Summer steelhead are in the Nestucca and there are some fish being caught. Cedar Creek hatchery has recycled over 200 steelhead over the last few weeks. Reports are that the fish are big this year. Fish should be throughout the fishery (up to Elk Creek). This week's rain and cooler temperatures should get fish more active and hopefully get fish that have been holding for a while back "on the bite."

Cutthroat trout fishing should be fair to good, with fish spread through the river system. Sea-run cutthroat have been moving through the tidewater and should be making their way upriver.

The Nestucca River (up to First Bridge) and Bay, and the Little Nestucca River is open to fall Chinook fishing Aug. 1 to Nov. 30. Realistically the fishing won't pick up in the estuary (although at least one Chinook has been caught already) until September and salmon won't move into the river in any numbers until the fall rains come.

The daily adult wild Chinook salmon bag limit is one fish in aggregate. No more than five adult wild Chinook salmon may be retained for the period in aggregate.