Fishing, crabbing and clam digging in Oregon might be free on Nov. 29 and 30.
Oregon doesn’t require fishing or shellfishing licenses for the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving.
All different fishing laws apply together with closures, bag limits and dimension restrictions.
Fishery experiences
Columbia River tributaries
Salmon/Steelhead
Cowlitz River I-5 Bridge downstream — 22 financial institution rods launched one sublegal sturgeon
Cowlitz River above the I-5 Bridge — 38 financial institution rods saved two coho, one coho jack, launched two Chinook, one coho and three coho jacks; one boat/two rods had no catch.
Kalama River — Three financial institution rods had no catch.
Lewis River — 20 financial institution rods saved 14 coho and launched eight coho.