Brownlee Reservoir
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Exceptions to the Snake River Zone rules, as the regulations word them
Snake River Zone · Lake · OR
The rules for this water, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from OR's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- 12 inch minimum length on bass.
- An Oregon angling license is required on the Powder River Arm from the mouth up to the Huntington – Richland Rd Bridge.
- Brownlee Reservoir ends at the downstream point of Porter Island.
Snake River Zone rules (base layer)
The Snake River Zone is all the waters of the Snake River from the Oregon-Washington border upstream to the Oregon-Idaho border. The boundary between the Snake River and its tributaries is defined as a straight line across the mouths of all rivers. The Snake River Zone includes the portions of the Burnt and Powder rivers downstream of the Huntington-Richland Road near their mouths and includes the portion of Pine Creek downstream of the Oxbow Bridge.
- Where the Snake River forms the boundary between Oregon and Idaho, the following rules apply: License of either state is valid in the Snake River when angling from a floating device. However, when fishing tributaries, sloughs or from sloughs or from lands within either state, the angler must be licensed by the state where the waters (or land) are located.
| Species | Bag limit | Size and specifications | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout | 6 per day, 3 daily limits in possession. | No minimum length limit. Only 1 trout over 20 inches in length may be taken per day, upstream of Hells Canyon Dam, except for Hells Canyon Reservoir. See Exceptions for Hells Canyon Reservoir. Rainbow trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead downstream of Hells Canyon Dam. No limit on size or number of brook or brown trout in streams unless noted under Exceptions . Closed to angling for bull trout. | Open all year. |
| Salmon | See exception for Washington State Line to Hells Canyon Dam. Barbless hooks required. | Closed in all waters unless noted by species under Exceptions. | |
| Steelhead | 3 per day. | Barbless hooks required. See exception for Washington State Line to Hells Canyon Dam. Only hatchery steelhead may be kept. No annual limit on hatchery steelhead as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags has been purchased to record the fish. | Closed in all waters unless noted by species under Exceptions . |
| Bass | Lakes/Reservoirs: 6 per day, 3 daily limits in possession unless noted under Exceptions . Streams: No limit. | No more than 3 over 15 inches in length in lakes/reservoirs. No minimum length in streams. See Exceptions for additional information. | Open all year. |
2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations - Snake River Zone · Captured in the state's own words; checked against the source July 2, 2026.
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide lake rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this rule applies
The drawn shape is the named water, matched from the official list against OpenStreetMap and accepted only because the name resolved to a single feature in this water's zone.
Different sections of this water can have different rules. The exact section boundaries are not marked on the map yet; each rule above describes in plain words where it starts and ends, and that written description is the authoritative boundary. Map boundaries come water by water, never as a guess.
At the water nowContext
Forecast: National Weather Service. Flow: nearest active USGS gauge in this water's area, which may sit on a different reach. Conditions are context, not rules.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in Brownlee Reservoir's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
You also need (Oregon)
- Angling license. Everyone 12 and older needs an Oregon angling license.
- Combined Angling Tag. Required at every age to angle for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, or halibut. One per year, covering up to 20 salmon or steelhead combined; hatchery fish can go on a separate Hatchery Harvest Tag.
- Columbia River Basin Endorsement. Required at every age when angling for salmon, steelhead, or sturgeon in the mainstem Columbia from Buoy 10 upstream and in all rivers and tributaries flowing into the Columbia.
- Two-Rod Validation. Allows two rods on standing waters (lakes, ponds, reservoirs; five lines when ice fishing). Not valid in rivers, bays, estuaries, or the ocean.
Checked against 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations - license information on July 2, 2026.
Receipts
Local services near Brownlee Reservoir
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