Or. Admin. Code § 635-014-0510

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 8, August 1, 2024

Section 635-014-0510 - [Effective until 12/31/2024] Mid-Coast District

(1) The current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations provide requirements for the Northwest Zone. However, additional regulations may be adopted in this rule division from time to time and to the extent of any inconsistency, they supersede the current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations.

(2) Effective August 1 through December 31, no more than ten adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in the Salmon River.

(3) Effective August 1 through December 31, no more than ten adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in the Siletz River, Schooner Creek and Drift Creek in aggregate.

(4) Effective September 14 through November 15, 2024, the following regulations apply in the Siletz River, Schooner Creek, and Drift Creek:

(a) From September 14 through October 6 in the Siletz River, retention of wild coho salmon is allowed from the mouth upstream to an ODFW marker sign approximately 1,200 feet upstream of the Ojalla Bridge;

(b) From October 7 through November 15 in the Siletz River, retention of wild coho salmon is allowed from the mouth upstream to the Illahee Boat Ramp;

(c) Retention of wild coho salmon is allowed in Drift Creek from the mouth upstream to steel bridge entering Mennonite Camp and in Schooner Creek from the mouth upstream to Erickson Creek;

(d) The daily adult wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate;

(e) No more than three adult wild coho salmon may be retained for the entire period in aggregate; and

(f) The daily jack wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate.

(5) Effective August 1 through December 31, the following regulations apply in the Yaquina River and Bay and Big Elk Creek:

(a) No more than ten adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate; and

(b) From September 14 through October 15, 2024, the following additional regulations apply:

(A) The daily adult wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate;

(B) No more than three adult wild coho salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate; and

(C) The daily jack wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish.

(6) Effective August 1 through December 31, no more than ten adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in the Alsea River and Bay and Drift Creek in aggregate.

(7) Effective September 14 through October 13 and October 26 through November 10, 2024, the following regulations apply in the Alsea River from the mouth upstream to the U.S. Forest Service River Edge Boat Landing and in Drift Creek from the mouth upstream to the lower Wilderness Boundary:

(a) The daily adult wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate;

(b) No more than two adult wild coho salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate; and

(c) The daily jack wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish.

(8) Effective August 1 through December 31, the following regulations apply in the Yachats River:

(a) The daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish; and

(b) No more than two adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period.

(9) Effective November 1 through November 30, 2024, the following regulations apply in Beaver Creek from the walking bridge at Ona Beach State Park upstream to the confluence of Beaver Creek and in South Fork Beaver Creek:

(a) The daily adult wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate;

(b) No more than three adult wild coho salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate; and

(c) The daily jack wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish.

(10) Effective August 1 through December 31, the following regulations apply in the Siuslaw River, in the North Fork Siuslaw River and in Sweet Creek:

(a) The daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate; and

(b) No more than two adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate.

(11) Effective September 14 through November 15, 2024, the following regulations apply in the Siuslaw River from the mouth upstream to the confluence of Lake Creek, in the North Fork Siuslaw River from the mouth upstream to Meadows Bridge, and in Sweet Creek from the mouth upstream to head of tide:

(a) The daily adult wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate;

(b) No more than three adult wild coho salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate; and

(c) The daily jack wild coho salmon bag limit is one fish.

(12) All other permanent rules for the Northwest Zone, as stated in the current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, remain in effect.

Or. Admin. Code § 635-014-0510

DFW 119-2023, adopt filed 12/27/2023, effective 1/1/2024; DFW 45-2024, amend filed 06/17/2024, effective 6/17/2024; DFW 63-2024, temporary amend filed 07/31/2024, effective 8/1/2024 through 12/31/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.138 & ORS 496.146

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 496.162