Nehalem River Fish Report

Fall Chinook fishing is winding down in the bay and in the mainstem Nehalem

Nehalem River - Nehalm, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
11-18-2025
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No retention of wild coho is allowed. The wild coho fishery closed October 27.

Fall Chinook fishing is winding down in the bay and in the mainstem Nehalem as many fish have moved above the fishery. There will still be some fresh fish coming in this month, but numbers will be lower. The North Fork Nehalem has a few Chinook available. 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.

The North Fork Nehalem River has slowed for hatchery coho as flows have dropped and stalled fish movement. Expect fishing to improve when we get rain. There should be hatchery coho available for catching through mid-December.

Cutthroat trout season closed November 1.

More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Tuesday, November 18th

Agency Lake: With colder weather Redband Trout are moving out into the open lake
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir will begin to freeze on the edges with freezing nights
Fourmile Lake: Fishing should be slow for Brook Trout and Lake Trout as they are in the shallows spawning
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is at 51 percent full
Upper Klamath Lake: There is still quite a bit of algae on the lake
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Update and Report
Link River : Redband Trout are returning
Lost River: Water quality is fair
Miller Lake: You might encounter snow
Sprague River: The entire 85 miles of the mainstem river is closed to angling until April 22, 2026
Sprague River- North Fork: Fishing should be slow for Brook Trout up high near Lee Thomas Crossing
Sycan River: Fishing above the marsh would normally be the best
Ben Irving Reservoir: With recent cooler/wet weather, warmwater fish will be slowing down
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Fishing for bass and bluegill is slowing down
Diamond Lake: Fishing is very slow as winter settles in
Galesville Reservoir: The reservoir is about 40 feet lower than summer full pool
Lake Marie: Fishing has been slow, but no recent reports
Lemolo Lake: Brown trout fishing should be good
Kilchis River: Fall Chinook fishing has slowed as the water has dropped and cleared
Necanicum River: Fall Chinook fishing should be slow under the current low flow conditions

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Monday, November 17th

Agate Lake: Agate Lake is 23 percent full
Applegate Reservoir: The lake level is 1,890 ft and the surface temperature at Applegate is 54F
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 58 percent full