Idaho Fish Report

Anglers can catch rockfish around the jetties in the lower Coos Bay estuary. Best fishing is typically near slack tides with good fishing one day and fair fishing the next. A jig fished with a twister tail trailer is always a good option to catch bottomfish.‌

The 2023 daily general marine fish bag limit is 5 fish plus 2 lingcod with no retention of quillback rockfish. Anglers can harvest 1 cabezon per day as part of you 5 fish daily bag limit. ‌

The best Chinook fishing has been in the Coos River, upper Isthmus Slough, Millicoma River, and South Fork Coos River. Salmon anglers looking to catch coho are having the best success from Charleston to California Street Boat Ramp. The wild coho retention season in the Coos Basin ends on Tuesday, Oct 10. Anglers are trolling cut plug herring or spinners behind a flasher to catch Chinook and coho salmon.‌

The daily salmon bag limit in Coos Basin is 2 salmon per day. From July 1 – Dec 31, wild Chinook salmon harvest in Coos estuary is restricted to 2 wild adult Chinook salmon per day and 10 for the season. The wild coho season in Coos Basin is from Sept. 15 – Oct. 10. Anglers will be allowed 1 wild coho adult per day and 3 for the season. ‌

Trout fishing in streams and rivers are open through Oct. 31 and anglers can now use bait. River levels are very low for this time of the year, with warm water temperatures. But water temperatures should start to drop as we get longer, cooler nights.