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Sep 24
Oregon DWR
SIUSLAW RIVER: Cutthroat trout, Chinook salmon, coho salmon, rockfish, surf perch, crabbing
Fall Chinook are here and anglers have been having good success in the lower river. The wild Chinook bag limit is 1 adult per day/5 for the season from Aug 1 to Dec 31, as part of the overall daily bag limit. Wild Chinook jacks may be retained as per the permanent regulations (up to 5/day).
Wild coho retention is open Sept 19 through Oct 13. As part of your 2-adult salmon/steelhead per day, only 1 can be a wild adult coho. No more than 3 wild adult coho can be harvested from the Siuslaw basin for the season. No more than 5 wild adult coho salmon may be harvested per year in the Northwest and Southwest Zones. Harvest of 1 wild coho jack per day is allowed in areas open for wild adult coho harvest. There is no season limit for wild coho jacks. See the Regulation Updates online and visit Fall coastal salmon management for more details.
Resident and sea-run cutthroat trout are available in the Siuslaw River. Be sure to check your regulations before you head out for bait or stream restrictions.
Jetties can be a great place to target rockfish and surf perch. For more information on surf perch, crabbing, rockfish and lingcod, refer to the Marine Recreation Report. Last updated 9/22/26.
Fall Chinook are here and anglers have been having good success in the lower river. The wild Chinook bag limit is 1 adult per day/5 for the season from Aug 1 to Dec 31, as part of the overall daily bag limit. Wild Chinook jacks may be retained as per the permanent regulations (up to 5/day).
Wild coho retention is open Sept 19 through Oct 13. As part of your 2-adult salmon/steelhead per day, only 1 can be a wild adult coho. No more than 3 wild adult coho can be harvested from the Siuslaw basin for the season. No more than 5 wild adult coho salmon may be harvested per year in the Northwest and Southwest Zones. Harvest of 1 wild coho jack per day is allowed in areas open for wild adult coho harvest. There is no season limit for wild coho jacks. See the Regulation Updates online and visit Fall coastal salmon management for more details.
Resident and sea-run cutthroat trout are available in the Siuslaw River. Be sure to check your regulations before you head out for bait or stream restrictions.
Jetties can be a great place to target rockfish and surf perch. For more information on surf perch, crabbing, rockfish and lingcod, refer to the Marine Recreation Report. Last updated 9/22/26.