Nehalem River - Nehalm, OR


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
8-7-2024
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The Nehalem gets an early component of the fall Chinook run sometimes referred to as "summer Chinook" and those fish are in the bay. Fishing is picking up a little with some fish being caught and sporadic decent bites reported. Overall, it is still slow but should continue to improve throughout August and September. Trolling with flashers and spinners seems to be the go-to technique for this fishery, but trolling herring is always a good option for Chinook as well. The bag limit for wild adult Chinook is 1/day and 5 for the season from July 1 to November 30. See the regulation updates for more details.‌

There are cutthroat trout throughout the Nehalem basin and sea-run cutthroat trout have been moving through tidewater, they should be migrating into the rivers and streams this time of year. Fishing early morning when the water is cooler and fish are more active will up the odds of success.





More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, August 7th
John Day River: Bass fishing remains a good bet
Alsea River: Trout fishing is back open on the Alsea!
Kilchis River: Cutthroat trout fishing should be fair to good
Nestucca River: Summer steelhead are in the Nestucca
Salmon River: The Salmon River is open for trout fishing!
Siletz River: The Siletz is definitely picking up steam
Siuslaw River: The Siuslaw is open for trout fishing!
Wilson River: Release of hatchery summer steelhead
Yaquina River: Chinook angling is open on the Yaquina
Agate Lake: Agate Lake Updates
Applegate Reservoir: Anglers Doing Well at Applegate
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Good Rainbow and Bass Fishing
Coos River: Coos River Basin Updates
Coquille River: Coquille River Basin Updates
Diamond Lake: Anglers are doing well for rainbow trout
Emigrant Reservoir: Warmwater Fishing Will Continue to be Good
Expo Pond: Producing good catches of bass and panfish
Fish Lake : Summer Fishing is Good at Fish Lake
Galesville Reservoir: Galesville Reservoir Updates
Hemlock Lake: Fishing continues to be good
Lake Of The Woods: Fishing continues to be good
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Less Consistent Catching Reported
Lake Marie: Lake Marie can be a good option to escape the valley heat
Lemolo Lake: Check the Air Quality Before Fishing
Lost Creek Lake: Good success at Lost Creek
Rogue River- Lower: Rogue River (Lower) Updates
Rogue River - Middle: No Reports for Rogue River (Middle)
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): Rogue River (Upper) Updates
Smith River: Smith River, Umpqua Updates
Tenmile Lakes: Lots of small largemouth bass with occasional bigger fish
Umpqua River: Large smallmouth reported
Phillips Reservoir: Phillips Reservoir Updates
Unity Reservoir: Fishing at Unity Reservoir has been somewhat slow