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"PRONGHORN ANTELOPE"RECEIVES BOOK AWARD

The National Association for Conser-vation Education and Publicity recentlyannounced presentation of its 1949 awardfor "outstanding service to conservationthrough a technical book" to Arthur S.Einarsen for his book, "The PronghornAntelope." Awards of the Association,which is composed of conservation edu-cation and public relations personnel ofstate conservation, fish and game depart-ments, are usually made at the annualmeeting held in September but the judgeshad not reached their decision at thattime in regard to the book award.

Mr. Einarsen's book was nominated forconsideration by the information and ed-ucation department of the Oregon StateGame Commission.

"The Pronghorn Antelope" is basedlargely upon studies carried on in Oregonfor a number of years. Mr. Einarsen hasbeen director of the Oregon CooperativeWildlife Research Unit at Corvallis sinceits beginning in 1935, and one of the firstresearch projects assigned to him by theOregon State Game Commission was theantelope problem.

1950 ilplec:(49 Re teopt4By ROBERT C. HOLLOWAY, Chief Biologist

The angling regulations for 1950 were adopted by the Oregon StateGame Commission on January 28. Tentative rules were formulated twoweeks earlier and the interval in between provided an opportunity for thesportsmen to present objections to them and to submit additional recom-mendations. A complete outline of the angling laws and a map showingzone boundaries can be found elsewhere in this issue. Several importantchanges have been made in the regulations as they applied in 1949. Thesechanges will be discussed in some detail below.

TroutThe trout season will open on May 1 in

all parts of the state, except that in Zone1 (Coastal waters) and in the northernpart of Zone 2 the season will begin onApril 15. A closing date of October 15will apply in all areas except Zone 4, theRogue River drainage, where the generaltrout season will end on September 30.

The sea son on coastal waters will bemuch longer this year than it has been for

See Page 5 for summary of anglingseasons and limits.

Anglers spending a sunny and profitable day on the Upper Deschutes river.

several years. An additional two monthsof trout angling will be possible in tide-water of the coastal streams because thelate opening date of June 15 in that areahas been eliminated. Also the season willbe longer in the fall providing an oppor-tunity for the angler to fish the fall cut-throat runs while the general trout baglimit of 10 per day and 20 per week ap-plies.

8" Minimum Length LimitA minimum length limit of 8 inches

will again apply to all coastal waters in-cluding the lower portions of the Rogueand Umpqua rivers. This regulation whenplaced in effect in 1947 met with a stormof protest from all sides. Anglers accus-tomed to keeping anything over 6 incheslong did not take to this type of restric-tion. There are many anglers who stillprotest such a size limit for one reasonor another, but an acceptance of this min-imum size limit and in some instances anactual enthusiasm for it has become ap-parent among many individuals andsportsmen's groups.

The Game Commission has attemptedon many different occasions to explainthe necessity for and reasons behind the8-inch minimum length limit. Repetitionmay not be out of place at this point tobring again to the attention of the anglersthe reasoning back of this law. The youngcutthroat, steelhead, and salmon remainin fresh water for varying periods oftime before migrating to the ocean. Somemay never migrate at all. Many of theseyoung fish reach a size in excess of 6inches before going to the ocean, some'attain a size of more than 8 inches.Should these fish be cropped before theyhave an opportunity to move on to therich feeding grounds in the ocean where

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r THIS AND THATA tract of approximately 4,840 acres in

eastern Oregon has been leased by theOregon State Game Commission for win-ter big game range, valuable especiallyfor deer. The land, owned by the PilotRock Lumber Company, is located inUmatilla, Morrow and Grant counties.

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The second annual interstate antelopemeeting of representatives of the Oregon,Idaho, California and Nevada game de-partments was held January 24 in Lake-view. The Fish and Wildlife Service alsowas represented. As the antelope herdsmove from one state to another, it is im-portant to coordinate the informationfrom all four states for proper manage-ment of the species.

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The fastest tagged salmon recoveredto date is the salmon caught this summer20 miles up the Columbia river by an As-toria fisherman, William M. Pice. Thefish had been tagged on July 21 by theCalifornia bureau of marine fisheries nearSan Francisco and was caught 22 dayslater in the Columbia river. The fish hadtravelled a distance of 660 miles or anaverage of 30 miles a day.

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The 1950 Angler's Guide, official com-pilation of the angling regulations, is nowbeing printed and will be sent to licenseagents for general distribution within thenext few weeks.

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Take of rainbow eggs from brood fishbeing held at the Game Commision hatch-eries, Oak Springs, Rock Creek and Roar-ing River, has approached the 10,000,000mark.

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Nearly all district game agents hadcompleted their sex ratio census and fawnratio work by the first of January.

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Two sportsmen's groups, the Milwau-kie Sportsmen's Club and the NewbergRod and Gun Club have taken advantageof the Commission's offer to furnish mul-tifiora rose bushes to be planted on areassponsored by the clubs. A demonstrationplanting will be held on the NewbergClub grounds.

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A postseason census of upland gamebirds in alternate counties indicates anormal carryover of both pheasants andquail. An encouraging note is that thevalley quail planted in Malheur countylast winter have made substantial in-creases during the past season.

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An investigation of the life history,economics and related subjects concern-ing the striped bass has been started atCoos Bay as a cooperative project by theFish and Game Commissions in accord-ance with legislative instructions.

ELK REPORTS OVERDUEWith the closure of the Baker county

elk season on December 31, elk huntingreturns were received at a better rate bythe Game Commission office. Hunters areagain reminded that the deadline haspassed for turning in their reports andanyone now refusing to report may bedenied an elk tag for the 1950 seasonwithin discretion of the Commission. Ofthe 13,183 hunters reporting by the endof the first week in January, 6,848 madekills, 5,930 no kills, and 405 did not hunt.The deer kill reported to date is 43,000.

February-March CalendarSpecies Open Season

Salmon and Steelhead over 20", untilFebruary 28, coastal area.

Salmon and Steelhead over 20", bothmonths inland waters.

Spiny-rayed Fish, both months.Predatory Animals, both months.Mink, Muskrat, Otter, Raccoon, until

February 15.NOTE : For exceptions consult hunting

and angling synopses.

Oregon State GameCommission Bulletin

Published Monthly by theOREGON STATE GAME COMMISSION

1634 S. W. Alder Street P. 0. Box 4136Portland 8, OregonMIRIAM KAUTTU

Editor

Members of CommissionCarl C. Hill, Chairman Days CreekDonald Mitchell TaftDelbert Gildersleeve BakerJ. H. Van Winkle Oregon CityLoyde S. Blakley Bend

Administrative StaffC. A. Lockwood .... State Game DirectorP. W. Schnieder ... Asst. State Game Dir.F. B. Wire SecretaryF. C. Baker ControllerGeorge Kernan EngineerH. R. Mangold. . Chief, Supply & PropertyC. B. Walsh Chief, Information and

EducationStuart J. Couper Assistant Chief

C, J. Campbell Chief, BasinInvestigations

John McKean Chief of Operations,Game Division

A. V. Meyers Federal AidR. U. Mace Big GameC. E. Kebbe FurbearersFrank Stanton . . Habitat ImprovementW. B. Morse Migratory Birds

H. J. Rayner Chief of Operations,Fisheries Division

R. C. Holloway ...Surveys and SalvageE. W. Goff HatcheriesG. E. Howell... .Fishways and ScreensEntered as second-class matter September 30,

1947, at the post office at Portland, Oregon,under the act of August 24, 1912.

At the present time the Bulletin is circulatedfree of charge to anyone forwarding a writtenrequest.

Permission to reprint is granted providedproper credit is given.

January Meeting ofThe Game Commission

In addition to the hearing held on the1950 angling regulations, regular busi-ness considered by the Game Commissionat its meeting on January 13 included thefollowing items :

Negotiations for a lease of severalhundred acres of land from the Chewau-can Land and Cattle Company in Lakecounty for planting of grain for migra-tory waterfowl were authorized.

The staff was instructed to proceedwith preparations for revision and clari-fication of the game code for submissionto the next session of the legislature.

Commissioner Hill was re-elected chair-man for the ensuing calendar year.

T. R. Conn was recommended as wild-life representative for the Lake CountyGrazing District Advisory Board, in ac-cordance with request of the Lake CountySportsmen's Association and LakeCounty Izaak Walton League.

A letter was read from Hansell Farms,Athena, submitting a claim for gamedamages but the Commission, having noauthority to consider payment of suchclaims, took no action.

The request of the Umatilla CountyFair for an exhibit was referred to thestaff for consideration.

Land and Water Policies toBe Discussed at Conference

Land and water problems, includingriver development, watershed manage-ment, range management, and grazingcontrols, will be thoroughly discussed ata session of the forthcoming 15th NorthAmerican Wildlife Conference in SanFrancisco, the Wildlife Management In-stitute reports.

Meeting on Tuesday afternoon, March7, in the Fairmont Hotel, this general ses-sion will be under the chairmanship ofDr. Wilson M. Compton, president ofWashington State College. Six of Amer-ica's foremost experts on the subjectscovered will present their views at thissession and, as at former sessions of thiskind, both sides of major issues will beaired. Those attending will be givenample opportunity to address questionsto the speakers at scheduled discussionperiods. Because this is the first such Con-ference ever held west of Denver, westernproblems, in particular, have beenstressed in this session and in otherswhich will be held on March 6 and 8. Themajority of the speakers on the Tuesdaygeneral session will be residents of thewestern half of the United States.

This meeting is expected to be one ofthe most important of the nine generaland technical sessions scheduled for the15th North American Wildlife Confer-ence, and the final program, to be an-nounced later, will contain some of themost famous names in public life today.

FEBRUARY. 1950 Page 3

/949 peadapte ZigetateoadThe Oregon Game Commission's four

pheasant farms produced 61,557 pheas-ants during the summer of 1949 andshipped a total of 60,632 birds to stockupland game habitat throughout thestate. In addition, 4-H Club membersraised 719 pheasants which were pur-chased and released by the Game Com-mission.

During the past ten years, the Com-mission has been studying the survivalof and return from released pheasants inorder to determine the most practicaland effective stocking methods. This in-formation indicates that the return tohunters is generally in proportion to thetime interval between releases and hunt-ing season. The two most effective prac-tices appear to be liberation of maturehens in March immediately prior to thenesting season and liberation of cocksimmediately before the hunting season;however, such operations require a largeinvestment in covered pens and substan-tially higher production costs per bird.During the 1949 season, 9,553 pheasantswere released in the spring and 1,552cocks were released immediately priorto hunting season. A total of 50,246pheasants were released at an age of 8weeks during the summer months andof these 15,700 were field reared on gamemanagement areas, or private lands, andallowed to disperse as they matured tostock adjacent habitat.

In addition to the 60,962 pheasantsliberated this year, 2,434 valley quailwere trapped and transplanted early inthe year. Observations indicated thatthese transplanted birds have successfullyreproduced and there are now breedingpopulations of quail in areas that werenot previously occupied by that species.

The endurance of the American bisonwas remarkable. He could tire out threesets of horses, often running 40 milesat a time.

"My wife trained him."

District and CountyWillamette District

Total Liberated

Clatsop 3Columbia 3,316Washington 2,542Multnomah 87Clackamas 1,674Marion .... 2,935Yamhill 2,809Polk 2,279Benton 1,376Linn 1,932Lane 2,439 21,374

Research Unit 119Southwest District

Douglas 3,194Coos 38Josephine 1,178Jackson 2,491 6,901

WESTERN OREGON TOTAL 28,394Southeast District

Klamath 2,812Lake 2,200Harney 1,803Malheur 120 6,935

Central DistrictDeschutes 973Crook 2,142Jefferson 2,693Wheeler 1,040Hood River 639Wasco 2,315Sherman 1,072Gilliam 1,113 11,987

Northeast DistrictMorrow 1,567Umatilla 2,364Grant 1,798Union 2,906Wallowa 2,413Baker 2,598 13,646

EASTERN OREGON TOTALSTATE TOTAL 1949 LIBERATIONS

1949 PHEASANT PRODUCTIONFarm Spring Summer Fall

Field Projects Release Release ReleasePheasantsOn Rand

TotalLiberation

32,56860,962

TotalProduction

Corvallis Farm 3,036 11,620 1,403 2,174 16,059 15,197Eugene Farm 1,500 0 101 0 11,801 10,301

Roseburg 2,200Coburg 1,600Ballston 900Hopewell 700Orenco 1,500Sauvies 3,300

10,200Hermiston Farm 2,012 9,376 48 2,378 15,236 15,602

Enterprise 2,400Madras 1,400

13,176Ontario Farm 3,005 12,831 0 5,926 17,536 20,457

Summer Lake 1,700

14,5214-H Clubs 719 719 719

TOTALS 9,553 50,246 1,552 10,478 61,351 62,276


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they will obtain adult size and return asa much more valuable fish ? More andmore people are commencing to believethat the answer is "no". Others will saythat the young fish die anyway if caughtand released, and this opens up an entirenew field of argument. It can only be saidin reply to this that there is no evidenceof a systematic or non-systematic naturesupporting the contention that the lossof hooked sub-legal fish is excessive. Ad-mittedly, losses do occur but fish arehardy creatures and if handled carefullywhen released, the majority will survive.Briefly then, the principle of protectingthe immature migrant fish in coastalwaters so that they may attain adulthoodis the reason for the 8 inch minimumlimit. There are indications that the pol-icy is meeting with success in fact as wellas in favor.

Steelhead and SalmonSeasons for steelhead and salmon, 20

inches or over in length, remain muchthe same as they were last year. In east-ern Oregon they may be angled for at anytime of the year but are only to be foundin comparatively few streams and in rel-atively few numbers.

In the Willamette Valley the principalactivity in this regard involves the an-nual spring chinook fishery on the Wil-lamette from its confluence with the Co-lumbia to the Oregon City falls. A newdeadline at the falls is designed to preventsnagging at the entrance to the archesbelow the grinder room of the Crown-Willamette mill.

On the roast, with one exception, allwaters will be closed to steelhead andsalmon angling from March 1 throughApril 14. The main Columbia will remainopen the year around.

March and April are the peak monthsfor steelhead spawning. Many individualsfrom runs coming in as early as Decem-ber and January may delay spawninguntil this later period. Thus the closure iseffective in protecting segments of theearlier runs as well as those migratingto the headwaters at this later period.

Winter DeadlinesLast year deadlines were established

on coastal streams above which no fish-ing was allowed after the close of thegeneral trout season. Deadline locationshave been changed in several instancesbut they will be in effect this year prior toApril 15 and after October 15. Their pur-pose is to protect fish on the spawninggrounds during the critical winter andspring months.

A complete list of waters in Zone 1 thatare open to angling during the winter canbe found on page 5 of this issue and thelist will be included in the synopsis ofangling laws.

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Tag shown. In its final form, card will have removable

tags in the right hand column. Each time o fish is

caught, one of these tags must be attached to the fishby means of wire furnished.

Steelhead and Salmon Punch TagMany people fail to realize or they

overlook the fact that an annual aggre-gate bag limit of 20 steelhead and salmon,20 inches or over in length, is in effect.This regulation is particularly difficultto enforce for obvious reasons. To facili-tate enforcement on the one hand and toobtain data on the size and location ofsteelhead and salmon catches, the GameCommission has seen fit to adopt an An-nual Steelhead and Salmon Punch Tagto be issued free to all anglers.

An angler must have one of these tagcards in possession, in addition to the gen-eral angling license, when angling forsteelhead and salmon and immediatelyafter catching either fish a punch tag isremoved from the card, attached to thefish, and information as to date andstream or lake taken is entered on thecard in the place provided. These tagswill not be available for distributionuntil late in February and will becomeeffective on March 1.

Striped Bass and SturgeonFollowing action of the last legislature

which fixed a bag limit of 5 striped bassfor certain waters in and tributary toCoos Bay, the Game Commission estab-lished a statewide bag limit of the samenumber. This is a reduction of 10 per dayfrom the bag allowed last year.

A regulation that has provoked con-siderable controversy is that fixing mini-mum and maximum length limits onsport-caught sturgeon. Both of theselimits are designed to accomplish thesame end, a greater survival of youngfish to spawning age. The minimumlength limit of 30 inches will prohibit thetaking of fish that are of little value tothe angler but of considerable value aspotential spawners. The maximum lengthlimit of 72 inches is equally as importantif not more important than the minimumlength limit. This provides for an escape-ment of the large fish, fish that have notspawned as yet and whose numbers aretoo few to remove any from the river.

Spiny-RaysNo major changes in regulations apply-

ing to catfish, perch, bass, and other spe-cies of spiny-ray fish were made. Thetrend in most states is towards removalof most restrictions on fishing for thesespecies because it has been illustratedthat in general they are not in need ofregulatory protection. Their ability to re-produce themselves is far greater thanthat of salmon and trout, in fact this sur-prising ability has in many instances ledto situations where these fish have ac-tually "eaten themselves out of house andhome."

The special season and bag limit onspiny-rays in Klamath and Lake countieshas been abolished and spiny-ray anglingin that area now falls under the generalregulation.


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SUMMARY OF ANGLING REGULATIONSSUMMER REGULATIONS FOR TROUT, STEELHEAD,

SALMON AND JACK SALMON(Including Whitefish and Montana Grayling)

Open Area: Entire state except as hereinafterprovided.

Open Season: April 15 to October 15 in Zone 1;April 15 to October 15 in Zone 2 except that

open season is May 1 to October 15 for theNorth Santiam river and its tributaries, forLinn County, and for that part of Lane Countyin Zone 2.

May 1 to September 30 in Zone 4.May 1 to October 15 in Zones 3, 5, 6, 7, 8

and 9.Bag Limits for Trout, Jack Salmon, and both

Steelhead and Salmon under 20 inches: 10 fish butnot to exceed 15 pounds and 1 fish in any oneday, and 20 fish but not to exceed 30 poundsand 2 fish in any 7 consecutive days and inpossession at any one time.

Bag Limits for Whitefish and Dolly Varden: Nobag limit except in Odell Lake the bag limitfor Dolly Varden is to be counted as part ofthe trout bag limit.

Bag Limits for Steelhead and Salmon 20 inchesor more in length: 2 fish in the aggregate in anyone day but not more than 4 such fish in any 7consecutive days and in possession at any onetime; nor more than 20 in the aggregate in anyone calendar year. (See regulation regardingpunch card for steelhead and salmon.)

Minimum Length Limits for Trout, Jack Salmonand both Steelhead and Salmon under 20 inches:

6 Inches: All waters except as otherwisehereafter listed.

a Inches: All waters in Zone 1, including theColumbia River up to north city limits of St.Helens. Main Umpqua River below the forksand the stream systems tributary to its tide-water portion. Rogue River and its tributariesin Curry County below and including MuleCreek on Rogue River and below and exclud-ing Indigo Creek on the Illinois River.

9 Inches: East Lake, Paulina Lake, SparksLake, Davis Lake. Crane Prairie Reservoir andWickiup Reservoir.

10 Inches: Owyhee Reservoir and that part ofOwyhee River below the dam (MalheurCounty).

No Length Limit: For eastern brook in alllakes above 5,000 feet elevation in the WallowaMountains, except Duck, Twin and Fish. ForDolly Varden and whitefish in McKenzie Riverand its tributaries.

WINTER REGULATIONS FOR TROUT(Zone 2)

Open Season: October 16 to February 28, in-clusive, for trout 10 inches or over in length, inthat part of the Clackamas River below RiverMill Dam (Zone 2). Bag limit 2 such trout inany one day and not more than 4 in any 7 con-secutive days or in possession at any one time.WINTER REGULATIONS FOR STEELHEAD AND

SALMON IN COASTAL WATERS OFZONES 1 AND 3

Bag Limit : 2 salmon and steelhead. 20 inchesor over in length, in the aggregate in any oneday but not more than 4 such fish in any 7consecutive days or in possession at any onetime. Not more than 20 in the aggregate ofsalmon and steelhead 20 inches or over inlength may be taken in any one calendar year.(See regulation regarding salmon and steel-head punch card.)

Open Season and Open Areas: October 16 toApril 14, inclusive, in that part of the ColumbiaRiver, exclusive of its tributaries, below St.Helens. October 16 to February 28. inclusive. inthe following waters, exclusive of their tribu-taries unless specifically named and exclusiveof those sections closed to all angling or hav-ing special seasons as listed by Zones.

Tidewater of Zone 1.Clatskanie River up to the forks below the

falls.Beaver Creek up to a point 200 feet below

falls (Columbia County).Big Creek up to Camp Three (Clatsop

County).Bear Creek (Clatsop County).Gnat Creek (Clatsop County).Klaskanine River.North Fork Klaskanine River up to a point

200 feet below Fish Commission Hatchery.South Fork Klaskanine River up to first rail-

road bridge site.Youngs River up to a point 200 feet below

falls.Lewis and Clark River up to confluence of

the South Fork.Necanicum River up to second highway

bridge.Elk Creek (Clatsop) up to forks.

COUNTIES BY ZONESBaker Zone 9Benton Zones 1 and 2Clackamas Zone 2Clatsop Zone 1Columbia Zones 1 and 2Coos Zone 1Crook Zone 5Curry Zones 1 and 4Deschutes Zones 5 and 6Douglas Zones 1 and 3Gilliam Zone 7Grant Zones 7 and 8Harney Zone 8Hood River Zone 2Jackson Zone 4Jefferson Zone 5Josephine Zone 4Klamath Zones 5 and 6Lake Zone 6Lane Zones 1 and 2Lincoln Zone 1Linn Zone 2Malheur Zone 8Marion Zone 2Morrow Zone 7Multnomah Zone 2Polk Zones 1 and 2Sherman Zones 5 and 7Tillamook Zone 1Umatilla Zone 7Union Zone 9Wallowa Zone 9Wasco Zone 5Washington Zones 1 and 2Wheeler Zone 7Yamhill Zones 1 and 2

Nehalem River up to confluence of RockCreek.

North Fork Nehalem River up to confluenceof Sweethome Creek.

Salmonberry River up to confluence of NorthFork.

North Fork Salmonberry River.Rock Creek up to former Keasey dam site.Miami River up to marker established by the

Game Commission near the point where theFoley Creek road leaves the river.

Kilchis River up to end of road by entranceto picnic grounds.

Wilson River up to Lee's Bridge.Trask River.North Fork Trask River up to Bark Shanty

Creek.Tillamook River up to confluence of Munson

Creek.Sand Creek up to head of tidewater.Three Rivers up to a point 200 feet below

hatchery racks (Tillamook County).Beaver Creek up to confluence of West Bea-

ver Creek (Tillamook County).Nestucca River up to confluence of Moon

Creek.Little Nestucca River up to confluence of

South Fork.Neskowin Creek up to confluence of Prospect

Creek.Salmon River up to confluence of Slick Rock

Creek.Devils Lake.Schooner Creek up to confluence of Erickson

Creek.Drift Creek (Siletz Bay) up to marker estab-

lished at the Big Bend above gorge.Siletz River up to point one-fourth mile be-

low falls.Fogarty Creek (Lincoln County).Rocky Creek (Lincoln County).Yaquina River up to confluence of Little Elk

Creek.Big Elk Creek up to confluence of Beaver

Creek.

Beaver Creek up to confluence of South Fork.Drift Creek (tributary to Alsea Bay).Alsea River.North Fork Alsea River up to concrete

bridge crossing said river on Alsea-Deadwoodroad.

Five Rivers up to confluence of CascadeCreek.

Fall Creek up to a point 200 feet below thebig falls.

Yachats River up to confluence of the forks.Cummins Creek (Lane County).Tenmile Creek (Lane County).Big Creek (Lane County).Cape Creek (Lane County).Sutton Lake (Lane County).Mercer Lake (Lane County).North Fork Siuslaw River up to Meadows

Bridge above McLeod Creek.Siuslaw River up to confluence of Wildcat

.e Creek up to confluence of DeadwoodCrLeeakk

Creek.Siltcoos Lake.Maple Creek up to railroad trestle approxi-

mately one mile northeast of Siltcoos Station.Fiddle Creek up to the county road bridge

on the Five Mile Road.Siltcoos River.Tahkenitch Lake.Tahkenitch Creek.North Fork Smith River.Smith River up to a point 400 feet below the

falls.Umpqua River, see page 7.Ten Mile Lakes.Ten Mile Creek.Coos River.Millicoma River.West Fork Millicoma River up to a point

200 feet below Stull's Falls.East Fork Millicoma River up to confluence

of Glenn's Creek.South Coos River up to a point 400 feet be-

low the dam near Irwin Lyons Truck Shop.Coquille River.North Fork Coquille River up to confluence

of Hudson Creek.East Fork Coquille River up to confluence

of Brummit Creek.Middle Fork Coquille River up to confluence

of Twelvemile Creek.South Fork Coquille River up to confluence

of Coal Creek.Fourmile Creek.New Lake.New River.Floras Lake.Floras Creek up to first county bridge east

101.Sixes River up to mouth of Dry Creek (CurryElk River up to McClellan's Swinging Bridge

(Curry County).Brush Creek.Euchre Creek.Rogue River, see page 8.Hunters Creek up to confluence of South

Fork.Pistol River up to mouth of Deep Creek.Chetco River.Winchuck River.

WINTER REGULATIONS FOR STEELHEAD ANDSALMON IN INLAND WATERS(Zones 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9)

Open Seasons and Open Areas : October 16 toApril 14, inclusive, in Zone 2 for salmon andsteelhead 20 inches or over in length; pro-vided that the minimum length limit is 15inches from March 1 to April 14, inclusive, inthat part of the Willamette River and sloughfrom its mouth to Oregon City Falls. October16 to April 30, inclusive, for salmon and steel-head 20 inches or over in length in Zones 5,6, 7, 8 and 9.

Exceptions: Waters closed to all angling orhaving special seasons are listed hereinafterby Zones.

Bag Limit: 2 steelhead and salmon in the ag-gregate in any one day but not more than 4such fish in the aggregate in any 7 consecutivedays or in possession at any one time. Notmore than 20 in the aggregate of salmon andsteelhead 20 inches or over in length may betaken in any one calendar year. (See regulationregarding steelhead and salmon punch card.)STRIPED BASS, SHAD, STURGEON, BULLFROGS

AND SPINY-RAYED FISHStriped Bass: Open season entire year. Bag

limit 5 per day.Shad Open season entire year. No bag limit.Sturgeon: Open season entire year except that

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butaries. Minimum length limit is 30 inchesand maximum length limit is 72 inches. Baglimit: Not more than 3 sturgeon 30 to 47 inchesin length and not more than 2 sturgeon 48 to72 inches in length.

Bullfrogs: Open season entire year. Baglimit: 12 in possession at any one time. Bull-frogs must be not less than 4 inches in bodylength and can be caught only by hook andline.

Spiny-Rayed Fish: Open season entire year forsunfish, perch, crappies, catfish and black bass.Bag limits: No limit on perch. For other spe-cies of spiny-rayed fish, 30 fish or 20 poundsand 1 fish but not to exceed 30 fish of all spe-cies combined in possession at any one time.

EXCEPTIONS TO SPINY-RAY REGULATIONSOswego Lake: Open season April 15 to October

15, inclusive. Bag limit: 30 spiny-rayed fish or20 pounds and 1 fish but not to exceed 30 fishof all species combined in possession at anyone time of which not more than 6 may beblack bass.

Lake of the Woods (Klamath County): Openseason, entire year and no bag limit for spiny-rayed fish.

Fern Ridge Reservoir (Lane County): March 7to September 15, inclusive.

Owyhee Reservoir (Malheur County): No baglimit for crappies.

Owyhee River from old Owyhee Ditch diver-sion dam up to a point one mile below theOwyhee Dam, open season, May 1 to October15, inclusive.

Woahink Lake: Open season April 15 to Octo-ber 15, inclusive.

Long Tom River from Fern Ridge Dam tosecond bridge about % mile below. Open sea-son, April 15 to October 15, inclusive.

Ten Mile Lake: No bag limit for catfish.Night Angling: Catfish may be caught or

angled for during the open seasons therefor atany hour of the day or night.

SALMON AND STEELLIEAD PUNCH TAGA free salmon and steelhead Punch Tag is

to be used by Oregon anglers beginning March1, 1950, and extending to February 28, 1951.

Twenty salmon and steelhead in the aggre-gate are allowed each fisherman for the tagyear. Each time a fish is caught a punch tag isremoved from the card attached to the fish,and the date and river are entered in the spaceprovided at the time the fish is taken. The tagswill be available at all Game Commissionlicense agencies on or about February 25, 1950.

BOAT FISHINGFishing from boats or floating devices pro-

hibited on Todd Lake and that part of Wil-liamson River above U. S. Highway 97 bridge.

Other boat fishing restrictions remain thesame as last year.

MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONSRegulations in regard to fly fishing, chum-

ming, live minnows, hooks, and weights, etc.,remain the same as last season.

ZONE 1CLOSED TO ANGLING AT ALL TIMES

Tide Creek from falls to a point 200 feetbelow.

All tributaries of Necanicum River exceptthe North and South Forks.

All tributaries of North and South Forks ofthe Necanicum River.

Elk Creek and tributaries above the forks inClatsop County.

Nehalem River from Nehalem falls down-stream to a marker to be established near thenarrows.

All tributaries of the Nehalem River aboveand including Deep Creek (near Birkenfeld)but exclusive of Rock Creek.

Nehalem River above Wolf Creek.All tributaries of Rock Creek, tributary to

the Nehalem River.All tributaries of Humbug Creek, tributary

to the Nehalem River.All tributaries, except Beneke Creek, of

Fishhawk Creek, tributary to the NehalemRiver and originating in section 12, township5 north, range 7 west.

That part of North Fork Nehalem for a dis-tance of 200 feet below the falls .

All streams in Tillamook County are closedto angling except the following streams which,exclusive of their tributaries, are open to ang-ling during the- seasons therefor: KilchisRiver, Big Nestucca River, Little NestuccaRiver, Trask River, and its North Fork, Tilla-mook River, Miami River, Nehalem River,North Fork of Nehalem River, Three Rivers,

Salmonberry River and its North Fork, Bea-ver Creek, Lost Creek, Coal Creek, SalmonRiver, Foley Creek, Sand Creek, NeskowinCreek, and that part of the Wilson River be-low Lee's Bridge, and that part of Cook Creekfrom its mouth to confluence of the SouthFork.

That portion of the Trask River from thehead fish rack site near its confluence withGold Creek downstream to a point 200 feetbelow the lower racks.

That part of Little Nestucca River fromStella Falls to a point 400 feet below the falls.

All tributaries of Salmon River except SlickRock Creek (Lincoln County).

Dee River and Beaver Creek (LincolnCounty) from the east side of Highway 101right-of-way downstream to the ocean.

Siletz River for a distance of 1/4 mile belowbreak of falls and for a distance of 400 feetbelow the dam at Valsetz Lake.

All inlets to Valsetz Lake, including theSouth Fork of the Siletz River above said lake.

All tributaries of Siletz River except Rock,Sunshine, Euchre, Drift and Schooner Creeks.

Big Creek and Fogarty Creek from Highway101 crossing downstream to ocean and for 100yards on each side of their mouths.

All tributaries of the Alsea River except theNorth and South Forks, Drift Creek, FiveRivers, Fall Creek, Spencer Creek, and thatpart of Lobster Creek below Wilkinson Creek;provided, however, that the tributaries of theforegoing named streams are closed to anglingalso.

That part of Fall Creek from a point 200feet below to a point 200 feet above the bigfalls (Lincoln County).

That part of the North Fork of Alsea Riverand its tributaries from the highway bridgeacross said river upstream to but not includingKlickitat Lake.

Yachats River from Koontz Point to the eastside of the highway right-of-way.

North and South Forks of Yachats River andtheir tributaries.

Cummins, Ten Mile, Big and Cape Creeks(Lane County) from where Highway 101bridge crosses said streams downstream to theocean and for 100 yards on each side of theirmouths.

Sutton Creek from Highway 101 crossingdownstream to the ocean and within a 400 yardradius of the mouth.

Munsel Creek, outlet of Munsel Lake.All tributaries of Sutton, Mercer, Munsel,

Woahink, Siltcoos and Tahkenitch Lakes ex-cept Maple and Fiddle Creeks, tributaries ofSiltcoos Lake and Five Mile and Leitel Creeks,tributaries of Tahkenitch Lake.

All tributaries of Fiddle and Maple Creeks,tributaries of Siltcoos Lake, and all tribu-taries of Five Mile and Leitel Creeks, tribu-taries of Tahkenitch Lake.

That part of the North Fork of the SiuslawRiver from the forks above Pawn upstream.

All tributaries of the North Fork of theSiuslaw River.

All tributaries of the Siuslaw River abovethe mouth of Lake Creek, except Wolf andWildcat Creeks.

All tributaries of Lake Creek from its sourceto Triangle Lake.

That part of Lake Creek and its tributariesfrom the Horton Road Bridge at Blachly upto its source.

Hadsall Creek. a tributary of Siuslaw River.That part of West Fork of Indian Creek, a

tributary of Lake Creek, above Rogers Creek.All tributaries of Sweet Creek except Beaver

Creek.That part of Sweet Creek above the foot of

the mountains above the Hill ranch.That part of Deadwood Creek and its tribu-

taries above the Leonard Brook's ranch.That part of Knowles Creek and its tribu-

taries above the point 3i, mile below the fishhatchery.

Nelson, Greenleaf and Fish Creeks, all tri-butaries of Lake Creek, and their tributaries.

Bear, Misery and Failor Creeks, all tribu-taries to Deadwood Creek, and their tribu-taries.

Woahink Lake within a radius of 300 feet ofthe outlet of said lake.

Siltcoos River, outlet to Siltcoos Lake, froma point 50 feet west of the first Forest Servicebridge west of Highway 101 downstream to theocean and within a 400 yard radius of themouth.

Tahkenitch Creek, outlet to Lake Tahke-nitch, from a point 1 mile below Highway 101bridge downstream to the ocean and within a400 yard radius of the mouth.

Ten Mile Creek within % mile radius of itsmouth, as established by markers of GameCommission.

All tributaries of North and South Ten MileLakes.

That part of Glen Creek, a tributary of East

Fork of Millicoma River from Golden Falls toa point 200 feet below said falls.

All tributaries of North Fork Coquille River,exclusive of Middle Creek.

All tributaries of Middle Creek.All tributaries of East, Middle and South

Forks of Coquille River.North Fork Coquille River for a distance of

200 feet below the dam and for a distance of200 feet below the falls in Lavern Park.

Ferry Creek and its tributaries in CoosCounty.

Floras Creek in Curry County from thelower falls to a point 200 feet below said falls.

Crystal Creek, a tributary to Sixes River,from the falls to a point 1/4 mile below saidfalls.

Hunters Creek in Curry County from a point200 feet below to a point 200 feet above thebridge on Highway 101 and from the falls to apoint 1/4 mile below said falls.

New River, Elk River, Euchre Creek, PistolRiver, Sixes River, Winchuck River andFloras Creek within a radius of 400 yards fromthe mouth of each stream.

Bear and Bear Trap Creeks, tributaries toBrush Creek, and their tributaries.

CLOSED TO ALL ANGLING FOR A SPECIFIEDPERIOD

Ten Mile Creek, outlet to Ten Mile Lake,from a point 11/4 miles below the highwaybridge downstream to a point % mile abovethe mouth as established by marker of theGame Commission, is closed to all anglingfrom March 1 to December 31, both dates in-clusive.

Miami River, closed to all angling fromOctober 16 to December 15, both dates inclu-sive.EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL TROUT SEASON AND

BAG LIMITBig and Klaskanine Creeks (Clatsop County)

from Fish Commission hatchery racks down totidewater, June 15 to October 15, inclusive.

Trask River (Tillamook County) from FishCommission hatchery racks down to tidewater,June 15 to October 15, inclusive.

Eel and Marie Lakes, bag limit is 5 fish butnot to exceed 15 pounds and 1 fish in any oneday, and 10 fish but not to exceed 30 poundsand 2 fish in any 7 consecutive days.

Hebo Lake, June 1 to July 15, inclusive.Valsetz Lake, April 15 to June 30, inclusive.EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL SALMON SEASONOpen season for salmon 20 inches or over

in length in the following streams or streamsections are as follows:

Nehalem River between Mohler Bridge andconfluence of Rock Creek, October 1 to Feb-ruary 28, inclusive. (Below Mohler Bridge,open April 15 to February 28. Above RockCreek, closed entire year to salmon angling.)

Salmonberry River from mouth up to con-fluence of the North Fork; October 1 to Feb-ruary 28, inclusive.

North Fork Salmonberry River, October 1to February 28, inclusive.

Rock Creek from mouth up to the formerKeasey dam site (tributary of Nehalem River),October 1 to February 28, inclusive.

Wilson River between Highway 101 bridgeand Lee's Bridge, October 1 to February 28,inclusive. (Below Highway 101 bridge openApril 15 to February 28; above Lee's bridge,closed entire year.)

Trask River above Highway 101 bridge,October 1 to February 28, inclusive. (Belowsaid bridge open from April 15 to February 28.)

North Fork Trask River from mouth up toBark Shanty Creek, October 1 to February 28,inclusive.

Closed entire year to Salmon 20 inches or over:Foley Creek, Lost Creek and Cook Creek.


Deadpoint Creek and its tributaries (HoodRiver County).

Lost Lake Inlet Creek (Hood River County).Columbia River from Bonneville dam down-

stream to a line drawn across the river as fol-lows: Following the downstream power linecrossing between the Washington shore andBradford Island, and thence on a direct line tothe domestic water tank of the governmentreservation on the Oregon shore.

In Sandy River Drainage:Sandy River from Marmot dam downstream

to the lower end of the Big Joe Long Holeat a marker to be established by the GameCommission, a distance of approximately 4,000feet.

Henry Creek from Henry Creek Avenue in(Continued on Page 7)

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Rhododendron to the source of said stream.Bull Run River and its tributaries above a

point located 300 feet below the power house.In Main Willamette River Drainage:Willamette River for a distance of 200 feet

above the fishway at the Oregon City Falls toa line below said fishway reaching straightacross the said river from the southwesterlycorner of the electric plant of the Hawley Pulpand Paper Company, which is located on BlackPoint on the east side of the river, to thenortheasterly corner of the grinder room ofMill A of the Crown-Willamette Pulp andPaper Company, which is located on the westside of the river; thence downstream for adistance of 20 feet below the Crown-Willamettegrinder room arches; thence directly westwardto a point directly opposite on the west bank.

That part of the Willamette River, known asthe tailrace of the Crown-Willamette Pulp andPaper Company and described as follows: Be-ginning at a point near the mouth of said tail-race on the south bank thereof ; thence extend-ing across said tailrace following the line es-tablished by the bridge across said tailrace tothe north bank thereof ; thence in a westerly.southerly and easterly direction around thebank of said tailrace to the place of beginning.

In Tualatin River Drainage:Tualatin River and tributaries above Lee

Falls.Rock Creek and tributaries from the Ger-

mantown road to its source.East Dairy Creek and tributaries above

Meacham bridge.West Dairy Creek and tributaries above the

forks just below the Wolf Creek highwaybridge at Buxton.

McKay Creek and tributaries above a pointat the first forks on the Johnson place.

Gales Creek and tributaries above the Glen-wood Mill dam.

Scroggins Creek and tributaries aboveScott's bridge.

Sain Creek above the City of Hillsboro'swater intake.

In Yamhill River Drainage:North Yamhill River and tributaries above

Fairdale bridge.Fairchild and Turner Creeks and their tri-

butaries (tributary to Yamhill River).All tributaries of South Yamhill River west

of Old Grande Ronde except Agency Creek.In Molalla River Drainage:North Fork, Tablerock Fork (Middle Fork),

and South Fork and their tributaries.In Rickreall Drainage:North and South Forks of Rickreall River

and their tributaries.In Santiam Drainage:Turner Ditch.North Santiam River from the dam at Mill

City to a point 400 feet below the dam.North Santiam River above Downing Creek.Middle Fork Santiam River beginning at the

head fish rack site at the confluence with CoalCreek and extending downstream mile.

All tributaries of North 'Fork Santiam aboveMehama except Main Breitenbush, Marion andLittle North Forks.

Main Breitenbush River above its forks.All tributaries of Breitenbush, Marion and

Little North Forks of North Santiam River.Marion Creek from Marion Lake to what is

known as Marion and Linn Falls in saidstream.

Marion Lake lying west of a line drawnsouth across said lake from a point known asOutlet Rock on the north shore of said lake.

Elk Lake and tributaries.Outlet to Elk Lake (Marion County) from

the lake to a point 100 feet below the bridgecrossing the outlet.

Roaring River (Linn County) from theupper end of the Game Commission hatcherygrounds downstream to the first bridge cross-ing a distance of about 1/4 mile.

Woods Creek (Benton County).In McKenzie Drainage:All tributaries of McKenzie River from con-

fluence of Blue River downstream to Hend-ricks Bridge.

All tributaries of Blue River except LookoutCreek.

All tributaries of South Fork McKenzieRiver.

All tributaries of Horse Creek from conflu-ence of Separation Creek downstream.

The outlet of Clear Lake from said lake tothe first rapids in said outlet.

Clear Lake north of the boat docks on saidlake.

Ikenick Creek (tributary to Clear Lake) andits tributaries.

Fish Lake Creek.Hackleman Creek, tributary to Fish Lake.

In Middle Fork Willamette Drainage:Middle Fork of the Willamette River begin-

ning at the head fish rack site adjacent to theCity of Oakridge and extending downstream2,640 feet.

All tributaries to Big Fall Creek above themouth of Winberry Creek and that part of BigFall Creek above the mouth of He He Creek.

All tributaries to Little Fall Creek.North Fork of Winberry Creek and its tribu-

taries (tributary to Big Fall Creek).All tributaries of the Middle Fork Wil-

lamette River above Lowell bridge except theNorth Fork, Salt, Salmon, Hills, Staley andSwift Creeks.

Salmon Creek, tributary to WillametteRiver, from the first falls above the fish hatch-ery to a point 200 feet below said falls.

Salt Creek from its source down to GoldLake and from Gold Lake downstream to thefirst highway No. 58 crossing.

All inlets to Gold Lake.Hidden Lake (Lane County).Outlet of Waldo Lake from the lake to the

first falls.All tributaries to Otter and Ermabell Lakes

and the outlets of these lakes for a distance of14 mile downstream.

In Coast Fork Willamette Drainage:Rat and Teeter Creeks, tributaries of Dorena

reservoir.EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL TROUT SEASON AND

BAG LIMITEast Dairy Creek (Tualatin tributary) and

tributaries from the first bridge north ofMountaindale to the Meacham bridge, April 15to June 30, inclusive.

McKay Creek (Tualatin tributary) and tri-butaries from Scotch Church to the first forkabove the Johnson place, April 15 to June 30,inclusive.

Rock Creek (Tualatin tributary) and tribu-taries from Tualatin Valley highway to Ger-mantown road, April 15 to June 30, inclusive.

Little Wiley Creek (South Santiam tribu-tary) April 15 to June 30, inclusive.

Calapooya River above Dollar Camp, April15 to June 30, inclusive.

Abiqua, Butte, Silver and Drift Creeks (Pud-ding River drainage) and their tributaries ex-cept South Fork Silver Creek (see below).April 15 to July 15, inclusive.

Little North Fork Santiam River above Me-hama, exclusive of its tributaries, April 15 toJuly 15, inclusive.

South Fork of Silver Creek east of the SilverCreek Falls highway and tributaries thereto.June 15 to August 31, inclusive. Bag limit is 5fish in any 1 day but not to exceed 15 fish inany 7 consecutive days.

Pine Lake (Linn County), June 30 to Aug-ust 4, inclusive. Bag limit is 5 fish in 1 day butnot to exceed 15 fish in any 7 consecutive days.

Gold Lake (Lane County), June 1 to July 10,inclusive.

Fish Lake (Linn County), May 1 to May 31.inclusive. Bag limit: 5 fish in any 1 day butnot to exceed 15 fish in any 7 consecutive days.

Lost Lake, June 1 to June 30.Ann Lake: Bag limit, 5 fish in any 1 day but

not to exceed 15 fish in any 7 consecutive days.All lakes inside national forest boundaries.

except as otherwise above specified, open sea-son June 1 to September 15, inclusive.

McKenzie River and tributaries, open seasonMay 1 to September 30, inclusive.

EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL STEELHEAD ANDSALMON SEASON

Willamette River and tributaries above Ore-gon City Falls. open season for salmon over 20inches, April 15 to June 30, inclusive.

Willamette River and tributaries above Ore-gon City Falls. open season for steelhead over20 inches, April 15 to October 15, inclusive.

Milton Creek and tributaries above TaylorsDam in Columbia County, April 15 to October15, inclusive.

Tanner Creek from its mouth up to a point200 feet below the Tanner Creek fishway,March 15 to August 15, inclusive.

Columbia River within a radius of 200 yardsof the mouth of Tanner Creek, March 15 toAugust 15, inclusive.

Herman Creek from the bridge where High-way 30 crosses said creek downstream to themouth, open October 21 to August 14, inclusive.

Columbia River within one-fourth mile ra-dius of the mouth of Herman Creek, open Octo-ber 21 to August 14, inclusive.


That part of North Fork of Smith River andits tributaries above the Reed Ranch.

All tributaries of Smith River above but notincluding the North Fork.

Smith River from the falls to a point 400feet below the falls.

All tributaries of Loon Lake. including thatpart of Lake Creek and its tributaries belowthe falls.

Calapoeya Creek from the dam at the City ofSutherlin water works downstream to bridgecrossing road leading to Nonpareil, a distanceof 800 feet.

North Umpqua River between Winchesterdam and highway bridge over the North Ump-qua River on Route 99.

All tributaries of the North Umpqua belowand including Steamboat Creek except RockCreek and Little River.

All tributaries of Little River.Rock Creek from a point 50 yards above new

hatchery water supply intake downstream to apoint marked by a sign approximately 75 yardsbelow the old dam.

Lake Creek from a point where said creekempties out of Diamond Lake downstream toa point where North Umpqua highway crossessaid stream.

Diamond Lake lying within a radius of 1,000feet from the beginning of Lake Creek.

Silent Creek and Short Creeks, tributaries ofDiamond Lake.

South Umpqua from a point 50 yards aboveto a point 150 yards below the South UmpquaFalls.

Fish Lake extending east of a line begin-ning at a point 400 feet north of the mouth ofHigh Rock Creek.

All tributaries to Fish Lake.EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL TROUT SEASON AND

BAG LIMITSmith River above the falls, May 1 to July

15, inclusive.Diamond Lake, open season June 1 to Sep-

tember 15, inclusive; except that the open sea-son is from July 15 to September 15, inclusive.in that part of the lake lying within a radius of450 feet from the mouth of Silent Creek andwithin a radius of 450 feet from the mouth ofShort Creek. Use of fish eggs. single or cluster,prohibited in this lake.

Fish, Buckeye, Cliff, and Twin Lakes andFish Lake Creek, June 1 to September 15, in-clusive.

Bag limit for Diamond, Fish, Buckeye, Cliffand Twin Lakes is 5 fish but not to exceed 15pounds and 1 fish in any 1 day, and 10 fish butnot to exceed 30 pounds and 2 fish in any 7 con-secutive days.lUMPQUA RIVER AND TIDEWATER OF SMITH

RIVER ZONE 3TIDEWATER

In tidewater of Smith and Umpqua riversbelow Highway 38 bridge at Scottsburg troutnot less than 8 inches may be taken betweenMay 1 and October 15: salmon, 20 inches orover in length, may be taken except fromMarch 1 through April 14, and steelhead, 20inches or over,. except from March 1 to April30. The bag lint on salmon from April 15through May 31 is 1 per day and 1 per week.The bag limit on salmon and steelhead the restof the open season is 2 per day and 4 per week.

ABOVE TIDEWATERAbove tidewater, except in the Main Umpqua

and stream systems whose mouths are in tide-water, trout not less than 6 inches may betaken from May 1 to October 15 except thatafter September 15 trout angling will not beallowed above Steamboat Creek on the NorthUmpqua and above Jackson Creek on SouthUmpqua. Trout not less than 8 inches longmay be taken in the Main Umpqua River (be-low forks) and other stream systems whosemouths are in tidewater from May 1 throughOctober 15.

Steelhead, not less than 20 inches, may betaken from May 1 through October 15 in allwaters not specifically closed except that theSouth Umpqua exclusive of tributaries is opento Jackson Creek only and except that fromSeptember 16 to October 16 the North Umpquaand tributaries are open only below Steam-boat Creek.

Steelhead not less than 20 inches may betaken from October 16 to February 28, andsalmon not less than 20 inches may be takenfrom April 15 through May 31 and from Sep-tember 1 through October 31 in the North andSouth Umpquas. exclusive of tributaries ofboth streams below the narrows at Rock Creekand below Jackson Creek respectively; themain Umpqua exclusive of tributaries exceptElk and Calapooya Creeks (exclusive of tribu-taries west of Highway 99) and Mill Creek(exclusive of its tributaries) and tidewaterabove Highway 38 bridge at 'Scottsburg. Thebag limit for steelhead and salmon is 2 perday and 4 per week except that the bag limitfor salmon from April 15 to May 31 is 1 perday and 1 per week.

For specific closures see "Closed to Angling AtAll Times" under Zone 3.


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Rogue River 100 yards above and below anytagging trap or fish rack.

Illinois River from the mouth of Fall Creekup to a point 400 feet above Illinois Falls.

Rogue River from Rainey Falls to a point400 feet below the falls.

Rogue River from a point 300 feet above theupper end of diversion dam of the Beaver-Portland Cement Company's power house to apoint 500 feet below the lower side of the Junc-tion of the tailiace from the power house andmain channel of the Rogue River, includingthe canal.

Rogue River from the Savage Rapids Damto a point 400 feet below said dam.

Rogue River from the Gold Ray Dam to apoint 950 feet below Copco Gold Ray bridge.

Big Butte Creek from a point 100 yards be-low the lower fish racks of the Game Commis-sion egg-taking station to a point 100 yardsabove the upper fish racks.

Fish Lake from its head for a distance of 1/4mile below the head of said lake.EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL TROUT SEASON AND

BAG LIMITSFish Lake, bag limit is 10 pounds and 1 fish

but not to exceed 5 fish in any 1 day or 20pounds and 2 fish but not to exceed 10 fish inany 7 consecutive days.

ROGUE RIVER ZONE 4Steelhead, regardless of size, are classified

as trout in the Rogue River and its tributariesand may be taken only under the provisionsfor trout.

Salmon under 20 inches also come under theregulations for trout, except jack salmon.

From May 1 to September 30 the Rogue Riverand its tributaries below and including MuleCreek on Rogue River, and below and exclud-ing Indigo Creek on Illinois River are openfor trout not less than 8 inches. All otherwaters of the Rogue drainage not describedabove are open to trout not less than 6 inches.The bag limit pertaining during this season onthese waters is 10 fish, not to exceed 10 poundsand 1 fish in any 1 day and 20 fish not to ex-ceed 20 pounds in 7 days or in possession.

A bag limit of 3 trout over 12 inches in any1 day, not to exceed 6 fish in 7 days or in pos-session applies to the following three seasons:October 1 to November 30 the season is openon Rogue River exclusive of tributaries belowCrater Lake highway crossing at Shady Cove.From January 15 to February 15 the season isopen on Rogue River, exclusive of tributaries,below the mouth of the Applegate River. FromOctober 1 to February 15 the Illinois River,exclusive of tributaries, from its mouth up-stream to a point 400 feet below Pomeroy Damis open.

A bag limit of 2 chinook salmon over 20inches per day, not to exceed 5 in 7 days or inpossession will apply during the followingseasons: From April 1 through October 31open season on Rogue River, exclusive of itstributaries, below the swinging bridge at Ag-ness and from January 1 through July 31 openseason on Rogue River, exclusive of tribu-taries, above the swinging bridge at Agness.

The same bag limit of 2 fish over 20 inchesper day, not to exceed 5 in 7 days applies to anopen season the entire year for silver salmonon Rogue River, exclusive of all tributaries ex-cept the Illinois River, exclusive of its tribu-taries, from the mouth to a point 400 feet be-low Pomeroy Dam.

The aggregate yearly limit for steelhead andsalmon 20 inches or over in length is 20 suchfish, of which not more than 10 may be takenduring the period from March 1 to August 15,inclusive.

The bag limit for jack salmon under 20inches is 4 a day and 8 in 7 days.

Note: All tributaries of Rogue River areclosed to salmon angling the entire year. FromOctober 1 to April 30 all tributaries of RogueRiver are closed to steelhead angling. (Excep-tion: See Illinois River.) For special regula-tions see Zone 4.


Fifteen Mile Creek lying below a point 200feet above the flshway in the Seufert Dam tothe outlet of said creek into the ColumbiaRiver (Wasco County).

Rock Creek above Rock Creek Reservoir(Wasco County).

Metolius River and tributaries from itssource to head of canyon below the AllinghamRanger Station.

Suttle Lake within a radius of 100 yards ofthe mouth of Link Creek.

Lake Creek and tributaries, outlet of SuttleLake.

Link Creek, tributary of Suttle Lake.Ochoco Reservoir and all tributaries above

the dam.Big Lava and Little Cultus Lakes.Fall River from the dam at the Game Com-

mission hatchery to a point 300 feet below theoutlet of the ponds at a marker established bythe Game Commission.Deschutes River from Little Lava Lakedownstream to Deschutes bridge.Deschutes River from Wickiup Dam to apoint 1/4 mile below said dam.

Deschutes River from Sheep Bridge, about 2miles below Crane Prairie Dam, upstream toCrane Prairie Dam.

Charlton Creek, Deer Creek, Cultus Creek,Quinn River and Cultus River (all tributaryto Crane Prairie Reservoir).Paulina Lake upstream from the irrigationcompany's dam to a line extending across thelake described as follows: Beginning at apoint 400 yards north of the Pauline Resortboat house, thence diagonally across the lakein the direction of the Forest Service camp toa marker to be placed by the Game Commissionat the point of land on the south shore of thelake.

East Lake west of a line beginning at a pointon the north shore of said lake 20 chains southof the quarter section corner between sections19 and 20, township 21 south, range 13 east,Willamette meridian; thence running south 26degrees west across said lake to a point on thesouth shore of said lake 71 chains north of thequarter section corner between sections 30 and31, township 21 south, range 13 east, Wil-lamette meridian.Elk Lake extending north of a line runningfrom a point on the west shore of the lake 200yards south of the Elk Lake lodge boat houseto a point on the east shore just north of theformer girls' camp.

Sparks Lake extending north and west of aline drawn from a point at the end of the For-est Service road on the east shore of the lakeacross the lake to a marker to be establishedby the Oregon State Game Commission.

Quinn Creek, a tributary to Mud Lake.All tributaries of Devils, Three Creeks and

Sparks Lakes except that part of Fall Creek(tributary of Sparks Lake) above the first fallson said creek.

Odell Lake within a 200-foot radius of thepoint where the outlet leaves the lake.

Odell Creek and tributaries from Odell Lakedownstream to a point where the line of tele-phone poles run east and west across saidcreek adjacent to the forestry camp at DavisLake.Crystal Creek and that part of TrapperCreek from Southern Pacific Dam downstreamto Odell Lake (both streams tributary to OdellLake).EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL TROUT SEASON AND

BAG LIMITRock Creek Reservoir, May 1 to July 15,

inclusive (Wasco County).Chenoweth Creek and that part of Mill Creek

from its mouth to junction of north and southforks, open entire year (Wasco County).

South Twin Lake, June 15 to August 15, in-clusive (Deschutes County).

Paulina and East Lakes, June 1 to Septem-ber 15, inclusive; provided that portion of EastLake marked by buoy lines at the south, westand northeast ends is open July 1 to Septem-ber 15, inclusive (Deschutes County).

Davis Lake, Sparks Lake. Crane PrairieReservoir and North Twin Lake, May 1 toSeptember 15, inclusive.

Deschutes River and tributaries from Des-chutes Bridge to a point to be established by amarker approximately 300 yards downstreamfrom Cow Camp Bridge, June 15 to September15, inclusive.

Rosary Lakes, June 1 to September 7, inclu-sive (Klamath County).

Fawn and Wahoo Lakes, June 1 to Septem-ber 30, inclusive (Klamath County).

Odell Lake, bag limit for Dolly Varden is tobe counted with and as part of the generaltrout limit.

Bag limit is 5 fish but not to exceed 15pounds and 1 fish in any 1 day, and 10 fish butnot to exceed 30 pounds and 2 fish in any 7consecutive days, in the following waters:

Davis Creek.Deschutes River and tributaries from Des-

chutes Bridge downstream to Crane PrairieDam, including Crane Prairie Reservoir.

Deschutes River and tributaries betweenWickiup Dam and Sheeps Bridge, known asWickiup Reservoir.

Big Cultus, Davis, Devils, East, Elk, Irish,Mud. Pauline, Sparks, Taylor, Three Creek,

Todd, Little Lava, North Twin and SouthTwin Lakes.


Deschutes River and tributaries aboveWarm Springs bridge, May 1 to October 15,inclusive. (Closed to steelhead and salmonangling the remainder of the year.)


Klamath River for a distance of 4,000 feetbelow and 2,000 feet above the mouth of Spen-cer Creek.

Spencer Creek.Link River beginning at the California-

Oregon Power Company's dam on said riverto a point 200 feet below said dam.

All tributaries to Lake of the Woods.EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL TROUT SEASON AND

BAG LIMITDry Creek, March 15 to October 15, inclu-

sive (Lake County).Drews Reservoir, open season entire year.(Unlawful to fish through ice for trout.)Drews Creek and tributaries below the first

railroad crossing about one-half mile above theKlamath Falls-Lakeview highway, March 15to September 30, inclusive.

Campbell, Deadhorse, and Blue Lakes, July1 to September 10, inclusive.

Dog Lake, Crump Lake, and Hart Lake, openentire year (Lake County).

Lake County, except as otherwise provided.open season May 20 to October 15, inclusive.

Lake Ewauna, Link River, and that portionof Upper Klamath Lake, from Modoc Point toEagle Ridge south to Link River, open entireyear (Klamath County).

Williamson River, exclusive of tributariesexcept as herein provided, and that part ofSpring Creek from its mouth to a point 100yards upstream. May 28 to October 15, inclu-sive (Klamath County).

Klamath River, October 1 to July 5, inclu-sive.

Lost River, July 1 to October 15, inclusive(Klamath County).

Four Mile Lake and Lake of the Woods, baglimit is 10 pounds and 1 fish but not to exceed5 fish in any 1 day, and 20 pounds and 2 fishbut not to exceed 10 fish in any 7 consecutivedays.


Camp Creek, tributary of Middle Fork JohnDay River.

Deordorf, Fields, Riley, Moon, and LacockCreeks, tributaries of John Day River.

Deer Creek and tributaries above and includ-ing Corral Creek.

Lewis Creek and tributaries (tributary toSouth Fork John Day River).

Middle Fork Canyon Creek and tributaries.Murderers Creek above and including Tex

Creek.Lake Creek between Olive Lake and what is

known as the upper reservoir.All tributaries of Magoon and Strawberry

Lakes.Umatilla River from the Three Mile diver-

sion dam in said river to a point 300 feet be-low said dam.

Meacham Reservoir.EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL TROUT SEASONMagoon Lake, May 15 to July 10, inclusive,

and September 1 to October 15, inclusive(Grant County).

Strawberry Lake, June 15 to October 15,inclusive (Grant County).

Mill Creek, May 21 to September 15, inclu-sive (Umatilla County).

North Fork Walla Walla River and tribu-taries, May 1 to June 30.

South Fork of Walla Walla River betweenthe intake of the P.P. & L. plant (commonlyknown as the dam) and the new plant at theCouse Creek Bridge, May 1 to June 30, inclu-sive.

Cable, Hideaway, and Five Mile Creeks andtheir tributaries (all tributary to North ForkJohn Day River), May 1 to July 15, inclusive.

South Fork Umatilla River, May 1 to July 15,inclusive.

Camas Creek above Ukiah Bridge, May 1 toJuly 15, inclusive.

All tributaries of Camas Creek, May 1 toJuly 15. inclusive.

Umatilla River and tributaries from thewest limits of Pendleton to the intake ditch ofCold Srings reservoir, May 1 to September 15inclusive.

Birch Creek below confluence of east andwest forks, May 1 to September 15, inclusive;above confluence of said forks, May 1 to July15, inclusive.


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McKay Creek and tributaries below conflu-ence of north and south forks, including Mc-Kay Reservoir, May 1 to Setember 15, inclu-sive; above confluence of said forks, May 1 toJuly 15, inclusive.


Umatilla River and tributaries from intakeditch of Cold Springs Reservoir to west citylimits of Pendleton, May 1 to September 15,inclusive.

Umatilla River and tributaries above thewest city limits of Pendleton, May 1 to Octo-ber 15, inclusive.

Birch Creek below confluence of east andwest forks, May 1 to Setember 15, inclusive;above confluence of said forks, May 1 to July15, inclusive.

McKay Creek and tributaries including Mc-Kay Reservoir below confluence of north andsouth forks, May 1 to September 15, inclusive;above confluence of said forks, May 1 to July15, inclusive.

Walla Walla River, exclusive of tributaries,open entire year.

All tributaries of North Fork John DayRiver, May 1 to October 15, inclusive, exceptthat part of Camas Creek below Ukiah, whichis open entire year.

All Grant County streams, May 1 to October15, except the following which are open theentire year : Main John Day River, Middle andNorth Forks John Day River, South ForkJohn Day River below Jackass Creek, BeechCreek, Rock Creek (tributary to John DayRiver), Canyon Creek below the southern citylimits of Canyon City.


North Fork Malheur River and tributariesabove Malheur Guard Station.

Whitehorse Creek and its tributaries withinconfines of Whitehorse Ranch.

Blitzen River, exclusive of its tributaries,from the mouth of Bridge Creek to MalheurLake.

Delintment Lake.Baca LakeEastside Canal.Owyhee River for a distance of 1 mile below

Owyhee Dam.All tributaries of Owyhee River below the

dam.Hog and Wickiup Creeks and tributaries

(tributaries to Silvies River).

EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL TROUT SEASON ANDBAG LIMIT

Bridge and Mud Creeks and their tributaries,June 1 to September 30.

Fish Lake, May 1 to September 15, inclusive.Owyhee Reservoir and that part of Owyhee

River below the dam. Bag limit for trout notless than 10 inches in length, 5 a day and notmore than 5 in possession at any one time.

Beulah Reservoir, May 1 to August 31, inclu-sive. Bag limit: 10 fish but not to exceed 10pounds and 1 fish in any one day, or 20 fish butnot to exceed 20 pounds and 2 fish in any 7consecutive days.

Harney County, except as otherwise provid-ed, open season May 1 to September 30, inclu-sive.


Owyhee River from the Old Owyhee DitchDiversion Dam to the Owyhee Dam, May 1 toOctober 15, inclusive.


Camp Creek and tributaries above HiggensReservoir in Baker County.

Unity Reservoir.Love Reservoir.Van Patten Lake.All tributaries of Catherine Creek, except

Mill Creek below Caldwell ditch and LaddCanyon Creek.

Mill Creek and its tributaries (tributary ofCatherine Creek) above Caldwell Ditch.

Jarbeau Creek and North Fork of Looking-glass Creek and their tributaries.

Catherine Creek for a distance of 500 feetabove and below the dam and spillway of theCity of Union water intake.

Bear Creek from a point of diversion of theCity of Wallowa's water intake to the mouthof Little Bearcreek, a distance of about 5miles.

West Fork of Wallowa River above head ofWallowa Lake to Wallowa Falls.

East Fork of Wallowa River from head ofWallowa Lake to intake of Pacific Light &Power Company.

West Fork of Eagle Creek and its tributaries.East Fork of Eagle Creek and its tributaries

above the falls.Tributaries of all lakes in Wallowa County

except as provided hereinbefore.EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL TROUT SEASONOpen season entire year and a daily limit of

30 (60 in possession) for eastern brook trout(no length limit) in those lakes and their tri-



The bag limit on catfish in Ten MileLakes in Coos County has been removedto allow unlimited angling for this spe-cies in those waters. This is one phase of aprogram to rehabilitate the lakes fortrout angling.

LakesLake seasons will vary in different

areas of the state. The lakes in westernOregon with the exception of those with-in national forest boundaries in Zone 2will open on April 15. The lakes in east-ern Oregon will open on May 1 with afew major exceptions. East, Paulina, andDiamond lakes will open on June 1 andclose on September 15. Practically all ofthe other large lakes and reservoirs willopen on May 1.

The lakes in Zone 2 within the Mt. Hoodand Willamette National Forest boundar-ies will not open until June 1 with a fewexceptions. Actually few lakes in the Cas-cades will be accessible earlier than June1 and many cannot be reached withoutundue effort until July. Too, many lakesremain ice covered until early summerand except in one or two areas, fishingthrough the ice for trout is prohibited.

The minimum size limit on Diamondlake which has been at 10 inches formany years was reduced to 6 inches thisyear. The presence of great numbers oftrash fish in the lake, a situation whichthe Game Commission has thus far beenunable to correct by partial control mea-sures, has resulted in a deterioration ofthe trout fishery. The total catch and av-erage size and weight has decreasedmarkedly in recent years. The 6 inch min-imum limit will allow a harvest of small-er fish, including those that have grownfrom the fry size in the lake and the year-ling or legal-sized trout that will of ne-cessity be stocked there.

A 9 inch minimum size limit will applyto East, Paulina, Davis and Sparks lakes,and Crane Prairie and Wickiup reser-voirs. All of these bodies of water had a6 inch minimum limit on them last year.A daily bag limit of 5 fish prevails onthese waters, and the minimum lengthlimit was increased to allow the fish toobtain a larger growth before enteringinto the catch.

Rogue and Umpqua RiversNo changes of any consequence were

made in the regulations applying to theUmpqua river system. Additional dataindicate a continued low in the springchinook fishery and the bag limit of 1per day and 1 per week from April 15through May 31 will remain in effect.

On the Rogue river, two major changeswere made. The Illinois river below Pom-eroy Dam will be open to silver salmonangling for the first time in several years.The run of fish in this stream has in-creased to the point where a harvest canbe permitted. The screening of irrigation


Oregon State GameCommission Bulletin

1634 S. W. ALDER STREETP. O. BOX 4136

PORTLAND 8. OREGON

ABOUT THE AUTHORRobert C. Hollo-

way, who for thethird year has pre-pared this annualarticle on fishingregulations, is, inpoint of service,the oldest biologistin the fisheries di-vision of the Ore-gon State GameCommission.

He graduatedfrom the Depart-ment of Fish andGame Management at Oregon State Col-lege in 1938, being a member of the firstgraduating class in that departmentwhich was established in 1935. Since thattime, Holloway has been in continuousemployment of the Game Commission ex-cept for a three-year leave of absenceduring the war as a member of the armedforces.

His first assignment with the GameCommission was a survey of the MetoliusRiver. Later when the lake and streamsurvey program of the Commission wasexpanded he directed the work of thecrews. One of the first tangible results ofthis program was the beginning of thetrash fish control policy of the Commis-

sion at well known South Twin Lake.His present duties as a chief biologist

in the fisheries division include supervi-sion of trout liberations, trash fish con-trol, lake and stream surveys and fishsalvage.


ditches plus the three year angling clo-sure have contributed to this increase.

The weekly possession limit of salmon,20 inches or over in length, was increasedfrom four to five but a limitation wasplaced on the seasonal limit. Not morethan 10 in the aggregate of steelhead andsalmon, 20 inches or over in length, maybe taken between March 1 and August15, inclusive, on the Rogue. This will limitthe take of spring chinook to 10 for oneindividual providing no steelhead over 20inches are taken during this same period.The annual aggregate bag limit will re-main at 20.

The new regulations become effectiveas soon as they are filed with the Secre-tary of State. An effort will be made topost all special seasons and closures butthis task cannot be completed until roadand trail conditions improve in manyareas. An angler should obtain a printedcopy of the angling laws as soon as theyare available but the regulations as out-lined in this issue can be used for refer-

ence until the Synopsis has been dis-tributed.


butaries above 5,000 feet elevation in the Wal-lowa Mountains with the exception of Duck,Twin, and Fish Lakes.

Upper Grande Ronde River and all tribu-taries above and including Five Points Creek,May 1 to July 15, inclusive.

Wallowa Lake, May 1 to November 30, inclu-sive, except that the season for "Yanks" isMay 1 to August 31; provided that that part ofWallowa Lake at the head of the lake within aradius of 100 yards from the mouth of WallowaRiver is closed to all angling from September1 to April 30. Bag limit for "Yanks" is 10fish a day, 20 in possession, but said bag limitis to be counted with and as part of the generalbag limit for trout.

Anthony and Grande Ronde Lakes, July 1to September 15, inclusive.

Higgins Reservoir, bag limit is 5 fish in any1 day but not more than 10 fish in any 7 con-secutive days. Open season, May 1 to June 30,and September 1 to October 15.

EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL STEELREAD ANDSALMON SEASON

Catherine Creek below city intake at Union,January 1 to June 30, inclusive.

Pine Creek and tributaries (Baker County).open May 1 to October 15, inclusive, exceptthat main Pine Creek below the North Fork isopen entire year.

All other streams in Zone 9 closed to anglingthe entire year for steelhead and salmon 20inches or over in length, except the followingstreams which, exclusive of their tributaries,are open the entire year:

Grande Ronde River below mouth of Mea-dowbrook.

Imnaha River below Grouse Creek.Wallowa River below Lostine Creek.Minam River below Squaw Creek.Wenaha River below Crooked Creek.Powder River below Thief Valley Dam.

Personnel attending fisheries staff conference held in Portland in December.

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