September 7, 2021 3:20 a.m. 

With weather patterns and other factors cooling water temperatures, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is lifting remaining “hoot owl” restrictions that closed some fishing at 2:00 p.m.

All streams, creeks and rivers have returned to normal fishing hours, from one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset, for salmon, steelhead, trout and sturgeon fishing, providing fishing is open for those species.

ODFW said the closure of the Nehalem River and tributaries upstream of the Miami-Foley Road Bridge is also lifted.

Other in-season fishing regulation changes are still in effect including a number of salmon and steelhead closures or special restrictions. Check the recreation report each week for regulation changes prior to going fishing: https://myodfw.com/recreation-report/fishing-report/columbia-zone