LivewellFish consumption advisories
Oregon
Oregon publishes advisories for 17 waters, covering 48 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Mercury, PCBs
Statewide advisory
These apply across Oregon, including waters with no specific advisory of their own.
- Largemouth Bass Everyone else Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide advisory
- Largemouth Bass Children under 6 and people who are pregnant or nursing For children under 6 and people who are pregnant or nursing: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide advisory
- Smallmouth Bass Everyone else Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide advisory
- Smallmouth Bass Children under 6 and people who are pregnant or nursing For children under 6 and people who are pregnant or nursing: limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide advisory
Waters with advisories in Oregon
17 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Lakes 2
Reservoirs 9
Rivers 6
Browse Oregon by county
Every named water in the state, county by county — including the many with no advisory on file.
- Adams
- Baker
- Benton
- Canyon
- Clackamas
- Clatsop
- Columbia
- Coos
- Crook
- Curry
- Del Norte
- Deschutes
- Douglas
- Gilliam
- Grant
- Harney
- Hood River
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Josephine
- Klamath
- Lake
- Lane
- Lincoln
- Linn
- Malheur
- Marion
- Modoc
- Morrow
- Multnomah
- Polk
- Sherman
- Siskiyou
- Tillamook
- Umatilla
- Union
- Wallowa
- Wasco
- Washington
- Wheeler
- Yamhill
Oregon statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 8" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Cutthroat Trout | 8" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Brown Trout | 8" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Brook Trout | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Bull Trout | — | 0 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Kokanee | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Mountain Whitefish | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Lake Trout | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Largemouth Bass | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Smallmouth Bass | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Walleye | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Northern Pike | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| White Crappie | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Bluegill | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Yellow Perch | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Channel Catfish | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| White Sturgeon | — | 0 | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: Oregon — Oregon ODFW zone-default