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Sep 24
Oregon DWR
TRASK RIVER: Chinook, cutthroat trout, coho
Chinook fishing is slow on the Trask. There are fall Chinook around, but they are mostly in the bay and tidewater although a few have been caught in the lower river. The wild Chinook bag limit is one adult per day/five for the season from Aug 1 to Nov 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 and visit Fall coastal salmon management for more details.
The Trask River gets a return of hatchery coho that should start coming back this month, but for now they will mostly be in the estuary. There is no retention of wild coho allowed upstream of the Hwy 101 bridge.
The Trask is closed to angling from the marker at the Dam Hole (MP 7 on Trask River Road) up to Blue Ridge Creek Sept 1 through Nov 30. 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 until October 15.
Trout fishing is open and there are cutthroat trout (including sea-runs) throughout the fishery, which includes the North, South, and East forks. 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.
The Coastal Chinook Research and Monitoring Project is running a mark/recapture study to improve our abundance estimates in the Tillamook basin. If you catch a Chinook with an opercle punch and a floy tag, please let us know and provide the floy tag number by calling (503) 842-2741. If you plan to release the fish, please leave the floy tag in place. Thanks! Last updated 9/23/26.
Chinook fishing is slow on the Trask. There are fall Chinook around, but they are mostly in the bay and tidewater although a few have been caught in the lower river. The wild Chinook bag limit is one adult per day/five for the season from Aug 1 to Nov 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 and visit Fall coastal salmon management for more details.
The Trask River gets a return of hatchery coho that should start coming back this month, but for now they will mostly be in the estuary. There is no retention of wild coho allowed upstream of the Hwy 101 bridge.
The Trask is closed to angling from the marker at the Dam Hole (MP 7 on Trask River Road) up to Blue Ridge Creek Sept 1 through Nov 30. 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 until October 15.
Trout fishing is open and there are cutthroat trout (including sea-runs) throughout the fishery, which includes the North, South, and East forks. 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.
The Coastal Chinook Research and Monitoring Project is running a mark/recapture study to improve our abundance estimates in the Tillamook basin. If you catch a Chinook with an opercle punch and a floy tag, please let us know and provide the floy tag number by calling (503) 842-2741. If you plan to release the fish, please leave the floy tag in place. Thanks! Last updated 9/23/26.