Green Sunfish in Oregon
green sunfish: Oregon bag rows, records and waters.
- no bag capbag
- 0 lb 11 ozrecord
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Quick notes on Oregon green sunfish
The booklet row covering green sunfish reads "Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Striped Bass, Sucker, No.". For the Northwest Zone, ODFW wrote: No limit.
Oregon record book: 0 lb 11 oz by John Baker (1991, Umpqua River). It turns up on 1 lake, river or bay pages, Winchester Bay and the Umpqua estuary among them.
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| Zone | Row as printed | Bag and size | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams: (including tidewaters and bays): Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons, except tidewater. |
| Southwest Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams (including tidewaters and bays): Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons. |
| Willamette Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit, unless noted under Exceptions. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons, except mainstem Willamette River and sloughs and. |
| Central Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons only, except portions of Columbia River tributaries. |
| Northeast Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons only, except portions of Columbia River tributaries. |
| Southeast Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, and Yell. | No limit. | Lakes and Reservoirs: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout season. |
| Snake River Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit. | Open all year. |
| Columbia River Zone | Bass, Striped Bass, Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, other Sunfis. | No limit. | Open all year. |
Limits as printed in the 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations (ODFW, eRegulations edition) (eRegulations), read November 2, 2026.
Oregon record-book green sunfish
| Listed as | Weight | Angler | Water | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunfish, Green | 0 lb 11 oz | John Baker | Umpqua River | 1991 |
Oregon record fish as listed by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (record fish article, dated March 4, 2026), read November 2, 2026.
Where Oregon green sunfish turn up
Coast pages naming green sunfish
ODFW Fish Habitat Distribution layers (ODFW ArcGIS), read November 2, 2026; a mapped species is habitat use ODFW records, not a catch report.
Species ODFW groups with green sunfish
- Black Crappiefreshwater
- Bluegillfreshwater
- Bullhead Catfishfreshwater
- Channel Catfishfreshwater
- Flathead Catfishfreshwater
- Hybrid White Bassfreshwater
- Largemouth Bassfreshwater
- Pumpkinseed Sunfishfreshwater
- Redear Sunfishfreshwater
- Sacramento Perchfreshwater
Shorelines and riffles near Green Sunfish, photographed
Photo: Rick Obst, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Bonnie Moreland, Public domain
Photo: Bonnie Moreland, Public domain
green sunfish under Oregon rules: short answers
What does ODFW allow per day for green sunfish?
The Northwest Zone reads No limit. The table above shows every zone.
When was the Oregon green sunfish record set?
ODFW lists 0 lb 11 oz, John Baker, 1991, Umpqua River.
Which water pages on this site name green sunfish?
1 Oregon pages, Winchester Bay and the Umpqua estuary first.
Where does the green sunfish rule change in Oregon?
No water changes its limit.
Can I fish for green sunfish all year in Oregon?
Season in the Northwest Zone: Lakes: Open all year. Streams: (including tidewaters and bays): Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons, except tidewater areas of Columbia. ODFW posts in-season changes online.
Which Oregon license do I need for green sunfish?
An Oregon angling license ($50 resident, $138 nonresident for 2026) covers anglers 12 and older; salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and halibut go on a Combined Angling Tag ($69 resident).
How is a record green sunfish checked in Oregon?
Send the claim to ODFW, which keeps the official record list.
What do Oregon anglers call green sunfish?
ODFW uses Sunfish, Green and Green Sunfish.
Pick Oregon water for green sunfish
Every water listed above has launches and limits on its own page.