Nehalem River Fish Report

Fall Chinook fishing should pick up in the Nehalem River and North Fork Nehalem this week

Nehalem River - Nehalm, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
10-27-2025
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No retention of wild coho is allowed. The wild coho fishery closed October 27.

Fall Chinook fishing should pick up in the Nehalem River and North Fork Nehalem this week following last week's rain. Fish should be migrating through the river this week. As a result, fishing in Nehalem Bay will probably slow, but there should still be fresh fish coming in through November. The wild Chinook bag limit is one adult per day/two for the season (July 1 to November 30) as part of the overall daily bag limit.

There are hatchery coho coming into the North Fork Nehalem River (and through Nehalem Bay to get there). Those fish should be showing up this week and will provide angling opportunity well into December.

Cutthroat trout season closes November 1.

More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Monday, October 27th

Phillips Reservoir: Fishing for perch has been good with high catch rates
Agate Lake: Agate Lake is 23 percent full
Applegate Reservoir: The cooler overnight temperatures and rain should help with trout fishing over the next week
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant Lake is 20 percent full
Expo Pond: Fishing for largemouth bass and panfish might be slowing down with cooler temperatures
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 53 percent full and was stocked in early October
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 78 percent full
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is 72 percent full
Illinois River: The seasonal closure to all angling from 8-dollar Bridge to the former Pomeroy Dam site is in effect until November 30
Rogue River - Middle: Flow in Grants Pass is about 1,630 cfs
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek is around 1,200cfs
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): Fishing is available all year above Lost Cr Lake
Kilchis River: Fall Chinook fishing should start picking up in the lower Kilchis
Necanicum River: Should be a few fish moving into the river following last week's rain

Next week is the last week of fishing

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