Includes updates to fishing, crabbing and clamming, and hunting

You're running out of time to report your hunt! 

If you bought a tag to hunt in 2025, and the hunt ended by Dec 31, you must report your hunt by Jan. 31, 2026 – even if you didn't hunt or harvest an animal. Here's information on who needs to report and how to do it.

Check ODOT Trip Check online for statewide road conditions, closures and updates before you go.

Check the Game Bird Hunting forecast for 2025-26 as bird hunting season continues through February.

Complete your Spring Bear controlled hunt application by Feb 10.

NEW turkey hunting opportunity: now through February 28, 2026, hunters may obtain a beardless turkey permit to allow the harvest of three hen wild turkeys or turkeys without a visible beard. See page 26 of the Game Bird regulations. This is a private land only hunt with separate regulations from the standard fall turkey hunt.

Reminder that a Rogue-South Coast Steelhead Validation is required for all winter steelhead anglers fishing in the Rogue Basin or on the South Coast from Dec. 1-April 30. A wild steelhead harvest tag is required to keep wild winter steelhead in this area.

Anglers are out ie fishing in some locations. Learn Ice fishing tips and safety from the experts in Minnesota.

Find the weekly trout stocking schedule here.

Public meeting on central coast spring all-depth Pacific halibut season on Feb 2. ODFW seeks input on the number and timing of fixed and back-up dates for the central Oregon coast spring all-depth Pacific halibut season. Meeting details are HERE.

Best bets for weekend fishing:

• As a general reminder for Anglers: Maximize distance from bank anglers and other boats. Safely row or motor around anglers and other boats and avoid motoring nearshore and in shallow areas!
• Check the zone in which you intend to fish before you head out. Access can change quickly with winter flooding, snow and ice conditions.

Northwest:

• Winter steelhead fishing is expected to be good on the North Coast this weekend as rain comes in. Water temperatures are warming which should make fish more active. The Nestucca, Wilson, and North Fork Nehalem Rivers will provide the best opportunity to catch hatchery steelhead.
• Coffenbury Lake, Vernonia Pond, Lost Lake, and Sunset Lake are stocked with surplus hatchery winter steelhead. Catching a steelhead in still water can be a fun and unique experience when the conditions on the rivers aren't good.

Southwest:

• This is good time of year for Chinook anglers to check wild Chinook bag limits for the locations they are planning to fish.
• Lost Creek Reservoir has had great reports by folks trolling for rainbow trout.
• Ice fishing has started at Diamond Lake.

Willamette:

• Several waterbodies will be stocked with trout this week.

Central:

• The Crooked and Metolius Rivers continue to provide excellent winter angling opportunities. Excellent dry fly and nymphing opportunities on Fall River.
• Anglers report good bank fishing opportunities for trout at Haystack Reservoir, now with surplus brood fish being stocked. Anglers report excellent kokanee and bull trout fishing at Lake Billy Chinook.

Northeast:

• Trout and whitefish fishing should be good through winter on the Wallowa River.
• Steelhead are throughout the Grande Ronde, Wallowa, and Imnaha Rivers.
• Kokanee fishing has been good on Wallowa Lake.
• Perch fishing has been good at Phillips Reservoir with some large fish caught.
• Steelhead fishing is good on the Umatilla River.
• Trout can still be found on Willow Creek Reservoir.

Southeast:

• There are some nice holdover trout in the Malheur River below Warm Springs.
• Crappie are abundant in Wolf Creek Reservoir with some nicer fish around 8 inches available. Crappie fishing in Owyhee Reservoir has been good.
• Channel catfish are a popular option. Find them in the Snake River and Owyhee Reservoir throughout the summer and early fall.

Marine

• Crabbing is slow in Newport, good in Florence. Crab quality is good with lots of meat.

Refer to the zone reports for more details and possibilities.

Angler Education:

Steelhead 101 and other angler education opportunities are available. Check the schedule at Angler workshops and events.

Hunter Education:

Hunter safety conventional courses and field days are offered in-person or choose an online course plus attend a live fire field day. Find a course in your area and get ahead of the game for the 2026 season!

Take a look at upcoming workshops and events. Prepare for the season, learn new skills or refresh for a more successful harvest. ODFW classes and workshops offered year-round. Plan your outdoor calendar now.

 

Help protect Oregon's wildlife: Turn in poachers

Poaching takes a serious toll on of Oregon's wildlife. You can help by reporting poaching when you take to the field or hit the water this season. Find out more about poaching in Oregon, including ways you can report it.

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