OAR 635-500-0115
Management Alternatives

In addition to the three broad management options in OAR 635-007-0525 (Wild Fish Policy) the following six management alternatives, their criteria and guidelines, will be used in the management of trout:

(1)

Wild Fish — Management under the wild fish alternative is exclusively for wild fish Option (1)(a) of OAR 635-007-0525 (Wild Fish Policy). These fish may have significant genetic value and some populations will be recognized specifically for their uniqueness. Guidelines which apply are:

(a)

No hatchery-reared trout will be released in these waters;

(b)

Although ODFW does not have regulatory authority over most activities that affect aquatic habitat, it will actively pursue and promote habitat protection and enhancement. Habitat must be protected or enhanced, using a subbasin-wide approach, to maximize the productivity of the stock, conserve stock fitness and life history characteristics, and to maintain healthy trout populations with multiple-age classes. Specific coordination activities will be coordinated with land management agencies;

(c)

Consumptive and nonconsumptive fisheries are encouraged. However, special regulations may be necessary to protect stock fitness and life history characteristics and to maintain healthy trout populations with multiple age classes;

(d)

No new introductions of hatchery or wild species will be made unless proposed in a management plan, evaluated to determine impact on wild trout stocks, and approved by the Commission;

(e)

The productive capacity of waters in this alternative will be maintained or enhanced so no net loss of natural fish production occurs;

(f)

Unique native populations may require additional recognition for protection.

(2)

Featured Species and Waters — Management under this alternative emphasizes species or stocks that are uncommon or unique and waters that have historical benefit or potential for unique natural beauty, water quality, aesthetics or recreational capabilities. Species, stocks, or waters under this alternative can be managed as Options (1)(a), (b), or (c) of OAR 635-007-0525 (Wild Fish Policy). Guidelines which apply are:

(a)

Habitat must be protected or enhanced to maintain and preserve the uniqueness of these stocks, species, or waters. Protection or enhancement activities will include a subbasin-wide approach via land management agencies to preserve unique natural beauty, water quality and volume, and aesthetic or recreational capabilities;

(b)

The productive capacity of waters in this alternative will be maintained or enhanced so that no net loss of natural fish production occurs;

(c)

Featured species or stocks will be managed to maintain their genetic diversity, stock fitness, and resulting life history characteristics;

(d)

Special regulations may be necessary to protect the uniqueness of the featured stock, species, or waters. Consumptive and non-consumptive fisheries are encouraged;

(e)

No new introduction of hatchery or wild species will be made unless proposed in a management plan, evaluated to determine effects on wild trout stocks, and approved by the Commission.

(3)

Trophy Fish — Certain waters are capable of producing large “bragging-size” trout. This alternative does not include publicizing all trophy trout waters in the state. Many anglers fish secret and favorite waters that produce some trophy trout. Waters that have limited access or capability to produce large fish without special habitat protection, regulation, or stocking procedures will be placed in other alternatives to preserve angler diversity. Management Options may be (1)(a), (b), or (c) of OAR 635-007-0525 (Wild Fish Policy). Guidelines which apply are:

(a)

Habitat must be protected, restored, or enhanced to produce large trout;

(b)

Species or stocks known to produce large trout will be managed to maintain genetic diversity, stock fitness, and resulting life history characteristics;

(c)

Nonconsumptive fisheries are encouraged. Special regulations (catch limits, size restrictions, catch and release, and gear restrictions) may be necessary to protect these large fish and insure the population health and size diversity;

(d)

Release of fingerling trout will be reduced below carrying capacity in some waters to produce large, naturally reared trout;

(e)

The productive capacity of waters in this alternative will be maintained or enhanced so that no net loss of natural fish production occurs;

(f)

No new introduction of hatchery or wild species will be made unless proposed in a management plan, evaluated to determine impact on wild trout stocks, and approved by the Commission.

(4)

Basic Yield — These waters are managed under Options (1)(a), (b), or (c) of OAR 635-007-0525 (Wild Fish Policy) to use their natural productivity and grow trout to a harvestable size with or without the addition of fingerling or yearling hatchery trout. Although trophy trout and unique fish species may be available, the major fisheries are of a general, consumptive nature without special regulations. Most of the trout available to the angler are from either naturally produced or from releases of hatchery fingerlings. Other species may be present and have fishery values equal to or greater than trout. Guidelines which apply are:

(a)

Habitat must be protected and enhanced to optimize natural production potential of wild stocks and natural rearing capability from fingerling stocking;

(b)

The productive capacity of waters in this alternative will be maintained or enhanced so that no net loss of natural fish production occurs. Problem waters can be transferred into a higher priority alternative;

(c)

General regulations will be used to produce consumptive fisheries unless special regulations are needed to enhance trophy-sized fish or unique species or stocks without seriously restricting the major fisheries;

(d)

Natural reproduction and fingerling stocking will provide he major fish production in this alternative. Stocking of yearling hatchery rainbow trout may also be used in some waters;

(e)

Other species may have equal or priority status for some waters listed in this alternative;

(f)

No new introduction of hatchery or wild species will be made unless proposed in a management plan, evaluated to determine effects on wild trout stocks, and approved by the Commission.

(5)

Intensive Use — These waters are managed under Options (1)(a), (b), or (c) of OAR 635-007-0525 (Wild Fish Policy). Waters managed for this alternative are apt to be near large population centers or attract intensive angler use because of easy accessibility or location of other water-oriented recreational facilities. Many of these waters can be used heavily by anglers for short periods (April, May, and June) and afterwards be used for sailboating, water skiing, swimming, and camping. Other waters can support fisheries year-round. Some of these water are stocked with yearling rainbow trout on a regular basis. Guidelines which apply are:

(a)

Even with a consumptive fishery to large numbers of anglers, natural production supplemented with fingerling hatchery trout is the least expensive management program;

(b)

Habitat protection and enhancement projects are necessary because of the intensive use and large number of recreation days provided. Year round protection is necessary in waters with natural rearing or natural production. Waters with marginal water quality and quality are still critically important to maintain these fisheries even for 2- or 3-month periods;

(c)

General regulations will be used to produce consumptive fisheries but special regulations may be needed to protect wild trout under Option (1)(a) or (b) of OAR 635-007-0525;

(d)

ODFW will continue to coordinate with other state and federal agencies to prevent conflicts with other water-related recreational activities.

(6)

Private Waters and Reservations — ODFW generally does not participate in the direct management of these waters except regarding the enforcement of applicable state statutes, policies, and administrative rules pertaining to stocking permits, fish diseases, prohibited species, and other factors that may affect the welfare of the state’s natural resources.

Source: Rule 635-500-0115 — Management Alternatives, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=635-500-0115.

635–500–0002
Purpose 635–500–0010
Steelhead Management Policy 635–500–0015
Steelhead Habitat Protection Policy 635–500–0020
Steelhead Management Goals and Objectives 635–500–0045
Wild Warmwater Game Fish Management Policy 635–500–0055
Objectives of Warmwater Game Fish Management 635–500–0060
Guidelines for Introductions of Warmwater Game Fishes 635–500–0100
Trout Management Selection Criteria 635–500–0105
Trout Management Guidelines 635–500–0110
Option Movement Criteria 635–500–0115
Management Alternatives 635–500–0120
Objectives of Trout Management 635–500–0200
Management Objectives for North Umpqua River Below Soda Springs Dam 635–500–0205
Willamette Subbasins — Organization of Rules 635–500–0266
McKenzie Subbasin Fish Management — Applicability 635–500–0267
McKenzie Subbasin Habitat 635–500–0268
Resident Trout and Whitefish 635–500–0269
Summer Steelhead 635–500–0270
Winter Steelhead 635–500–0271
Spring Chinook Salmon 635–500–0272
Fall Chinook 635–500–0273
Coho 635–500–0274
Mountain Whitefish 635–500–0275
Miscellaneous Species 635–500–0276
Angling Access 635–500–0285
Malheur Basin Fish Management — Organization of Rules 635–500–0290
Habitat 635–500–0295
Access 635–500–0300
Crayfish 635–500–0305
Malheur River Headwaters and Tributaries 635–500–0310
Middle Fork Malheur River Above Warm Springs Reservoir and Main Stem South Fork Malheur River 635–500–0315
Malheur River and North Fork Main Stem Reservoirs to Namorf Dam 635–500–0320
Lower Malheur River 635–500–0325
Reservoirs 635–500–0385
Coos River Basin Fish Management — Organization of Rules 635–500–0410
Coho Salmon 635–500–0430
Brook Trout 635–500–0435
Striped Bass 635–500–0440
White and Green Sturgeon 635–500–0445
American Shad 635–500–0450
Miscellaneous Freshwater, Marine and Anadromous Fish 635–500–0460
Clams 635–500–0465
Ghost and Mud Shrimp 635–500–0470
Other Shellfish Species 635–500–0475
Angler Access 635–500–0480
Angling Law Enforcement 635–500–0500
Tenmile Lakes Basin Fish Management — Organization of Rules 635–500–0510
Coho Salmon 635–500–0525
Rainbow Trout 635–500–0530
Bluegill 635–500–0535
Brown Bullhead 635–500–0540
Largemouth Bass 635–500–0545
Striped Bass x White Bass Hybrid 635–500–0550
Miscellaneous Native Fish Species 635–500–0555
Unauthorized Fish Species 635–500–0560
Angler Access 635–500–0565
Angling and Boating Law Enforcement 635–500–0600
Yaquina River Basin Fish Management — Organization of Rules 635–500–0615
Coho Salmon 635–500–0635
White and Green Sturgeon 635–500–0640
American Shad 635–500–0645
Miscellaneous Freshwater and Anadromous Fish Species 635–500–0650
Clams 635–500–0655
Ghost and Mud Shrimp 635–500–0660
Other Shellfish and Invertebrate Species 635–500–0665
Pacific Herring 635–500–0670
Marine Fish Species 635–500–0675
Miscellaneous Estuarine and Marine Fish Species 635–500–0680
Dungeness Crab 635–500–0685
Angler Access 635–500–0700
Clear Lake 635–500–0703
Diamond Lake 635–500–0706
Hosmer Lake 635–500–0709
Hyatt Lake 635–500–0712
Lake Billy Chinook 635–500–0790
General Fish Management Policies 635–500–0800
Habitat Objectives 635–500–0810
Clackamas Subbasin Fish Management — Habitat 635–500–0820
Winter Steelhead 635–500–0830
Summer Steelhead 635–500–0840
Spring Chinook Salmon 635–500–0850
Fall Chinook Salmon 635–500–0860
Coho Salmon 635–500–0870
Warmwater and Miscellaneous Fish 635–500–0880
Trout 635–500–0890
Whitefish 635–500–0900
Angler Access 635–500–0910
Coast Fork Willamette Subbasin Fish Management — Habitat 635–500–0920
Trout 635–500–0930
Warmwater Game Fish 635–500–0940
Oregon Chub 635–500–0950
Winter Steelhead 635–500–0960
Spring Chinook Salmon 635–500–0970
Fall Chinook Salmon 635–500–0980
Coho Salmon 635–500–0990
Angler Access 635–500–1000
Willamette Coast Range Subbasin Fish Management — Habitat 635–500–1010
Winter Steelhead 635–500–1020
Coho Salmon 635–500–1030
Fall Chinook Salmon 635–500–1040
Trout and Whitefish 635–500–1050
Warmwater Game Fish 635–500–1060
Oregon Chub 635–500–1070
Sand Rollers 635–500–1080
Crayfish 635–500–1090
Angler Access 635–500–1100
Long Tom Subbasin Fish Management — Habitat 635–500–1110
Warmwater Game Fish 635–500–1120
Trout 635–500–1130
Coho Salmon 635–500–1140
Angler Access 635–500–1150
Mainstem Willamette Subbasin Fish Management — Habitat 635–500–1160
Winter Steelhead 635–500–1170
Summer Steelhead 635–500–1180
Spring Chinook Salmon 635–500–1190
Fall Chinook Salmon 635–500–1200
Shad 635–500–1210
Sturgeon 635–500–1220
Trout and Whitefish 635–500–1230
Warmwater Game Fish 635–500–1240
Oregon Chub 635–500–1250
Sand Rollers 635–500–1260
Crayfish 635–500–1270
Angler Access 635–500–1280
Middle Fork Willamette Subbasin Fish Management — Habitat 635–500–1290
Spring Chinook Salmon 635–500–1300
Summer Steelhead 635–500–1310
Winter Steelhead 635–500–1320
Trout and Whitefish 635–500–1330
Oregon Chub 635–500–1340
Warmwater Game Fish 635–500–1350
Fall Chinook Salmon 635–500–1360
Angler Access 635–500–1370
Molalla and Pudding Subbasins Fish Management — Habitat 635–500–1380
Winter Steelhead 635–500–1390
Summer Steelhead 635–500–1400
Coho Salmon 635–500–1410
Spring Chinook Salmon 635–500–1420
Fall Chinook Salmon 635–500–1430
Trout and Whitefish 635–500–1440
Warmwater Game Fish 635–500–1450
Sand Rollers 635–500–1460
Crayfish 635–500–1470
Angler Access 635–500–1480
Santiam and Calapooia Rivers Subbasins Fish Management — Habitat 635–500–1490
Winter Steelhead 635–500–1500
Summer Steelhead 635–500–1510
Coho Salmon 635–500–1520
Spring Chinook Salmon 635–500–1530
Fall Chinook Salmon 635–500–1540
Sockeye Salmon 635–500–1550
Trout and Whitefish 635–500–1560
Warmwater Game Fish 635–500–1570
Oregon Chub 635–500–1580
Sand Rollers 635–500–1590
Crayfish 635–500–1600
Angler Access 635–500–1610
Tualatin Subbasin Fish Management — Habitat 635–500–1620
Winter Steelhead 635–500–1630
Coho Salmon 635–500–1640
Warmwater and Miscellaneous Fish 635–500–1650
Trout 635–500–1660
Angler Access 635–500–1661
McKenzie River Basin Operating Policy and Objectives 635–500–1662
Clackamas River Basin Operating Policy and Objectives 635–500–1663
Willamette River Basin Above the Mouth of the McKenzie River Operating Policy and Objectives 635–500–1664
Mainstem Willamette River Basin Fish Management Plan 635–500–1665
Molalla and Pudding River Basins Fish Management Plan 635–500–1666
Santiam and Calapooia River Basins Fish Management Plan 635–500–1670
Lahontan Subbasins Fish Management — Applicability 635–500–1680
Organization of Rules 635–500–1690
General Priorities 635–500–1700
Habitat 635–500–1710
Trout 635–500–1720
Nongame Fish 635–500–1730
Angler Access 635–500–1800
Crooked and Metolius Rivers Subbasins Fish Management — Applicability 635–500–1810
Organization of Rules 635–500–1820
Metolius River and Tributaries 635–500–1830
Blue and Suttle Lakes 635–500–1840
Cascade Mountain Lakes 635–500–1850
Crooked River Subbasin 635–500–1860
Crooked River and its Tributaries Above Prineville Reservoir 635–500–1870
Crooked River and its Tributaries Below Prineville Reservoir 635–500–1880
Willow Creek 635–500–1890
Prineville Reservoir 635–500–1900
Ochoco Reservoir 635–500–1910
Haystack Reservoir 635–500–1920
Lake Billy Chinook 635–500–1930
Lake Simtustus 635–500–1940
Small Impoundments in the Crooked River Subbasin 635–500–2000
Lower Deschutes River Fish Management — Applicability 635–500–2010
Organization of rules 635–500–2020
Habitat Management 635–500–2030
Cascade Mountain Lakes 635–500–2040
Small Ponds With Public Access 635–500–2050
Badger Lake 635–500–2060
Clear Lake 635–500–2070
Frog Lake 635–500–2080
Olallie Lake 635–500–2090
Pine Hollow Reservoir 635–500–3000
Rock Creek Reservoir 635–500–3010
Trout, Whitefish and Miscellaneous Species in Flowing Waters 635–500–3020
Indigenous Species 635–500–3030
Summer Steelhead 635–500–3040
Spring Chinook Salmon 635–500–3050
Fall Chinook Salmon 635–500–3060
Warmwater Gamefish 635–500–3070
Public Access 635–500–3100
Upper Deschutes River Fish Management — Applicability 635–500–3110
Organization of Rules 635–500–3120
Deschutes River from Bend (North Canal Dam) to Lake Billy Chinook Including the Tributaries Tumalo and Squaw Creeks 635–500–3130
Deschutes River from Wickiup Dam to Bend (North Canal Dam) including the Tributaries Fall and Spring Rivers 635–500–3140
Wickiup Reservoir and Tributaries including the Deschutes River up to Crane Prairie Dam 635–500–3150
Crane Prairie Reservoir and Tributaries including the Deschutes River up to Little Lava Lake 635–500–3160
Little Deschutes River and Tributaries 635–500–3170
Crescent Lake 635–500–3180
Summit Lake 635–500–3190
East Lake 635–500–3200
Paulina Lake 635–500–3210
Paulina Creek 635–500–3220
Davis Lake 635–500–3230
Odell Lake 635–500–3240
Odell, Ranger and Maklaks Creeks 635–500–3250
Lava Lake and Little Lava Lake 635–500–3260
Cultus Lake 635–500–3270
Little Cultus Lake 635–500–3280
Century Drive Lakes Isolated from the Deschutes River (Sparks, Devils, Elk, Hosmer, North Twin, and South Twin Lakes) 635–500–3290
Cascade Mountain Lakes 635–500–3300
Miscellaneous Waters (Three Creeks Lake, Little Three Creeks Lake, Shevlin Pond, Century Pond, Sprague Pit Pond, Firemens Pond) 635–500–3400
Applicability 635–500–3410
Organization of rules 635–500–3420
Habitat 635–500–3430
Winter Steelhead 635–500–3440
Summer Steelhead 635–500–3450
Coho 635–500–3460
Spring Chinook 635–500–3470
Fall Chinook 635–500–3480
Wild Trout Production 635–500–3490
Trout — Cascade Mountain Lakes 635–500–3500
Trout — High Use Reservoirs and Small Ponds 635–500–3510
Warmwater and Other Miscellaneous Fish 635–500–3520
Public Access 635–500–3600
Klamath River Basin Fish Management — Applicability 635–500–3610
Organization of Rules 635–500–3620
Habitat Management 635–500–3630
Klamath River Basin, All Waters 635–500–3640
Klamath River: State line to Upper Klamath Lake, including Spencer Creek, Lake Ewauna and Link River, of the Klamath River Basin 635–500–3650
Various Lakes, Rivers, and Tributaries of the Klamath River Basin 635–500–3660
Williamson River, Above the Falls (RM 23) and Tributaries, of the Klamath River Basin 635–500–3670
Sycan River, Sprague River North and South Forks, Cascade Mountain Streams, and Various Creeks of the Klamath River Basin 635–500–3680
Lost River and Tributaries 635–500–3690
Fourmile Lake 635–500–3700
Lake of the Woods 635–500–3710
Miller Lake and Miller Creek 635–500–3720
Cascade and Gearhart Mountain Lakes 635–500–3730
Howard Prairie Reservoir 635–500–3740
Hyatt Lake 635–500–3750
Little Hyatt Lake 635–500–3760
Keene Creek Reservoir 635–500–3770
Deadhorse Lake 635–500–3780
Holbrook Reservoir 635–500–3790
Heart Lake 635–500–3800
Big Swamp Reservoir 635–500–3810
Lofton Reservoir 635–500–3820
J. C. Boyle Reservoir 635–500–3830
Gerber Reservoir 635–500–3840
Willow Valley Reservoir 635–500–3850
Devil Lake 635–500–3860
Campbell Reservoir 635–500–3870
Bumpheads, Upper Midway, Dog Hollow, Round Valley, and Smith Reservoirs 635–500–3880
Angler Access 635–500–3885
Miller Lake Lamprey Conservation Plan 635–500–3890
Chinook Salmon in Upper Klamath Lake and Tributaries 635–500–3895
Chinook Salmon in the Oregon Portion of the Klamath River and Tributaries Below Upper Klamath Lake 635–500–3900
Steelhead Trout in the Oregon Portion of the Klamath River, Upper Klamath Lake and Tributaries 635–500–3905
Coho Salmon in the Oregon Portion of the Klamath River and Tributaries 635–500–3910
Pacific Lamprey in the Oregon Portion of the Klamath River, Upper Klamath Lake and Tributaries 635–500–4000
Mid-Coast Small Ocean Tributary Streams Fish Management — Applicability 635–500–4010
Organization of Rules 635–500–4020
Mid-Coast Small Ocean Tributary Streams, All Waters 635–500–4050
Coho Salmon 635–500–4080
Pacific Lamprey 635–500–4090
Crayfish 635–500–4100
Public Access 635–500–4300
Salmon River Basin Fish Management Plan — Applicability 635–500–4310
Organization of Rules 635–500–4320
Salmon River Basin, All Waters 635–500–4360
Coho Salmon 635–500–4390
Pacific Lamprey 635–500–4400
Crayfish 635–500–4410
Public Access 635–500–4500
Siletz River Basin Fish Management Plan — Applicability 635–500–4510
Organization of Rules 635–500–4520
Siletz River Basin, All Waters 635–500–4570
Coho Salmon 635–500–4610
White and Green Sturgeon 635–500–4620
Pacific Lamprey 635–500–4630
Crayfish 635–500–4640
Public Access 635–500–4800
Alsea River Basin Fish Management Plan — Applicability 635–500–4810
Organization of Rules 635–500–4820
Alsea River Basin, All Waters 635–500–4870
Coho Salmon 635–500–4900
White and Green Sturgeon 635–500–4910
Pacific Lamprey 635–500–4920
Crayfish 635–500–4930
Public Access 635–500–5000
Yachats River Basin Fish Management Plan — Applicability 635–500–5010
Organization of Rules 635–500–5020
Yachats River Basin, All Waters 635–500–5060
Coho Salmon 635–500–5090
Pacific Lamprey 635–500–5100
Crayfish 635–500–5110
Public Access 635–500–5200
Siuslaw River Basin Fish Management Plan — Applicability 635–500–5210
Organization of Rules 635–500–5220
Siuslaw River Basin, All Waters 635–500–5260
Coho Salmon 635–500–5300
American Shad 635–500–5310
White and Green Sturgeon 635–500–5320
Pacific Lamprey 635–500–5330
Crayfish 635–500–5340
Public Access 635–500–6000
Upper Deschutes River Subbasin Anadromous Fish Management — Applicability 635–500–6010
Organization of Rules 635–500–6020
Summer Steelhead 635–500–6030
Spring Chinook 635–500–6040
Sockeye Salmon 635–500–6050
Bull Trout 635–500–6060
Pacific Lamprey 635–500–6500
Implementing the Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon 635–500–6525
Rogue Spring Chinook Conservation Plan 635–500–6550
Conservation and Recovery Plan for Oregon Steelhead Populations in the Middle Columbia River Steelhead Distinct Population Segment 635–500–6575
Implementing the Lower Columbia River Conservation and Recovery Plan for Oregon Populations of Salmon and Steelhead 635–500–6600
Implementing the Upper Willamette River Conservation and Recovery Plan for Chinook Salmon and Steelhead 635–500–6625
Implementing the Lower Columbia River and Oregon Coast White Sturgeon Conservation Plan 635–500–6650
Implementing the Conservation Plan for Fall Chinook Salmon in the Rogue Species Management Unit 635–500–6700
Organization of Rules 635–500–6705
Guiding Principles for Columbia River Fisheries Management 635–500–6710
Columbia River Fisheries 635–500–6715
Spring Chinook 635–500–6720
Summer Chinook 635–500–6725
Sockeye 635–500–6730
Tule Fall Chinook 635–500–6735
Upriver Bright Fall Chinook 635–500–6740
Coho 635–500–6745
Chum 635–500–6750
White Sturgeon 635–500–6755
Additional Commercial Opportunity 635–500–6760
Fall Recreational Fishery Objectives 635–500–6765
Adaptive Management 635–500–6775
Implementing the Coastal Multi-Species Conservation and Management Plan 635–500–6780
Implementing the Coastal, Columbia, and Snake Conservation Plan for Lampreys in Oregon.
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 635-500-0115’s source at or​.us