Chinook fishing is slow on the Nestucca and Little Nestucca Rivers. The spring Chinook run is nearly over and fall Chinook haven't started to arrive consistently. Early fall Chinook will be showing in the estuary toward the end of August. The wild Chinook bag limit is one adult per day/two for the season from August 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: Fall coastal salmon management for more details.

The Nestucca also gets a hatchery summer steelhead run, and fishing has been fair to good with small numbers of fish being caught daily. There should be fish present throughout the fishery (up to Elk Creek) by now, and Cedar Creek Hatchery has been recycling summer steelhead weekly to increase angler opportunity. The water is low and clear so targeting first light and using stealthy tactics will up the odds of success. Lures, beads, and jigs are all effective techniques.

There are cutthroat trout throughout the Nestucca basin. Sea-run cutthroat are in tidewater and are dispersing to upriver areas. Fishing should be fair to good.