Oregon Ocean Salmon Sport Seasons, 2021 Statewide Regulations: • Anglers fishing for salmon and all anglers fishing from boats with a salmon on board are limited to no more than 2 single point barbless hooks per line, and no more than one line per angler. • It is unlawful to fish for or take and retain any legal species while possessing on board any species not allowed to be taken in that area at that time. • Minimum lengths: Chinook = 22” N. of Cape Falcon, and 24” S. of Cape Falcon; coho = 16”; steelhead = 20”; and no min. length for pink, chum, or sockeye salmon in ocean fishery. • Refer to the “2021 Oregon Sportfishing Regulations” booklet for descriptions of special marine management areas including closed areas and additional restrictions.
Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR
June 19-26: All salmon except coho. One salmon per day.
June 27 thru August 29. Open for all salmon (all coho must have a healed adipose fin clip). Two salmon per day, but no more than one Chinook. Notes: Open seven days per week. Closed within the Columbia Control Zone.
Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain Chinook Season (all salmon except coho):Open March 15 through Oct. 31. Two salmon per day, closed to retention of coho except as listed below for the “selective coho” and the “non-selective coho” seasons.
Selective Coho (fin-clipped) Season - Cape Falcon to OR/CA border Open June 12 through earlier of Aug. 28 or 120,000 fin-clipped coho quota. Two salmon per day. Open for all salmon, all coho must have a healed adipose fin-clip.
Non-selective Coho Season (all salmon): Open Sept. 10-12, and then seven days per week from Friday September 17 through the earlier of Sept. 30 or 14,000 20,230 non-mark-selective coho quota. All salmon. Two salmon per day.
Notes: •Within the Stonewall Bank Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area salmon angling is restricted to trolling on all depth halibut days. •Chinook Season (all salmon except coho) will reopen for the period of March 15 - May 5, 2022 unless modified by in-season action in March 2022.
Humbug Mountain to OR/CA Border
June 12-18. Open for all salmon except Chinook, all coho must have a healed adipose fin-clip. Two salmon per day.
June 19 –Aug. 15. Open for all salmon, all coho must have a healed adipose fin-clip. Coho retention closes when the Cape Falcon to OR/CA border quota of 120,000 coho is attained. Two salmon per day.
Aug 16-28. Open for all salmon except Chinook, all coho must have a healed adipose fin clip. All salmon fishing closes in this area the earlier of August 28 or the Cape Falcon to OR/CA border quota of 120,000 fin-clipped coho. Two salmon per day.