635-014-0500 North 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, the following regulations apply in the Necanicum River: (a) From August 1 through November 30, the daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish; (b) From August 1 through November 30, no more than two adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period; and (c) From December 1 through December 31, angling for, and retention of, all Chinook salmon is closed. (3) Effective July 1 through December 31, the following regulations apply in the Nehalem River and Bay and in the North Fork Nehalem River: (a) From July 1 through November 30, the daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish and no more than two adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained in aggregate for the period; and (b) From December 1 through December 31, angling for, and retention of, all Chinook salmon is closed. (4) Effective September 10 through October 26 , 2025, on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, the following regulations apply in the Nehalem Bay from the tips of the jetties upstream to the Miami-Foley Road Bridge and in the North Fork Nehalem River from the mouth upstream to the North Fork Road Bridge at Aldervale: (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. (5) Effective August 1 through December 31, the following regulations apply in Tillamook Bay, Tillamook River, Wilson River, Trask River, Kilchis River, and Miami River: (a) From August 1 through November 30, the following regulations apply: (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. (b) From December 1 through December 31, angling for, and retention of, all Chinook salmon is closed. (6) Effective September 10 through October 26, 2025, on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, the following regulations apply in Tillamook Bay from the tips of the jetties upstream to the Highway 101 bridges on the Miami, Kilchis, Wilson, and Trask Rivers and upstream to the Burton Bridge on the Tillamook River: (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. (7) Effective August 1 through December 31, the following regulations apply in the Nestucca River and Bay, the Little Nestucca River, and Three Rivers: (a) From August 1 through November 30, the following regulations apply: (A) The daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate; and (B) No more than five adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate. (b) From December 1 through December 31, angling for, and retention of, all Chinook salmon is closed. (8) Effective September 10 through October 26, 2025, on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, the following regulations apply in the Nestucca Bay from the river mouth upstream to the Cloverdale Bridge and in the Little Nestucca River from the bay upstream to the Highway 130 Bridge (MP 1.2): (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. (9) All other permanent rules for the Northwest Zone, as stated in the current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, remain in effect. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.138 & ORS 496.146 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 496.162 History: DFW 98-2025, temporary amend filed 10/07/2025, effective 10/08/2025 through 12/31/2025 DFW 97-2025, temporary amend filed 10/07/2025, effective 10/08/2025 through 12/31/2025 DFW 75-2025, amend filed 08/20/2025, effective 08/20/2025 DFW 45-2025, amend filed 06/16/2025, effective 07/01/2025 DFW 45-2024, amend filed 06/17/2024, effective 06/17/2024 DFW 119-2023, adopt filed 12/27/2023, effective 01/01/2024