Oregon Allows Temporary Use of Bait & Spearfishing for Smallmouth Bass on Coquille River System
by TBC Press on 07/16/20The use of bait, spears, and spear guns to harvest smallmouth bass is now allowed in the Oregon Coquille River system July 15 through October 31, 2020. The temporary rule aims to reduce impacts of illegally introduced smallmouth bass on native fall Chinook salmon. The temporary regulation applies in the mainstem Coquille River and the East, Middle, North, and South forks of the Coquille River. In the South Fork Coquille River, the regulation applies from the mouth to... READ MORE
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