ODFW release - Fall salmon seasons on coastal rivers are underway and there is more opportunity to catch wild Chinook and continued opportunity for wild coho this year.  Rockfish are picking up with a good average catch rate.  Buoy 10 offers both boat and bank fishing opportunities from August through September.  Beat the crowds and go fishing for sea-run cutthroat in coastal streams, bays and tidewaters.  Fish for trout or change up to warmwater game species. See specific zone reports for best bets.  Northwest:  Nehalem Bay has "summer" Chinook coming in. These fish are early fall Chinook that start returning to the bay and river in late July and August. Fishing continues to improve with multiple fish being caught daily. The Bag limit is one wild adult Chinook per day and five for the season (July 1 to Nov 30) as part of the overall daily bag limit.  Summer steelhead fishing on the Nestucca and Wilson Rivers has slowed the last couple weeks, but fish are dispersed throughout the fisheries and are still being caught. The rivers are low and clear so target first light and use stealth tactics to increase odds of success.  Trout stocking in the lakes was completed for the spring with some hold over trout in most North Coast lakes. As summer temperatures rise, look to higher elevation lakes that stay cooler for the best chances of success. Lost lake, South Lake, Hebo Lake, Lake Tahoe, and Town Lake are all good options for summer trout fishing.  Warm water fisheries for bass and sunfish are active providing some good opportunity for weekend fishing. Cape Meares Lake, Coffenbury Lake, Cullaby Lake, and Vernonia pond all have decent populations of warm water species available to catch. Lake Lytle has a good largemouth bass population, but it is very weedy. The bass populations in Cape Meares and Coffenbury are healthy with decent numbers and size of fish. The population is down in Town Lake.  Summer steelhead are still on the move in the Siletz River, but fishing has slowed down. Multiple batches of summer steelhead were recycled to the lower river for additional angler opportunity in May and June. Recycled steelhead have a colored tag at the base of the dorsal fin. Anglers are asked to please report tagged steelhead caught in the Siletz River to [email protected] with the date, tag color, and general location where fish were caught to monitor recapture and harvest rates in the basin. Additional summer steelhead were recycled to Olalla Reservoir to provide angler opportunities.  Warmwater fisheries can be a great option this time of year. Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes can be great places to target largemouth bass, yellow perch, and bluegill. Largemouth bass are doing well at both locations.  Many Mid Coast lakes received trout stockings this year: Big Creek Reservoir 1 and 2, Cleawox Lake, Devil's Lake, Thissell Pond, Woahink Lake, Carter Lake, Mercer Lake, Dune Lake, Alder Lake, Buck Lake, Sutton Lake, Olalla Reservoir, Siltcoos Lake, and Perkins Lake. Trout stocking has concluded for the summer and will be reassessed in the fall.  Siletz River HWY 229 is closed at approximately milepost 14 due to a large land slide covering the road. It will be closed for an undetermined amount of time.  Southwest:  Some of the more popular spots to fish for red-tailed surfperch are along beaches like Horsefall Beach and Whiskey Run. Anglers have the best success fishing with sand shrimp weighted gear on the bottom although power grubs can also work.  Try warmwater fishing for bass at Howard Prairie and Hyatt Reservoirs.  Cooper Creek Reservoir looks nice and clear. Go earlier in the morning or fish deeper for success.  This is a good time of year to look for cutthroat in the Chetco River estuary. The estuary has very little bank access. Please be mindful of out-migrating salmon and steelhead smolt. If you catch these young salmonids, consider switching to barbless hooks and/or moving to a new location.  Hemlock and Lake of the Woods are accessible, and people are catching good numbers of trout.  Marine:  There have been some changes to ocean salmon regulations so be sure to check for updates. See the ocean salmon regulations in either a time and area graphic view or as a map.  All ports are seeing soft, recently molted, male crab. While these are legal to keep, it is worth noting that they will not be as full of meat or the meat may not be as high quality.  Take part in a scavenger hunt for science! Explore the tidepools and submit your photos for science (and prizes)! Participate in the Oregon Marine Reserve Partnership's BioBlitz across Oregon's five marine reserves, marine protected areas, and nearby intertidal areas throughout August. No scientific experience is required, just curiosity and a willingness to explore.