The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission opened a new salmon fishing season on the Coquille River and approved a new statewide kokanee bag limit during a Sept. 12 meeting in Ontario.

The changes, which included expanding spearfishing for bass and walleye, were part of updates to sport fishing regulations that are considered every other year.

Here are some of the notable changes.

Coquille River open for salmon fishing this fall

The ODFW Commission voted to open a hatchery Chinook salmon season on the Coquille River for the first time since 2021.

The river is open this season for fall salmon fishing Sept. 13 to Oct. 15 from the U.S. Highway 101 bridge upstream to the Highway 42 Sturdivant Park Bridge near the town of Coquille. The daily bag limit is two adult salmon (hatchery Chinook and

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