Pumpkinseed Sunfish in Oregon
pumpkinseed sunfish: Oregon bag rows, records and waters.
- no bag capbag
- 0 lb 7.68 ozrecord
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Quick notes on Oregon pumpkinseed sunfish
The booklet row covering pumpkinseed 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 7.68 oz by Linda Mar (1996, Lake Oswego). It turns up on 1 lake, river or bay pages, Lake Oswego 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 pumpkinseed sunfish
| Listed as | Weight | Angler | Water | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunfish, Pumpkinseed | 0 lb 7.68 oz | Linda Mar | Lake Oswego | 1996 |
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 pumpkinseed sunfish turn up
Impoundments mapped with pumpkinseed sunfish
- Lake Oswego431 acres
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 pumpkinseed sunfish
- Black Crappiefreshwater
- Bluegillfreshwater
- Bullhead Catfishfreshwater
- Channel Catfishfreshwater
- Flathead Catfishfreshwater
- Green Sunfishfreshwater
- Hybrid White Bassfreshwater
- Largemouth Bassfreshwater
- Redear Sunfishfreshwater
- Sacramento Perchfreshwater
Shorelines and riffles near Pumpkinseed Sunfish, photographed
Photo: Mitch LeClair, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Bonnie Moreland, Public domain
Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, CC BY 2.0
pumpkinseed sunfish under Oregon rules: short answers
What does ODFW allow per day for pumpkinseed sunfish?
The Northwest Zone reads No limit. The table above shows every zone.
When was the Oregon pumpkinseed sunfish record set?
ODFW lists 0 lb 7.68 oz, Linda Mar, 1996, Lake Oswego.
Which water pages on this site name pumpkinseed sunfish?
1 Oregon pages, Lake Oswego first.
Where does the pumpkinseed sunfish rule change in Oregon?
No water changes its limit.
Can I fish for pumpkinseed 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 pumpkinseed 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 pumpkinseed sunfish checked in Oregon?
Send the claim to ODFW, which keeps the official record list.
What do Oregon anglers call pumpkinseed sunfish?
ODFW uses Sunfish, Pumpkinseed and Pumpkinseed Sunfish.
Pick Oregon water for pumpkinseed sunfish
Every water listed above has launches and limits on its own page.