The Nehalem gets a run of "summer" Chinook salmon (actually an early component of the Fall run) and those fish will start showing up in the bay this month. This is mostly a bay fishery with trolling spinners being a popular method. There is some bobber fishing opportunity in the upper tidewater as well. It's early and numbers of fish will still be low but there is opportunity. The wild Chinook bag limit is one adult per day/five for the season from July 1 to November 30, as part of the overall daily bag limit. Wild Chinook jacks may be retained as per the permanent regulations (up to 5/day). See the regulation updates online at: https://myodfw.com/articles/fall-coastal-salmon-management for more details.

Trout season opened on the Nehalem May 22. There are cutthroat trout throughout the Nehalem basin and no shortage of places to fish for them. Sea-run cutthroat should start showing up in the bay and tidewater.