ROW RIVER NEAR COTTAGE GROVE, OR

ROW RIVER OR USGS

ROW RIVER NEAR COTTAGE GROVE, OR (14155500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the ROW RIVER in OR, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 9 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 14155500
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: OR
Coordinates: 43.7929, -122.9915

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Fishing regulations

Row River and Tributaries waterbody rules

Water-specific rules for fish in the public records above. A species with no rule of its own on this water falls back to the area default.

Water-specific rules for Row River and Tributaries. National-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may still apply.

Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Daily limit
  no limit
  
  Size rule
  no minimum
  
  Gear
  No more than 3 over 15 inches in length in lakes. No minimum length in streams. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed.
  
  Notes
  Zone table — Streams
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Hatchery Trout Open · Harvest status unknown Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Size rule
  >24"
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Kokanee Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Daily limit
  10
  
  Notes
  Zone table
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Sturgeon Open · Catch & release only Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Size rule
  >54"
  
  Gear
  Closed to retention of green sturgeon. All sturgeon must be immediately released unharmed into the water. Sturgeon over 54 inches in fork length cannot be removed totally or in part from the water. Only one single-point, barbless hook may be used for sturgeon. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed.
  
  Notes
  Zone table
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Striped Bass, Sucker, Northern Pikeminnow, Whitefish, Carp, Chub, Sculpin and other Nongame Fish and Shad No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Daily limit
  no limit
  
  Size rule
  no minimum
  
  Gear
  No minimum length. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed. Closed to take and possession of Oregon Chub.
  
  Notes
  Zone table
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Salmon No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Notes
  Closed
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Salmon above Willamette Falls No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Gear
  Angling is restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed. Harvest of wild salmon is prohibited in the Willamette Zone unless noted under Exceptions . There is no annual limit on hatchery salmon as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch.
  
  Notes
  Zone table
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Salmon and Steelhead below Willamette Falls and Columbia River Tributaries No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Gear
  Angling is restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed. Harvest of wild salmon or steelhead is prohibited in the Willamette Zone unless otherwise noted under Exceptions . There is no annual limit on hatchery salmon or hatchery steelhead as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch.
  
  Notes
  Zone table
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Smelt No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Notes
  Zone table
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Steelhead above Willamette Falls No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Gear
  Angling is restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed. Harvest of wild steelhead is prohibited in the Willamette Zone unless noted under Exceptions . If harvest of wild steelhead is allowed under Exceptions , the daily limit for wild steelhead is 2 per day. There is no annual limit on hatchery steelhead as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch.
  
  Notes
  Zone table
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Trout No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Daily limit
  2
  
  Size rule
  8" minimum
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026

General area restrictions

Apr 22 – Oct 31

Official rule

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Los_Angeles

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Expected in this watershed

Row River Near Cottage Grove, OR lies within HUC8 watershed 17090002. USGS coarse native range maps (derived from AGAP, GBIF, IchthyMaps, NatureServe) indicate 9 fish species are expected to occur in this watershed.

Species include: chiselmouth (Acrocheilus alutaceus), mountain sucker (Catostomus platyrhynchus), prickly sculpin (Cottus asper), reticulate sculpin (Cottus perplexus), torrent sculpin (Cottus rhotheus), and 4 others.

Chiselmouth Acrocheilus alutaceus
Mountain Sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus
Prickly Sculpin Cottus asper
Reticulate Sculpin Cottus perplexus
Torrent Sculpin Cottus rhotheus
Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
Redside Shiner Richardsonius balteatus

Where these records come from

Evidence: Expected in this watershed; Range maps place these species in this watershed; no local survey has confirmed them at this station.
Records: 9 species; from 9 individual records
Observed: No observation dates recorded

Sources

Coarse Range Maps for Fish Species in the Conterminous United States using HUC8s — 9 records