Tillamook Bay Fish Report for 9-17-2025
Fall Chinook is picking up
Tillamook Bay - Bay City, OR (Tillamook County)
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
9-17-2025
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Fall Chinook fishing continues to pick up in Tillamook Bay with fish being caught consistently thoughout the bay and tidwater. Tillamook Bay and the rivers that empty into it have reduced bag limits for wild fall Chinook this year. The limit for wild adults is 1/day and 2/ season as part of the daily salmon and steelhead bag limit. Check the regulation updates online for more details.
A wild coho salmon retention fishery opened in Tillamook Bay on September 10th. The Bay is open for wild coho three days a week (Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays) through October 26th. The bag limit is 1 wild adult coho per day and 3 for the season as part of the daily salmon/steelhead bag limit. See regulation updates online for more details. Coho fishing has been a little slow thus far but they should be showing up anytime now.
Sea-run cutthroat trout fishing in the bay and tidewaters is slow as most fish have moved upstream into the rivers, but there is still some opportunity.
More Reports
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, September 17th
Campbell Reservoir: Crappie fishing is slow as they are supsended in the reservoir
Nehalem River: Fishing is fair right now
Nestucca River: Fall Chinook are showing up
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Tuesday, September 16th
Agate Lake: Agate Lake is 31 percent full
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate Reservoir Report
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant Lake is 24 percent full
Expo Pond: Trout fishing has wound down for the summer
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 49 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 80 percent full
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is 74 percent full and the BLM boat ramps should still be available
Rogue River- Upper: Upper Rogue River Report
Fourmile Lake: The lake is currently 9 percent full
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is at 54 percent full
Upper Klamath Lake: Upper Klamath Lake Report
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Lake Of The Woods: The lake was stocked this week with 12-14 inch rainbow trout
Link Lake: Link River Report
Sprague River: Redband trout are moving around with the improvements in water quality
Sprague River- North Fork: Fishing should be excellent for Brook Trout up high near Lee Thomas Crossing
Willow Valley Reservoir: This fishery seems to be slow due to turbid conditions
Wood River: Best fishing will be for Brown Trout above Crooked Creek

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