Coquille River Fishing Report

Coquille River - Coquille, OR (Coos County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
5-29-2018
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Streams and rivers opened to trout fishing on May 22. Anglers can use only artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater, except the use of bait is allowed on the South Fork Coquille up to the Forest Service boundary upstream of Powers. The daily limit for trout in streams is 2 fish per day and they must be 8-inches or longer.

Smallmouth bass have started to bite in the mainstem Coquille River. Smallmouth are hitting on crankbaits, jigs and bait in the mainstem river. There is no size limit or daily bag limit on the number of smallmouth bass you can keep in the Coquille River Basin.

Anglers are reporting good catches of shad on the mainstem Coquille River near the town of Coquille. Some anglers have had success catching striped bass fishing at night from Coquille to Mrytle Point.

Crabbing and clamming updates can now be found in the Crabbing and Clamming section of the Recreation Report.




More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

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Kilchis River: Kilchis River Fishing Report
Nehalem River: Nehalem River Fishing Report
Nestucca River: Nestucca River Fishing Report
Salmon River: Salmon River Fishing Report
Siuslaw River: Siuslaw River Fishing Report
Trask River: Trask River Fishing Report
Wilson River: Wilson River Fishing Report
Yaquina River: Yaquina River Fishing Report
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate Reservoir Fishing Report
Applegate River: Applegate River Fishing Report
Arizona Pond: Arizona Pond Fishing Report
Ben Irving Reservoir: Ben Irving Reservoir Fishing Report
Chetco River: Chetco River Fishing Report
Coos River: Coos River Basin Fishing Report
Coos River: Coos River Basin Fishing Report

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