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Artificial Fly:
A fly is a hook, dressed with conventional fly tying materials. The affixed materials may be natural or synthetic.Tied in conjunction with other materials, the following items may be part of the fly: wire (lead or other metal) usedfor weighting the fly, dumbbell eyes or beads (metal, glass or plastic). A fly is not a hook to which sinkers, moldedweights, spinners, spoons or similar attractors are attached.
Steelhead above Willamette Falls:
• Angling is restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. Seeexceptions under Special Regulations where use of bait is allowed.
Clackamas River (Clackamas Co.); From mouth upstream to River MillDam:
• Open for adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon, adipose fin-clipped coho salmon, andadipose fin-clipped steelhead all year.
• Combined daily bag limit of 3 adipose fin-clipped salmon or adipose fin-clipped steelheadper day.
• Use of bait allowed.
• No angling from a floating device between River Mill Dam and ODFW markers locatedapproximately 100 feet upstream of hatchery intake structure.
Anti-snagging Regulation:
Except when fishing with a buoyant lure (with no weights added to the line or lure), or trolling from a movingvessel or floating device, terminal fishing gear is restricted to an artificial fly, lure, or bait with one singlepointhook. Hooks must measure 3/4-inch or less from point to shank, and must be attached to or below thelure or bait. Weights may not be attached below or less than 18 inches above the lure or bait. See SpecialRegulations where anti-snagging regulation is in place.
I know using a dry as a strike indicator is popular, but this indicates it could be considered unlawful? I must be missing something in the regs book.. I certainly wouldn't tie on three flies, however, until someone chimes in.
Additionally, these regulations for your specific fishing location remain true for the 2016 season.
just to clarify, the special Anti-Snagging regulations are not applied anywhere on the Clackamas River...cheers, roger
Is there a limit to how many flies or nymphs one can tie onto their line? I mean, I have a ton of time to hunt through my regs book, but a quick answer would be appreciative!
Thanks for all your super informative and helpful posts / responses, by the way!
it is at top of page 13 in the new regs:
No more than three hooks may be used when
angling, except herring jigs may be used for
marine food fish species (see page 15).
• A double or treble point hook is classified as
one hook.
• When angling with two rods (where
allowed and with a Two-Rod Validation),
the general hook rule applies to each rod.
The Anti Snagging Restriction is listed under the General Statewide Regulations (Page 12) and specifically says "See regulation exceptions for where anti-snagging gear restrictions are in place."
Would this be streams that enforce bobber only fishing? I can't seem to find neither an example, nor the "Regulation Exceptions" page. Some of the popular rivers I've noticed that (previously) had the bobber only enforcement seem to have lifted the requirement. Is this what the book is referring to?
Sorry to derail this thread. It appears the OP should be completely fine fishing the Clack with his setup.
If you're using a three or four weight with 5x tippet though...
the "Regulation Exceptions" are what you find now for specific locations in each zone. Prior to 2016, they were called "Special Regulations".
just check the exact location to see whether any special rules, like the Anti-Snagging or Salmon/Steelhead Bobber rules would apply.