Winter steelhead are throughout the Nehalem River fishery

Nehalem River - Nehalm, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
3-2-2026
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Winter steelhead are throughout the Nehalem River fishery. There are no hatchery releases on the mainstem Nehalem, so it is mostly a catch and release fishery, the Nehalem fishes well in March as many of the other rivers get low; it should be in decent shape this week.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Monday, March 2nd

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for Tuesday, February 24th

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Jubilee Lake: Jubilee Lake Fishing Report
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