Montana Fish Report

Streams and rivers are now closed to trout fishing until next spring.

The steelhead river levels are forecasted to be high and muddy with this week’s rain. When water levels drop to fishable conditions, anglers should have good success fishing at LaVerne Park on the North Fork Coquille or on the South Fork Coquille from Powers downstream to Broadbent. In the Coquille Basin 1 additional hatchery steelhead may be retained per day for a total aggregate of 3 adult fish harvested daily.

Beginning Jan. 1, anglers will have the opportunity to harvest 1 wild steelhead per day, 3 for the season from the East Fork Coquille River. The open area for steelhead fishing in the East Fork remains the same as in past years. These regulations are listed in the 2018 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations booklet.

Crabbing and clamming updates can now be found in the Crabbing and Clamming section of the Recreation Report.