August 20, 2025 3:20 a.m.

The salmon bag limit has increased in the Coos Basin, effective Tuesday.

An update from the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department said it has gone from two to three fish in aggregate, one of which must be hatchery salmon.

Anyone can harvest wild Chinook, hatchery Chinook, and hatchery coho. Wild coho cannot be retained until September 13th, when only one wild coho will be allowed per day, and up to three per season. The limit increase applies to areas currently open to salmon fishing in the Coos Basin.

The update said that with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists expecting good returns of fall hatchery fish, anglers can now take home another salmon. This increase applies through the season which ends on December 31st. All other permanent rules apply.