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Curry County, Oregon
The short version of fishing in Curry County
At the 2020 count Curry County held 23,446 residents, and its courthouse is in Gold Beach. Most waters ODFW lists in Curry County fall under the ODFW Southwest Zone table, though zone lines follow drainages rather than county lines.
The largest of 2 paged lakes in Curry County is Floras Lake. Tidewater and ocean water here include Southern Oregon Subarea, Euchre Creek estuary, Port Orford Head and Whaleshead Creek estuary. The OSMB access layer lists 28 open launches here, 20 for trailer launching. No boat is needed at 13 mapped shore sites, 3 of them a pier or jetty.
2lake pages
28open OSMB launches
7river pages
6shops
Census 2020 population; BLM Oregon NHD lake outlines; OSMB Boating Access Sites; DLCD and ODFW shore access layers; 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations zone lists; read November 2, 2026.
Map
Where the put-ins of Curry County are
OSMB launch points, DLCD and ODFW shore sites, NHD lake points, PMEP estuary points; read November 2, 2026.
Lakes
Still water across Curry County
Lake
Acres
Kind
OSMB launches
Fish mapped
Floras Lake
274 (outline)
lake
1
largemouth bass, rainbow trout
Garrison Lake
146 (outline)
lake
2
bluegill, chinook salmon, largemouth bass
Curry County has few lake pages of its own, so the closest ones past its line are listed by miles from Gold Beach.
Lake
From Gold Beach
Acres
Kind
OSMB launches
Fish mapped
Sru Lake
31 miles northeast
1 (outline)
lake
1
rainbow trout
Powers Pond
37 miles northeast
23 (outline)
lake
1
black crappie, brown bullhead, largemouth bass
Lake Selmac
44 miles east
138 (outline)
lake
2
black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead
Bradley Lake
45 miles north
26 (outline)
lake
1
brown bullhead, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout
Johnson Log Storage and Storing Reservoir
51 miles north
88 (outline)
reservoir
1
bluegill, brown bullhead, largemouth bass
Bolan Lake
56 miles southeast
13 (outline)
lake
1
brook trout
BLM Oregon hydrography lake outlines (NHD), summed by GNIS name (layer), read November 2, 2026. Species: ODFW Fish Habitat Distribution layers (ODFW ArcGIS), read November 2, 2026; a mapped species is habitat use ODFW records, not a catch report. ODFW publishes no lake depths in these layers.
4.11 ftPort Orford, MLLW water level, November 2, 2026
NOAA CO-OPS water level, preliminary reading at retrieval; station page for live data.
ODFW ocean management areas, PMEP estuaries, OSMB launches and marinas, DLCD shore sites; read November 2, 2026.
Species
Species on the water pages near Curry County
Within 40 miles of Gold Beach the most-listed fish is rainbow trout.
Rainbow trout9 waters
Chinook salmon7 waters
Steelhead7 waters
Coho salmon6 waters
Cutthroat trout6 waters
Largemouth bass3 waters
Black crappie1 water
Bluegill1 water
Brown bullhead1 water
Smallmouth bass1 water
Species from ODFW Fish Habitat Distribution layers, booklet exceptions and ODFW records, counted per water page within 40 miles; habitat mapping, not a catch survey.
More water
Further lakes on the Curry County outline map
The outline map shows 4 further named lakes in Curry County, listed by mapped acreage.
Water
Acres (outline)
Nearest place
Libby Creek Pond
8
Gold Beach
Babyfoot Lake
4
Cave Junction
Laird Lake
1
Port Orford
Southard Lake
0
Port Orford
BLM Oregon hydrography lake outlines (NHD), summed by GNIS name (layer), read November 2, 2026.
Rivers
Moving water in Curry County
Chetco RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs, tidewater at Chetco River, 8 OSMB launches, 1 USGS gauge, 6 booklet exceptions
Elk RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs, tidewater at Elk River, 2 OSMB launches, 3 booklet exceptions
Illinois RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and spring chinook runs, 1 OSMB launch, 2 USGS gauges, 11 booklet exceptions
Sixes RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs, tidewater at Sixes River, 3 OSMB launches, 1 USGS gauge, 7 booklet exceptions
Pistol RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs, tidewater at Pistol River, 3 booklet exceptions
Winchuck RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs, tidewater at Winchuck River, 5 booklet exceptions
Rogue Rivertidewater at Rogue River, 44 OSMB launches, 7 USGS gauges, 44 booklet exceptions
Rivers of Curry County still without a page (12)
East Fork Pistol RiverODFW maps fall chinook and winter steelhead runs
East Fork Winchuck RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs
Little Chetco RiverODFW maps winter steelhead runs
Middle Fork Sixes RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs
North Fork Chetco RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs
North Fork Elk RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs
North Fork Pistol RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs
North Fork Sixes RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs
South Fork Chetco RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs
South Fork Elk RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs
South Fork Pistol RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs
South Fork Sixes RiverODFW maps coho, fall chinook and winter steelhead runs
Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites layer (OSMB ArcGIS), read November 2, 2026; status as OSMB publishes it. Oregon Coastal Management Program (DLCD) Shoreline Access Inventory (layer) and the ODFW shore access map, read November 2, 2026.
Stocking
Trout stocking in Curry County
The ODFW schedule plans 4 trout releases for 1 water in Curry County, 11,200 fish in all as printed.
ODFW weekly trout stocking schedule (planned releases; ODFW prints size classes, not species), myodfw.com, read November 2, 2026.
Regulations
Bag rows for a day in Curry County
Waters in Curry County without an exception of their own follow the zone rows below. Oregon residents pay $50 for the annual angling license, visitors $138. Add the Combined Angling Tag, $69 resident, before keeping salmon or steelhead. Bottomfish, halibut and other ocean trips need the $9 Ocean Endorsement as well.
Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession. Streams: (including tidewaters and bays); 2 per day, 3 daily catch limits in possession; 8-inch minimum
Lakes: Open all year Streams: (including tidewaters and bays): Open May 22 – Oct 31 unless noted under Exceptions.
In the aggregate: 2 adult salmon or steelhead per day, 20 per year. 5 jack salmon per day, 2 daily jack limits in possession. Wild salmon bag limits are determined annually.
Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession unless noted under Exceptions. Streams: No limit.
Lakes: Open all year. Streams (including tidewaters and bays): Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons.
Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Stri.
No limit.
Lakes: Open all year. Streams (including tidewaters and bays): Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons.
Smelt
Unless specifically authorized under emergency rules, it is unlawful to take or attempt to take Eulachon smelt in inland waters, including bays, rivers, estuaries, and streams.
Unless specifically authorized under emergency rules, it is unlawful to take or attempt to take Eulachon smelt in inland waters, including bays, rivers, estuari.
Marine Fish and Marine Shellfish
See Marine Zone.
See Marine Zone.
Species
Limit
Season
General Marine Species: Rockfish ("sea bass", "snapper"), Greenling (“.
Bag limits are set after this book is printed. Check current regulations before fishing on the Sport Bottomfish Seasons page. Retention of yelloweye and quillback rockfishes is prohibited.
Waters are open 24 hours per day. The offshore long-leader fishery is limited to fishing seaward of the 40-fathom regulatory line.
Waters open all year, 24 hours per day, unless noted under Management Designations for Marine Areas.
Herring, Anchovy, Sardine, Topsmelt, Jacksmelt, and true smelts
25 pounds in aggregate.
Waters open all year, 24 hours per day, unless noted under Management Designations for Marine Areas.
Offshore Pelagic Species: Includes all tuna and mackerel species, swor.
25 fish in aggregate. White shark, basking shark, mega-mouth shark, and oceanic whitetip shark are prohibited and must be immediately released unharmed.
Waters open all year, 24 hours per day, unless noted under Management Designations for Marine Areas.
Striped Bass and/or Hybrid Bass
No limit
Waters open all year, 24 hours per day, unless noted under Management Designations for Marine Areas.
Ocean salmon and steelhead seasons and restrictions are set each April by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Regulations are published each May and are available from license agents.
Ocean salmon and steelhead seasons and restrictions are set each April by the Pacific Fishery Management Council.
May be taken by angling with a single line, no more than 2 hooks; and by spear. Pacific halibut seasons are managed and enforced based on port of landing.
May be taken by angling with a single line, no more than 2 hooks; and by spear. Pacific halibut seasons are managed and enforced based on port of landing.
Waters open all year, 24 hours per day Exceptions: Razor clams are closed Jul 15 to Sep 30 north of Tillamook Head (Clatsop County) Shellfish harvests may be cl.
Booklet rows naming Curry County waters (79)
Water
Species
Rule
Booklet
Chetco River (Mouth to Nook Cr)
steelhead
Open for steelhead Jan 1 – Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.
p. 36
Chetco River (Mouth to Nook Cr)
chinook, salmon
Open for Chinook salmon Jan 1 – Mar 31 and May 22 – Dec 31.
p. 36
Chetco River (Mouth to Nook Cr)
wild steelhead
Wild steelhead may be harvested; 1 per day and 3 per season.
p. 36
Chetco River (Mouth to Nook Cr)
Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to fly fishing (must include a strike indicator) or bobber fishing from RM 2.2 to Nook Cr Sep 1 – Nov 3 (See Bobber Fishing Rule).
p. 36
Chetco River (Above Nook Cr)
steelhead
Open for steelhead Jan 1 – Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.
p. 36
Chetco River (Above Nook Cr)
wild steelhead
Wild steelhead may be harvested; 1 per day and 3 per season.
p. 36
Elk River (Mouth to Bald Mt Cr)
steelhead
Open for steelhead Jan 1 – Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.
p. 36
Elk River (Mouth to Bald Mt Cr)
wild steelhead
Wild steelhead may be harvested; 1 per day and 3 per season.
p. 36
Elk River (Mouth to Bald Mt Cr)
chinook, salmon
Open for hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 – Mar 31 and Jul 1 – Dec 31.
p. 36
Illinois River
trout
Open for hatchery trout Jan 1 – Mar 31 and May 22 – Dec 31, 5 per day.
p. 34
Illinois River
trout, cutthroat
Wild rainbow and cutthroat trout must be released.
p. 34
Illinois River
hatchery steelhead
Open for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 – Mar 31 and May 22 – Dec 31.
p. 34
Illinois River
Artificial flies and lures only.
p. 34
Illinois River
Closed to angling on all tributaries.
p. 34
Illinois River
Open as described above.
p. 34
Illinois River
wild steelhead
Wild steelhead over 24 inches may be harvested Jan 1 – Mar 31 and Dec 1-31; 1 per day and 3 per season.
p. 34
Illinois River (Fall Cr to 400 ft above Illinois Falls)
Closed.
p. 34
Illinois River (Fall Cr to 400 ft above Illinois Falls)
wild steelhead
Wild steelhead over 24 inches may be harvested Jan 1 – Mar 31 and Dec 1-31; 1 per day and 3 per season.
p. 34
Illinois River (Fall Cr to 400 ft above Illinois Falls)
Closed to all angling between 8 Dollar Bridge and the confluence of the East Fork and West Fork Illinois River. Oct 1 – Nov 30.
p. 34
Illinois River (Mainstem and tributaries above the confluence of the East Fork and West Fork Illinois River.)
Closed.
p. 34
Limits as printed in the 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations (ODFW, eRegulations edition) (Southwest Zone page), read November 2, 2026. Limits as printed in the 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations (ODFW, eRegulations edition) (Marine Zone page), read November 2, 2026. Water exceptions as printed in the 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations (ODFW, eRegulations edition) (booklet PDF; printed page shown), read November 2, 2026. In-season changes from ODFW override them. Fees as printed on the ODFW license, tag and permit fee page of the 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations (ODFW, eRegulations edition) (fees page), read November 2, 2026.
Records
Record weights from Curry County waters
Species
Weight
Water
Date
Rainbow Trout
28 lb 0 oz
Rogue River
1982
Oregon record fish as listed by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (record fish article, dated March 4, 2026), read November 2, 2026.
Local help
Bait counters around Curry County
Bait counters of Curry County
Brookings Ocean Fishingbait and tackle shop, Brookings
Chetco Marine Supplybait and tackle shop, Brookings
Tradewinds Sportfishingbait and tackle shop, Brookings
U Save Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Brookings
There are 28 open launches, 20 with a trailer ramp.
Which Curry County lake spreads over the most mapped acres?
Floras Lake, about 274 acres on its mapped outline.
What fish show up most near Curry County?
Rainbow trout lead the count of water pages within 40 miles, then chinook salmon, steelhead and coho salmon.
Which Curry County stores carry fishing gear?
6 listed, including Brookings Ocean Fishing.
Are there charter or guide listings in Curry County?
5 guides and charters name this county.
In which town does Curry County hold court?
Gold Beach is the seat.
What does ODFW charge to fish in Curry County?
Annual angling runs $50 for residents of Oregon and $138 for everyone else in 2026. Retained salmonids, sturgeon and halibut are logged on the $69 resident Combined Angling Tag. Beach, jetty and boat anglers on the ocean add the Ocean Endorsement at $9, apart from salmon-only and steelhead-only trips.
Which counties border Curry County?
Josephine County, Coos County and Douglas County lie closest.
Which regulation zone fits Curry County?
ODFW files most of the Curry County waters it names under the ODFW Southwest Zone rows, with drainages, not county lines, setting the edges.
Does the booklet set exceptions in Curry County?
The 2026 booklet prints 79 water exceptions reaching this county, starting with Chetco River; the table above shows each.
Which bays or estuaries lie in Curry County?
Southern Oregon Subarea, Euchre Creek estuary, Port Orford Head and Whaleshead Creek estuary; the coastal table above links the pages.
Which Curry County waters get hatchery trout?
Yes: 1 water on the ODFW schedule, such as Floras Lake; releases are planned, not confirmed.
Which ODFW record fish came out of Curry County water?
Rainbow Trout, 28 lb 0 oz, from Rogue River (1982).
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