Coos River Fishing Report

Coos River - Coos Bay, OR (Coos County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
9-26-2017
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Streams and rivers are open to trout fishing until Oct. 31. Anglers are allowed to use bait in streams above tidewater starting Sept. 1. Anglers may harvest two trout per day that are a minimum of 8 inches long.

The majority of the angling effort for Chinook salmon is from Marshfield Channel through the Coos River and South Fork Coos River. Bank anglers are catching Chinook salmon at the mouth of Daniels Creek, Isthmus Slough, and the Coos Bay City Boardwalk. A few wild coho have been caught lately. There is not a wild coho season inside Coos Bay this year so all wild coho must be released but anglers may keep an adipose fin-clipped hatchery coho. Salmon anglers are having the best luck trolling cut plug herring behind a flasher.

Recreational fishing for bottomfish is closed because the quotas for several species have been reached. This includes the ocean along with bays and estuaries. On Oct. 1, recreational bottomfishing will reopen outside 40 fathoms but for anglers using “long-leader” gear only. The daily bag limit for the long-leader fishery remains seven marine fish but retention of black rockfish, cabezon, and lingcod is not allowed at any depth for the remainder of the 2017 season. More information about a long-leader setup can be found at the ODFW Marine Resources page.




More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

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