Montana Fish Report

Anglers can catch rockfish around the jetties in the lower Coos Bay estuary. Best fishing is typically near slack tides with good fishing one day and fair fishing the next. A jig fished with a twister tail trailer is always a good option to catch bottomfish.

The 2025 daily general marine fish bag limit is 4 fish plus 2 lingcod with no retention of yelloweye or quillback rockfish. Anglers are not allowed to harvest cabezon until July.

Anglers have been catching a winter steelhead in the Coos Basin the past week. River levels on the West Fork Millicoma River are extremely clear with low water making steelhead fishing a little difficult. River conditions will be better for fishing on the East Fork Millicoma River and South Fork Coos River. The Coos Basin rivers will continue to drop and become very clear with no rain in the 10-day forecast.

Anglers wanting to fish the South Fork Coos River above Dellwood will need a permit from Weyerhaeuser. Steelhead anglers can find bank access on the East Fork Millicoma at Nesika Park and on the West Fork Millicoma at Millicoma Interpretive Center/Scout Camp.