635-024-0080
Purpose and Scope

(1) The purpose of Division 024 is to provide for management of sport fisheries in the Snake River Zone over which the State has jurisdiction.

(2) Division 024 incorporates by reference the most current version of the annual 2026 or 2027 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations. Therefore, persons must consult the current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations in addition to Division 011 and Division 024 to determine all applicable sport fishing requirements for the Snake River Zone.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.138 & ORS 496.146
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 496.162
History:
DFW 146-2025, amend filed 12/31/2025, effective 01/01/2026
DFW 119-2023, adopt filed 12/27/2023, effective 01/01/2024

635-024-0090  Temporary rule language in effect until 12/31/2026.
Inclusions and Modifications

(1) The current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations provide requirements for the Snake River Zone. However, additional regulations may be adopted in this rule from time to time and to the extent of any inconsistency, they supersede the current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations.

(2) Effective June 4 ,2026 through August 17, 2026, closed for Chinook salmon from the Dug Bar Boat Ramp upstream to Hells Canyon Dam.

(3) Effective September 23, 2026 through October 31, 2026, for the Snake River from the Oregon Washington state border, upstream to the boundary 400 ft below Hells Canyon dam, the daily bag limit is 3 adult hatchery Chinook salmon, with no limit on jacks.

(4) Effective September 23, 2026 through December 31, 2026, for the Snake River from the Oregon Washington state border, upstream to the boundary 400 ft below Hells Canyon dam, the daily bag limit is 2 hatchery steelhead.

(5) All other permanent rules for the Snake River Zone, as stated in the current annual Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, remain in effect.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.138 & ORS 496.146
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 496.162
History:
DFW 100-2026, temporary amend filed 09/22/2026, effective 09/23/2026 through 12/31/2026
DFW 85-2026, temporary amend filed 08/18/2026, effective 08/18/2026 through 12/31/2026
DFW 49-2026, temporary amend filed 06/03/2026, effective 06/04/2026 through 08/17/2026
DFW 95-2025, temporary suspends temporary DFW 88-2025, filed 10/03/2025, effective 10/04/2025 through 12/31/2025
DFW 88-2025, temporary amend filed 09/17/2025, effective 09/19/2025 through 12/31/2025
DFW 119-2023, adopt filed 12/27/2023, effective 01/01/2024