Oregon’s Free Fishing Weekend coming up June 4-5 – KTVZ

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fishing is free in Oregon the primary weekend in June on Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5. Everybody can fish, clam and crab without cost in Oregon these two days.

No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (together with a Mixed Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin Endorsement or Two-Rod Validation) are required these two days for both Oregon residents or nonresidents. It’s additionally free to park and camp at Oregon State Parks on Saturday, June 4.

All different fishing laws apply together with closures, bag limits and dimension restrictions. See the Oregon Sport Fishing Laws for guidelines and keep in mind to verify for any in season regulation adjustments, particularly for salmon and steelhead fishing, at https://myodfw.com/recreation-report/fishing-report/

Greatest fishing alternatives
Test the Recreation Report for the very best fishing alternatives this time of 12 months, https://myodfw.com/recreation-report For novices, Simple Angling Oregon is a superb information to getting began fishing in Oregon, https://myodfw.cofrm/EAO And in the event you reside close to Portland, Bend, Medford, Roseburg or in Lane County, there are many close by choices.

Trout fishing generally is a nice selection for novices and stocking is occurring at many areas (see the schedule ). Warmwater fishing can be nice for novices this time of 12 months. In case you’re heading to the coast to fish, strive surfperch fishing from the financial institution, bottomfish or halibut if the world the place you might be fishing is open.

Summer season is a superb time to clam and low tides are hitting Oregon’s coast late morning/early afternoon on June 4-5. MyODFW has all the data that you must get began began clamming or crabbing. 

At present, crabbing is open in coastwide in bays, seashores, estuaries, tide swimming pools, piers and jetties alongside your entire Oregon coast and within the ocean.

Razor clamming is at present closed from Cape Blanco, north of Port Orford, to the California border as a result of domoic acid toxin ranges are above the closure restrict.

The Oregon Division of Agriculture frequently assessments shellfish and closes areas when naturally occurring biotoxins get to ranges that make crabs and clams unsafe to eat. At all times name the ODA Shellfish security hotline at 1-800-448-2474 or verify their Shellfish web page earlier than you exit.