Rougher weather/waves warrant caution when fishing along the jetties, however, some rockfish can still be caught around the jetties in the lower Coos Bay estuary, but you may need to move around to several spots to find actively biting fish. Best fishing is typically near slack tides with good fishing one day and fair fishing the next. A jig fished with a twister tail trailer is always a good option to catch bottom fish.

The 2025 daily general marine fish bag limit is 3 fish plus 2 lingcod with no retention of yelloweye or quillback rockfish. There is a one fish daily sub-bag limit for canary rockfish as part of the general marine bag limit. Anglers are allowed to harvest cabezon with a 1 fish daily sub-bag limit as part of the general marine bag limit.

Chinook salmon have moved through the bay and have spawned in tributaries or been spawned at the Morgan Creek and Noble Creek hatcheries and are no longer available to be caught. The wild coho season closed on October 10th, 2025 For any questions on Salmon Fishing in the Coos or Coquille please call the Charleston office at 541-888-5515 (dial zero at the answer of the machine).

On occasion stray feeder Chinook from the ocean may be caught in the lower Coos Bay. The salmon bite is typically best a couple hours before and through the high slack tide. Regulations through the winter period default to standard regs of 2 fish per day.

Steelhead are now showing up at typical locations, (W.F. Millicoma River, S. Coos River) . Steelhead fishing is expected to improve as river levels continue to drop. Fish should be available in traditional locations

Coho spawning is has peaked and is decreasing peak in the Coos Basin. However, a few fish may still be observed. in spawning streams with family/friends. Please be protective of fish and keep sufficient distance when viewing spawning coho to avoid disturbing them. Medium sized streams including Marlow Creek, Glenn Creek, Daniels Creek, and W.F. Millicoma R. upstream of Joes Creek are good locations for viewing.

With caution to choose a day when surf is minimal it is possible that a few striped surfperch may be caught around the jetties with a few red-tail surfperch being available along the ocean beaches like Horsefall Beach. Anglers have the best success fishing with sand shrimp near the bottom.

Trout season closed Oct. 31 and will not reopen until May 22nd, 2026. Last updated 01/07/26

STARTING IMMEDIATELY THERE MAY BE A TEMPORARY DOCK MOORED TO THE CHANDLER BRIDGE TO ALLOW FOR BRIDGE MAINTENANCE. BOATERS IN THIS REACH OF RIVER NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS BOATING RISK.