Chinook salmon and steelhead season is open from the river mouth to Bald Mountain Creek through Dec. 31. At this time, anglers will likely have the most success at the mouth of the river accessed publicly by Cape Blanco State Park. However, with the south coast’s first major rain event for the season, Chinook will start to move upstream and anglers may want to consider shifting their fishing methods.

Anglers please see the southwest zone regulation exceptions in the ODFW Sport Fishing Regulations book for more details. Please note: there is a wild Chinook aggregate bag limit rule for Floras/New, Sixes, and Elk Rivers.