EAST FORK LOBSTER CREEK NEAR ALSEA, OR.

EAST FORK LOBSTER CREEK OR USGS

EAST FORK LOBSTER CREEK NEAR ALSEA, OR. (14306340) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the EAST FORK LOBSTER CREEK 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. 11 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 14306340
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: OR
Coordinates: 44.2479, -123.6365

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Fishing regulations

Northwest Zone zone default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

Northwest Zone zone default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may 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 above tidewater, May 22 - Aug 31. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed.
  
  Notes
  Zone table — Streams
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 22 – Oct 31 Details Close
- May 22 – Oct 31
  
  Daily limit
  2
  
  Size rule
  >8"
  
  Gear
  Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater, May 22 - Aug 31. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed. 8 inch minimum length. Only 1 trout over 20 inches in length may be taken per day. Rainbow trout over 16 inches are considered steelhead in streams. Salmon under 15 inches are considered trout, except coho salmon, which are always considered salmon regardless of size. No limit on size or number of brook or brown trout in streams unless noted under Exceptions .
  
  Notes
  Zone table — Streams
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Striped Bass, Sucker, Northern Pikeminnow, 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 above tidewater, May 22 - Aug 31. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed.
  
  Notes
  Zone table
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Salmon and Steelhead No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Gear
  Hatchery steelhead, hatchery coho salmon, pink salmon, and sockeye salmon, may be harvested as part of the adult and jack salmon daily bag limit in waters that are open to angling for Chinook salmon or steelhead. Closed to angling for chum salmon (including jacks) unless noted under Exceptions . Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater May 22 - Aug 31. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed. See Exceptions in NW Zone to determine where harvest of any Chinook salmon is allowed. Harvest of wild steelhead and wild coho salmon is prohibited in the NW Zone except as allowed under Exceptions for wild steelhead in Big Elk Creek, Salmon River, and wild coho in Siltcoos Lake and Tahkenitch Lake. 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
Sturgeon No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Size rule
  >54"
  
  Gear
  Closed to the retention of white and 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 above tidewater May 22 - Aug 31. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed. Note: Tidewater portions of Columbia River tributaries are managed per Columbia River regulations. Columbia River sturgeon fisheries downstream of Bonneville Dam are restricted to catch-and-release angling only.
  
  Notes
  Zone table — Streams
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026

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

Sampled in this watershed

East Fork Lobster Creek Near Alsea, OR. has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 17100205 containing this station. The dataset includes 11 species with recorded observations.

Species include: coastrange sculpin (Cottus aleuticus), prickly sculpin (Cottus asper), riffle sculpin (Cottus gulosus), reticulate sculpin (Cottus perplexus), pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus), and 6 others.

Coastrange Sculpin Cottus aleuticus
Prickly Sculpin Cottus asper
Riffle Sculpin Cottus gulosus
Reticulate Sculpin Cottus perplexus
Pacific Lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus
Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii
Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
Redside Shiner Richardsonius balteatus

Where these records come from

Evidence: Sampled in this watershed; Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
Records: 11 species; from 11 individual records
Observed: Aug 25, 1994 – Aug 25, 1994; 1 dated record

Sources

Presence Absence Database of Fish in the Conterminous United States — 11 records