Major changes include changing crayfish harvest regulations to prohibit angling for crayfish with hook and line.  The rule was adopted to close a loophole some anglers are using to fish in streams closed to trout, salmon or steelhead angling. Under the new rules, crayfish harvesters can still legally use fishing rods with baited lines but cannot use a hook to hold the bait.

Other changes are stated below by zone:

Northwest Zone

The Commission adopted rules that expand trout angling opportunities by opening a total of 26.2 miles across three streams (Deadwood Creek, Indian Creek, Lobster creek) in the Central Coast District. To protect fall chinook salmon, the season will close early (Sept. 30 not Oct. 31) in the three new streams. Bag limit is two trout over eight inches per day, artificial flies and lures only.

The Commission also redefined the boundaries of the Tillamook Spring Chinook Terminal Area to the 15 fathom marker rather than the green buoy for safety reasons and defined Klaskanine River angling boundaries due to problems with illegal winter trout angling on the upper south fork of the river.

Willamette Zone

The Commission adopted regulations that open the mainstem of the Willamette River above the falls and sections of the Yamhill River , Molalla River , Santiam River , Tualatin River (and its tributary Gales Creek ) to the retention of unmarked coho salmon.

Central Zone

The Commission adopted regulations that open the Deschutes River from the mouth to Pelton Regulating Dam to the retention of unmarked coho salmon, as coho salmon are not native to the Deschutes River but are stray fish from large hatchery programs in other Columbia River tributaries.  Protective bass regulations in Laurance Reservoir were removed to allow retention of any and all smallmouth bass caught in the reservoir.  Smallmouth bass were illegally introduced in the reservoir in the 1990s and have the potential to impact bull trout recovery efforts in the reservoir.

No significant changes were adopted in the Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, Snake River, Columbia River , and Marine zones.

Adopted rules take affect Jan. 1, 2007. The 2007 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations will be available Dec. 1, 2006 at ODFW offices and license retailers statewide, as well as on ODFW's Web site, www.dfw.state.or.us