Bend, OR – According to the state officials, starting January 1, 2024, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds recreational bottomfish anglers that:

• The recreational offshore longleader harvest limit increases to 12 rockfish per day (up from 10 fish in 2023.).
• Allowed fish are yellowtail, widow, canary, redstripe, greenstriped, silvergray, chili pepper, blue, deacon, and bocaccio rockfishes.
• Cabezon harvest is prohibited until July 1. Once this fishery opens, the sub-bag limit is one cabezon per angler as part of the marine bag limit of five fish.

No other changes were made to the 2024 recreational bottomfish season.

Anglers can check the offshore longleader fisheries species page to help identify their catch.