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Fishing in Oregon

Click a region to explore top fishing spots, species, and local tips.

Oregon offers some of the most diverse fishing in America — from Pacific salmon and halibut off the coast to sturgeon in the Columbia River, trout in Cascade lakes, and bass in eastern Oregon reservoirs. The Deschutes River is famous for redside rainbow trout, Crater Lake offers unique fishing at 6,000 feet elevation, and the Rogue River provides world-class salmon and steelhead fishing.

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Columbia River & Portland

Columbia River, Willamette River, Sauvie Island -- Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Sturgeon, Smallmouth Bass

Willamette Valley

Willamette River, McKenzie River, Detroit Lake -- Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee, Largemouth Bass, Crappie

Central Oregon & Deschutes

Deschutes River, Crooked River, Lake Billy Chinook -- Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Kokanee, Smallmouth Bass, Bull Trout

Southern Oregon & Klamath

Rogue River, Klamath River, Crater Lake -- Chinook Salmon, Steelhead, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Largemouth Bass

Coast & Coastal Lakes

Tillamook Bay, Newport, Coos Bay -- Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Halibut, Rockfish, Lingcod

Eastern Oregon & High Desert

Owyhee River, Malheur River, Wallowa Lake -- Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Crappie