Salmon fishing on Nehalem Bay has really dropped off the past week. Recent rains have moved the majority of fish up into the rivers and numbers left in the estuary are low. There was some decent fishing in the lower river last week, but a rain event predicted for Friday will likely have the Nehalem high and off color for the weekend and early next week. 

The wild coho fishery on the Nehalem closed after Oct. 15. There is no retention of wild coho allowed on the Nehalem for the remainder of 2022. The Nehalem does get a return of hatchery coho bound for the North Fork, and the coming rains may be enough to get a push of fish back to the hatchery. Last updated 10/19/22.

REMINDER: The Nehalem River upstream of the Hwy 26 bridge at Elsie is closed to angling Sept. 1 to Nov. 30.