Montana Fish Report

Streams and rivers open to trout fishing on May 22. Anglers can use only artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater, except the use of bait is allowed on the South Fork Coquille up to the Forest Service boundary upstream of Powers. The daily limit for trout in streams is 2 fish per day and they must be 8-inches or longer.

Smallmouth bass have started to bite in the mainstem Coquille River. Smallmouth are hitting on crankbaits, jigs and bait in the mainstem river. There is no size limit or daily bag limit on the number of smallmouth bass you can keep in the Coquille River Basin.

Anglers are reporting good catches of shad on the mainstem Coquille River near the town of Coquille. Some anglers have had success catching striped bass fishing at night from Coquille to Mrytle Point.

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