ODFW has posted super handy tables that show what proposals for this fall’s Chinook and coho seasons on the Oregon Coast look like. They list this year’s proposed bag limits, closure dates or other special regs in some cases, and how bag limits or open days compare to 2025.
The tables essentially take the somewhat dense and stippled with strikethroughs regulatory language filed with the Secretary of State as part of the rule-making process and make it more readable.
For more from ODFW on 2026’s fall salmon season proposals, as well as a link to public comment, go here.
And here’s a link to our story from earlier this week with details as well.
Proposed 2026 Regulations for Harvest of Wild Fall Chinook
| Basin | Proposed 2026Bag Limits(per day/season) | Additional Regulations | Changes from 2025 |
| Necanicum | 1/5 | Closed for all Chinook Dec. 1-31 | Bag limit increased: 1/2 → 1/5 |
| Nehalem | 1/5 | Closed for all Chinook Dec. 1-31 | Bag limit increased: 1/2 → 1/5 |
| Tillamook | 1/5 | Closed for all Chinook Dec. 1-31 | Bag limit increased: 1/2 → 1/5 |
| Nestucca | 1/2 | Closed for all Chinook Dec. 1-31 | Bag limit decreased: 1/5 → 1/2 |
| Salmon | 2/10 | ||
| Siletz | 2/10 | ||
| Yaquina | 2/10 | ||
| Alsea | 2/10 | ||
| Yachats | 1/2 | ||
| Siuslaw | 1/5 | Bag limit increased: 1/2 → 1/5 | |
| Umpqua | 1/5 | Bag limit increased: 1/1 → 1/5 and no harvest quota | |
| Coos | 2/10 | Daily adult salmon bag limit is 3 fish of which no more than two may be wild and only one may be a wild coho salmon | |
| Coquille | Closed | Open Sep. 19 – Oct. 18 for hatchery Chinook only | |
| Floras/New R. | 1/2 | ||
| Sixes | 1/10 | Oct. 1 through Nov. 3 low flow closure from the Hughes House Boat Ramp upstream to the mouth of Crystal Creek | |
| Elk | Closed | Open for hatchery Chinook only | |
| Rogue | SW Zone rules | ||
| Hunter | 1/2 | ||
| Pistol | 1/5 | ||
| Chetco | 1/5 | ||
| Winchuck | 1/5 |
Summary of Proposed 2026 Wild Coho Regulations
| Basin | Season Dates | Bag Limit(per day/season) | Changes from 2025 |
| Nehalem | 9/9-10/28(We, Sa, & Su only) | 1 / 3 | Days open increased: 21 → 22 |
| Tillamook | 9/9-10/28(We, Sa, & Su only) | 1 / 3 | Days open increased: 21 → 22 |
| Nestucca | 9/9-10/28(We, Sa, & Su only) | 1 / 3 | Days open increased: 21 → 22 |
| Siletz | 9/19-11/7 | 1 / 3 | Days open decreased: 65 → 50 |
| Yaquina | 9/19-10/25; 11/1-11/7 | 1 / 3 | |
| Beaver Creek | 11/1-11/30 | 1 / 3 | |
| Alsea | closed | Days open decreased: 53 → 0 | |
| Siuslaw | 9/19-10/13 | 1 / 3 | Days open decreased: 32 → 25 |
| Umpqua | closed | ||
| Coos | 9/19-10/18 | 1 / 3 | Days open increased: 28 → 30 |
| Coquille | 9/19-10/18 | 1 / 3 | Days open decreased: 33 → 30 |
| Floras/New | 11/1-12/31 | 1 / 3 | Days open increased: 30 → 61 |
