OAR 635-017-0090
Inclusions and Modifications

(1) The 2021 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations provide requirements for the Willamette Zone. However, additional regulations may be adopted in this rule division from time to time and to the extent of any inconsistency, they supersede the 2021 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations.
(2) Beginning February 1, 2017, the use of barbed hooks is allowed when angling for salmon, steelhead, or trout in Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls (including Multnomah Channel and Gilbert River) and in lower Clackamas River upstream to Highway 99E Bridge.
(3) Pacific Lamprey Harvest:
(a) Pursuant to OAR 635-044-0130(1)(b), authorization from the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission must be in possession by individuals collecting or possessing Pacific lamprey for personal use. Permits are available from ODFW, 17330 SE Evelyn Street, Clackamas, OR 97015;
(b) Open fishing period is June 1 through July 31 from 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.; personal use harvest is permitted Friday through Monday each week. All harvest is prohibited Tuesday through Thursday;
(c) Open fishing area is the Willamette River at Willamette Falls on the east side of the falls only, excluding Horseshoe Area at the peak of the falls;
(d) Gear is restricted to hand or hand-powered tools only;
(e) Catch must be recorded daily on a harvest record card prior to leaving the open fishing area. Harvest record cards will be provided by ODFW. All harvest record cards must be returned to the ODFW Clackamas office by August 31 to report catch. Permit holders who do not return the harvest record cards by August 31 will be ineligible to receive a permit in the following year.
(f) Harvesters must allow sampling or enumeration of catches by ODFW personnel.
(4) Effective March 1 through August 15, 2021, Two-Rod angling is allowed as follows:
(a) In all areas of the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls, including Multnomah Channel, and in the Clackamas River downstream of the Highway 99E bridge that are open to angling for hatchery Chinook, hatchery steelhead, trout, or warmwater gamefish, anglers with a valid 2021 Two-Rod Angling Validation may use up to 2 fishing rods while fishing for any game fish or non-game fish species except sturgeon.
(b) Youth anglers under 12 years of age may use 2 rods in these areas without purchasing the Two-Rod Angling Validation.
(c) Angling for sturgeon remains restricted to the use of 1 rod per angler.
(5) Effective May 1 through August 15, 2021, Two-Rod angling is allowed as follows:
(a) In all areas of the Willamette River above Willamette Falls, including the tributaries and flowing waters, that are open to angling for hatchery Chinook, hatchery steelhead, trout, or warmwater gamefish.
(b) Anglers with a valid 2021 Two-Rod Validation may use up to 2 fishing rods while fishing for any game fish or non-game fish species except sturgeon.
(c) Youth anglers under 12 years of age may use 2 rods in these areas without purchasing the TwoRod Angling Validation.
(d) Angling for sturgeon remains restricted to the use of 1 rod per angler.
(6) All other permanent rules for the Willamette River Zone, as stated in the 2021 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, remain in effect.

Source: Rule 635-017-0090 — Inclusions and Modifications, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=635-017-0090.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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