Summertime, the Fishin’s Easy

You don’t have to work hard to find great fishing in June. Trout stocking is still going strong at lakes where you want to spend summer days. Summertime ocean salmon seasons are kicking off. Kokanee, shad and bass are biting. It's a great time of year to go clamming too. Be ready for summer and buy your license today.

Exclusive Fishing Locations

A few lakes and ponds in Oregon are set aside for certain anglers. Need a kid-friendly fishing spot to occupy the kids while they are home for summer break? See our list of places open to anglers age 17 and younger only. Most of these locations are also open to anglers with disabilities. ODFW and partners have taken steps to improve accessibility at these and other locations so everyone can get outdoors.

Go Marine Shore Fishing. No Boat Needed.

It’s time to hit the beach—don’t forget to pack your fishing gear too. You can catch lingcod, greenling and flatfish from the beach, pier or jetty. See tips on gear to bring and marine fishing access maps for the North, Central and South Coasts.

Reminder: Free Fishing

Free Fishing Weekend June 7-8 is the perfect time to introduce friends and family to fishing, crabbing or clamming—or get back out there yourself. Everyone (including nonresidents) can fish, crab, and clam for free with no license, validations or tags needed. ODFW and partners also host events with loaner gear available for new anglers to try out during the event.

Learn Shotgun Skills

Oregon is rich with bird hunting opportunities. To take advantage of them, improve your shotgun shooting before the season opens. Our workshops are great for beginners or those who need to brush up on their skills. Learn to Hunt classes are also being offered in June.

Tips for Ocean Coho

Summertime ocean salmon seasons kick off in June, including for fin-clipped coho. Some anglers think coho are more aggressive and easier to catch while they’re still in the open waters of the ocean. Get more information on this year’s seasons and check out our tips for targeting coho on big water below.

Spearfish for Smallmouth

A unique fishing adventure: Spearfish for smallmouth bass and use bait from June 1-Oct. 31 on the Coquille River mainstem, the East, Middle and Nork Fork and South Fork up to the USFS boundary. This season is now in effect annually. ODFW, the Coquille Indian Tribe and partners have also been electrofishing and removing invasive smallmouth bass over the last five years as they continue to cause declines to wild juvenile fall Chinook.

Leave Wildlife Wild

Deer fawns and elk calves are born this time of year. It’s normal for mother animals to leave their young alone and hidden for extended periods of time while they go off to feed, so never assume a young animal is orphaned when you see it alone. Instead, leave fawns and calves where they are and keep pets away. Their best chance of survival will always be right there where you spotted them. Share this with your friends and neighbors!

New Tidegates Turn the Tide for Salmon

After a Private Forest Accord grant helped replace an old degraded tidegate and install a new side-hinged one in Coos County, young of the year fall Chinook were captured at a trapping site in tidal floodplain for the first time in six years of sampling. New tidegate designs are restoring hydrologic connectivity and fish passage in tidal floodplains along the coast.

Catch of the Month Photo Showcase 

Dad caught a nice one! We loved this photo of Stephan with a rainbow trout caught at Lake of the Woods by his son Adam. Be sure to take your dad fishing this Father’s Day!

Want a chance to showcase your awesome catch to other anglers? Excited about your latest fishing trip? Snap a great photo while wildlife viewing? Proud picture of your recent harvest? Share your best photos and videos with us. Chosen photographs and videos will be displayed in the Catch of the Month spotlight in an upcoming issue of the ODFW Monthly Messenger, ODFW Photo Gallery and may be used in promotional materials. 

If you know of or suspect crimes against fish, wildlife, or habitat, please contact OSP Dispatch at: 800-442-0776 for the Northern Command Center or 800-442-2068 for the Southern Command Center; or call *OSP (*677) from a mobile device. Or email: TIP@osp.oregon.gov.

ODFW Messenger: Monthly Edition | June 2025

The ODFW Messenger is a monthly email which highlights some of the best seasonal opportunity available, and we’ll cover content for fishing, hunting, clamming, crabbing, wildlife viewing, and everything in between. Consider the Messenger your short list for the best adventures in the current season. Lastly, we want to thank you for your continued readership and hope you’ll share it with your friends.