Oregon North West Report

ODFW

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Bottom fishing

Anglers were successful up and down the coast last week, particularly for lingcod. 

  • Out of Garibaldi, big boats went beyond the 40-fathom line for widow rockfish, yellowtail rockfish and lingcod; closer to shore, smaller boats caught a nice grade of black rockfish and averaged one lingcod per person (with the lingcod being slightly smaller than in recent weeks). 
  • Catches out of Depoe Bay consisted primarily of black rockfish and canary rockfish, with some deacon and vermilion mixed in, and averaged one lingcod per angler. 
  • Newport saw bag limits of lingcod and a variety of rockfish species. 
  • In Charleston, wind kept boats from getting out on the ocean most days; otherwise, rockfish and large lingcod were landed. 
  • Brookings was blown out on Sunday, but earlier in the week, anglers had limits of lingcod in a range of lengths. Rockfish catches consisted primarily of blacks and deacons, as well as some canary rockfish. 

Gopher rockfish, commonly seen in California, were observed last week in at least two ports: Newport and Brookings. If you catch a fish that looks somewhat like a cross between a copper rockfish and a quillback rockfish, you may have a gopher. According to a 2005 California stock assessment, which concluded the stock was healthy, gopher rockfish are residential (they don’t move around much) and are associated with kelp beds or rocky reefs, typically between 30 and 120 feet.

The longleader fishery

Longleader fishing gives anglers a different opportunity to catch more bottomfish and helps spread out the boats so that there is not a concentration in one area. In a longleader trip, an angler can catch up to ten rockfish of certain species.

Changes for 2021:

  • From June 1 through Aug. 31, on days open to all-depth halibut, longleader fishing is allowed after halibut fishing.
    • All fishing with halibut gear on the same trip must be completed before any rockfish are retained.  
    • Longleader bag limit, gear, and all other rules apply. See longleader FAQs for more information.

Longleader gear: How to rig up for the offshore longleader fishery and FAQs.

Resources:

While you’re waiting out the storms, here are a few ways to help study rockfish identification. Try the bottomfish species ID quiz and work on your identification skills for commonly caught bottomfish. Also try the “Yelloweye Rockfish or Not?” quiz to help hone your ID skills for the prohibited yelloweye rockfish.

More Reports


OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Friday, April 16th, 2021
: Oregon Willamette Region Report
: Oregon South West Region Report
: Oregon Central Region Report
: Oregon North East Region Report
: Oregon South East Region Report
Ana Reservoir: Ana Reservoir Report
Ana River: Ana River Report
Balm Creek Reservoir: Balm Creek Reservoir Report
Beulah Reservoir: Beulah Res. Fish Report
Blitzen River: Blitzen River Report
Burns Pond: Burns Pond Report
Campbell Reservoir: Campbell Fish Report
Chewaucan River: CHEWAUCAN RIVER Report
Chickahominy Reservoir: CHICKAHOMINY RESERVOIR
Deming Creek: Deming Creek Report
Dog Lake: Dog Lake Report
Duncan Reservoir: Duncan Res. Report
Fish Lake : Fish Lake Report
Fourmile Lake: Fourmile Fish report
Holbrook Reservoir: Holbrook Res. Report
Upper Klamath Lake: Upper Klamath Lake Report
North Fork Sprague River: NORTH FORK SPRAGUE RIVER AND ALL TRIBUTARIES
Thief Valley Reservoir: THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR Report
Grande Ronde River: Grande Ronde River Report
Hat Rock Pond: Hat Rock Pond report
Imnaha River: Imnaha River Report
McNary Channel Ponds: McNARY PONDS Report
Umatilla River: UMATILLA RIVER Report
Wallowa River: Wallowa River Report
Applegate River: APPLEGATE RIVER REPORT
Bradley Lake: BRADLEY LAKE REPORT
Cooper Creek Reservoir: COOPER CREEK RESERVOIR REPORT
Coquille River: COQUILLE RIVER BASIN REPORT
Eel Lake: EEL LAKE REPORT
Emigrant Reservoir: EMIGRANT RESERVOIR REPORT
Empire Lake Upper: EMPIRE LAKES REPORT
Fish Lake : FISH LAKE REPORT
Galesville Reservoir: GALESVILLE RESERVOIR REPORT
Garrison Lake: GARRISON LAKE REPORT
Hemlock Lake: HEMLOCK LAKE & LAKE IN THE WOODS report
Lake Selmac: LAKE SELMAC REPORT
Lemolo Lake: LEMOLO RESERVOIR REPORT
Lost Creek Lake: LOST CREEK RESERVOIR REPORT
Medco Pond: MEDCO POND REPORT
Rogue River - Middle: Rogue River, middle REPORTWinter steelhead are still being caught on the Middle Rogue. While most all neighboring streams are closing for st
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): Rogue River, upper REPORT
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): Rogue River, above Lost Creek Reservoir REPORT
Tenmile Lakes: TENMILE LAKES/TENMILE CREEK REPORT
Umpqua River: UMPQUA RIVER, MAINSTEM REPORT


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