Rougher weather/waves warrant caution when fishing along the jetties, however, some rockfish can still be caught around the jetties in the lower Coos Bay estuary, but you may need to move around to several spots to find actively biting fish. 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 bottom fish.

For the general marine fish regulations, please visit the sport bottomfish seasons page.

Chinook salmon have moved through the bay and have spawned in tributaries or been spawned at the Morgan Creek and Noble Creek hatcheries and are generally no longer available to be caught in upriver locations. The wild coho season closed on October 10th, 2025 For any questions on Salmon Fishing in the Coos or Coquille please call the Charleston office at 541-888-5515 (dial zero at the answer of the machine).

On occasion stray feeder Chinook from the ocean may be caught in the lower Coos Bay. The salmon bite is typically best a couple hours before and through the high slack tide. Regulations through the winter period default to standard regs of 2 fish per day.

Steelhead are being caught in typical locations, (W.F. Millicoma River, S. Coos River). Steelhead fishermen/women will encounter very low flows for the next week or so. . Fish should continue to be available in traditional locations.

With caution in regard to choosing a day when surf is not at a level where there is danger, it is possible that a few striped surfperch may be caught around the jetties with a few red-tail surfperch available along the ocean beaches like Horsefall Beach. Anglers have the best success fishing with sand shrimp near the bottom.

Trout season closed Oct. 31 and will not reopen until May 22nd, 2026.

STARTING IMMEDIATELY THERE MAY BE A TEMPORARY DOCK MOORED TO THE CHANDLER BRIDGE TO ALLOW FOR BRIDGE MAINTENANCE. BOATERS IN THIS REACH OF RIVER NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS BOATING RISK.