Chinook fishing is slow on the Trask. Springers are still in the river but have been holding for awhile now and are "lock jawed" (very hard to get to bite). Numbers of bright fish coming in this late will be low. Fall Chinook season opened August 1st but there won't be many around until later in the season. The wild Chinook bag limit is one adult per day/five for the season from August 1 to November 30, as part of the overall daily bag limit (in aggregate with Tillamook Bay, Miami R, Kilchis R, Wilson R, Trask R, and Tillamook R). 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 section of the Trask River 200 ft above and 900 ft below Gold Creek at Trask Hatchery (which includes the "hatchery hole") is closed to angling on July 16 – October 15.

Trout fishing is open and there are cutthroat trout throughout the fishery, which includes the North, South, and East forks (no bait allowed in the forks between May 22-Aug 31). Sea-run cutthroat are in tidewater and and should be dispersing into upriver areas. Fishing is fair to good.

Trask hatchery has some damage to the access road so anglers and visitors will need to park up top and walk down if passing through to upstream areas