River Open — summer low / warm

Coquille River (Sturdivant Park)

Coquille, OR · about 6 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)

Tidewater park water in town — salmon, shad, smallmouth.

Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first

Season

Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule

License

Oregon angling license (ODFW)

Park

Sturdivant Park at Hwy 42 / 42S. County ramp, dock, and bank. Also the Coquille boat-ramp bank across 42S.

Walk in

Short from the park lot to the dock and bank.

Wading

Mostly bank and boat. Tidewater mud.

Usual window

Fall salmon and shad on the official seasons; warmwater in summer.

Monday conditions

Skinny water. SW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky: ⛅ 82° partly
Sun and moon: Rise 9:31 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 11:07
Wind at dawn: SW 3 mph · Mostly Sunny · 66°F
Wind later: dawn: SW 3 mph

10am: SW 8 mph

2pm: SW 12 mph

dusk: SW 9 mph
Flow: 35 cfs · skinny · 0.23 ft · 7:00 am · Coquille River at Coquille · USGS gauge · wadable band is a sketch, not a safety rating
Next dawn (Tuesday): Skinny water. SW 6 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · SW 6 mph

A setup that belongs here

7-wt for salmon; 6-wt bass bugs.

Notes

ODFW 50 south-coast. Named county park. Confirm ODFW.

Overnight plan: Monday evening and Tuesday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.

Maps

Log this trip

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

No shop pinned yet. Ask around before you invent a honey hole.

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.