Oregon Fishing Regulations

109 regulations for Oregon, United States. Page 2 of 2.

Smallmouth Bass — Willamette River

Oregon, United States

Oregon (Willamette Zone) limits — Streams: no limit for smallmouth bass. No minimum length in streams. Willamette Zone regulations (streams): bass - no limit, no minimum length in streams. Source: 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), myodfw.com (current edition, effective Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2026). Regulation changes may occur throughout the year and are posted at myodfw.com - check before you fish. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document.

Applies to: Smallmouth Bass · Willamette River

Season: Streams: open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons. · Daily limit: Streams: no limit · Size limit: No minimum length in streams. · License required

Tiger Trout — Diamond Lake

Oregon, United States

Oregon (Southwest Zone) limits — Catch-and-release only for tiger trout. Southwest Zone Exceptions - Diamond Lake: catch-and-release for tiger and brown trout. Source: 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), myodfw.com (current edition, effective Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2026). Regulation changes may occur throughout the year and are posted at myodfw.com - check before you fish. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document.

Applies to: Tiger Trout · Diamond Lake

Season: Lakes: open all year. · Daily limit: Catch-and-release only · License required

Tiger Trout — East Lake

Oregon, United States

Oregon (Central Zone) limits — Catch-and-release only for tiger trout. Central Zone Exceptions - East Lake: catch-and-release for tiger trout. Source: 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), myodfw.com (current edition, effective Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2026). Regulation changes may occur throughout the year and are posted at myodfw.com - check before you fish. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document.

Applies to: Tiger Trout · East Lake

Season: Lakes: open all year. · Daily limit: Catch-and-release only · License required

Walleye — Columbia River

Oregon, United States

Oregon (Columbia River Zone) limits — No limit for walleye. No minimum length. Columbia River Zone regulations: bluegill, catfish, crappie, other sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, whitefish and other nongame fish - no limit, no minimum length. Source: 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), myodfw.com (current edition, effective Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2026). Regulation changes may occur throughout the year and are posted at myodfw.com - check before you fish. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document.

Applies to: Walleye · Columbia River

Season: Open all year. · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No minimum length. · License required

White Sturgeon — Columbia River

Oregon, United States

Oregon (Columbia River Zone) limits — Catch-and-release only for white sturgeon. Sturgeon over 54 inches in fork length cannot be removed totally or in part from the water. Columbia River Zone regulations: closed to retention of white sturgeon (additional opportunity is determined on an annual basis, visit myodfw.com). Closed to retention of green sturgeon. All oversize, undersize and unwanted legal size sturgeon must be released immediately unharmed into the water. Only one single-point, barbless hook may be used for sturgeon. Angling for sturgeon is prohibited May 1 - Aug 31 in the Bonneville Dam and The Dalles Dam spawning sanctuaries. Source: 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), myodfw.com (current edition, effective Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2026). Regulation changes may occur throughout the year and are posted at myodfw.com - check before you fish. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document.

Applies to: White Sturgeon · Columbia River

Season: Catch-and-release: open all year, except as noted under Exceptions. · Daily limit: Catch-and-release only · Size limit: Sturgeon over 54 inches in fork length cannot be removed totally or in part from the water. · License required

White Sturgeon — Willamette River

Oregon, United States

Oregon (Willamette Zone) limits — Mouth to Willamette Falls: catch-and-release only. Mouth of McKenzie River to Coast Fork: 1 per day and 2 per year for white sturgeon. Mouth of McKenzie River to Coast Fork: 38 inch minimum and 54 inch maximum fork length. Willamette Zone Exceptions - Willamette River (Mainstem): white sturgeon retention allowed only from the mouth of the McKenzie River to the Coast Fork (1 per day, 2 per year, 38-54 inch fork length). Closed to retention of green sturgeon. Only one single-point, barbless hook may be used for sturgeon. Source: 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), myodfw.com (current edition, effective Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2026). Regulation changes may occur throughout the year and are posted at myodfw.com - check before you fish. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document.

Applies to: White Sturgeon · Willamette River

Season: Mouth to Willamette Falls: catch-and-release for sturgeon; sturgeon angling is prohibited from the Lake Oswego-Oak Grove RR bridge up to Willamette Falls May 1 - Aug 31. · Daily limit: Mouth to Willamette Falls: catch-and-release only. Mouth of McKenzie River to Coast Fork: 1 per day and 2 per year · Size limit: Mouth of McKenzie River to Coast Fork: 38 inch minimum and 54 inch maximum fork length. · License required

Yellow Perch — Columbia River

Oregon, United States

Oregon (Columbia River Zone) limits — No limit for yellow perch. No minimum length. Columbia River Zone regulations: bluegill, catfish, crappie, other sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, whitefish and other nongame fish - no limit, no minimum length. Source: 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), myodfw.com (current edition, effective Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2026). Regulation changes may occur throughout the year and are posted at myodfw.com - check before you fish. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Columbia River

Season: Open all year. · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No minimum length. · License required

Yellow Perch — Henry Hagg Lake

Oregon, United States

Oregon (Willamette Zone) limits — No limit for yellow perch. No minimum length. Willamette Zone regulations: bluegill, catfish, crappie, other sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, whitefish and other nongame fish - no limit, no minimum length. Source: 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), myodfw.com (current edition, effective Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2026). Regulation changes may occur throughout the year and are posted at myodfw.com - check before you fish. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Henry Hagg Lake

Season: Lakes: open all year. · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No minimum length. · License required

Yellow Perch — Siltcoos Lake

Oregon, United States

Oregon (Northwest Zone) limits — No limit for yellow perch. No minimum length. Northwest Zone regulations: bluegill, catfish, crappie, other sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, whitefish and other nongame fish - no limit, no minimum length. Source: 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), myodfw.com (current edition, effective Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2026). Regulation changes may occur throughout the year and are posted at myodfw.com - check before you fish. This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Siltcoos Lake

Season: Lakes: open all year. · Daily limit: No limit · Size limit: No minimum length. · License required