Conditions
: SIUSLAW RIVER: Chinook angling is slow. Most fish have moved up river above the fishing deadline and are actively spawning. Small numbers of fresh bright chinook should continue to pulse in through November. Anglers are also catching coho salmon but are reminded that ONLY adipose fin-clipped coho (adult or jacks) may be retained. The cutthroat trout fishery is over for the season.
Reported by: Oregon D.F.W
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The Siuslaw River, the namesake of the
Siuslaw National Forest, is approximately 100 miles long and enters the Pacific
Ocean at Florence, Oregon. Most people fish for fall chinook salmon in the
estuary and winter steelhead in the river. Additionally, searun cutthroat can be
caught in August and September. The river's long estuary has numerous private
and public boat ramps and the river above tidewater has several more.
Driving Directions: The Siuslaw River is paralleled for much of its
length by State Hwys 126 and 36. Hwy 101 also crosses the river at Florence.
Campgrounds: Two Bureau of Land Management campgrounds are present
along the upper river. These are Whittaker Creek with 31 sites and Clay Creek
with 26 sites.