Oregon Fish Report
Nehalem River Fish Report for 5-5-2026


Winter steelhead is mostly over

Nehalem River - Nehalm, OR


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
5-5-2026
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No new reports on the Nehalem. Winter steelhead is mostly over, and there are no summer steelhead or spring Chinook on the Nehalem basin. There won't be much opportunity on this river until trout season opens on May 22nd. The upper Nehalem River (above the Hwy 26 bridge at Elsie closed to angling on April 1).




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