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Fish Report for 3-3-2022
ODFW Recreation Report
3-3-2022
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
More sturgeon retention days on the Columbia
Additional sturgeon retention days have been added for the Bonneville pool (March 9 & 16) and The Dalles pool (Monday, Wednesdays and Saturdays, March 2-30). Check the Columbia River regulation update page for more details.
Register your kid(s) for a youth turkey clinic
ODFW and its partners are hosting two wild turkey hunting clinics for kids 8- to 17-years-old on Saturday, April 2 – one in Tygh Valley and the other in Central Point. These beginners’ clinics will give kids a chance to safely handle a bow and/or shotgun, practice turkey calling, and learn much more about turkey hunting. For more information and to register.
Two rods allowed on lower Willamette
Beginning March 1, anglers with a two-rod validation will be able to use two rods when fishing the lower Willamette for all game and non-game species. Except sturgeon, where there’s a one-rod limit. Find more details.
Steelhead fishing this weekend – Plan on plenty of company
After weeks of low clear conditions on coastal and valley rivers, the outlook for steelhead fishing this weekend looks very good. The prospect of good fishing after a long dry spell will likely draw lots of anglers to the rivers. With this in mind, please brush up on your fishing etiquette and be prepared to haul out a little extra trash to help keep the rivers clean.
Best bets for weekend fishing
- While most west side steelhead rivers are currently blown out due to recent rains, our biologists predict most will drop back into shape by late this week or the weekend. And there should be plenty of fish on the move.
- Recent rain should improve fishing for newly stocked trout in Cooper Creek Reservoir and for holdover trout in Galesville Reservoir.
- There are early spring Chinook nosing their way into the Rogue and Umpqua rivers.
- Several lakes and ponds in the Willamette Valley are scheduled to be stocked with trout this week.
- Anglers have been catching some hybrid bass on Ana Reservoir.
- Dog Lake is now accessible by 4x4 vehicles, and the ice is 11 inches thick. Fishing has been fair for yellow perch.
- Where the ice is thick enough, ice anglers have been catching kokanee at Wallowa Lake.
- Trout fishing is open in the Grande Ronde, Wallowa and Imnaha rivers.
2022 Columbia spring Chinook seasons set
See more details here.
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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, March 3rd, 2022Upper Klamath Lake: Water clarity has been good for Upper Klamath Lake
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
North Fork Sprague River: Fish density is very low due to the Bootleg Fire
Chetco River: Recent rainfall has brought the river levels up
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022Dog Lake: Ice is approximately 11 inches deep and fishing has been fair
Upper Klamath Lake: Fishing is very slow
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Lake Of The Woods: Ice fishing has been excellent at times for small yellow perch
Chetco River: Recent rainfall has brought the river levels up
Cooper Creek Reservoir: A recent extra stocking of larger trout should make fishing for trout more productive
Coos River: The rain this week should finally get the river levels to rise
Coquille River: The rain this week should finally get the river levels to rise to more normal conditions
Galesville Reservoir: The boat ramp is usable and anglers are taking advantage of it
Rogue River- Lower: With recent rainstorms, fishing conditions have improved
Rogue River - Middle: Wild steelhead can now be retained above Hog Creek boat ramp
Rogue River- Upper: Best bets for the upper river would be concentrating on the area between Shady Cove and Touvelle
Sixes River: Current fishing conditions are good
Umpqua River: Steelhead fishing has slowed as the river has gotten low and clear
Winchuck River: Current conditions are great
Alsea River: Winter steelhead fishing is expected to pick up this week after some much needed rain
Kilchis River: The Kilchis River will be one of the first floatable rivers to come back into shape
Necanicum River: The hatchery winter steelhead run on the Necanicum River is about done
Nehalem River: The Nehalem went all the way into flood stage on Tuesday
Nestucca River: The Nestucca is high and off color but is on the drop
Siletz River: Winter steelhead fishing should pick up this week as the river starts to drop into shape
Siuslaw River: Winter steelhead is expected to pick up as the river drops back into shape later this week
Trask River: The Trask is high and off color
Wilson River: The Wilson went all the way to flood stage on Tuesday
Imnaha River: Anglers have been catching some steelhead in the Imnaha River
John Day River: Steelhead fishing remains closed in rivers and streams within the John Day Basin
Wallowa Lake : Wallowa Lake currently has ice on it
Wallowa River: Steelhead anglers have been successful on the Wallowa River
Hills Creek Reservoir: Hills Creek Reservoir will be stocked this week for the first time this spring
Santiam River ( North Fork) : For the next few months things are going to be fairly quiet as far as fishing on the river goes
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 2,500 cfs at the Waterloo gage
Timber Linn Lake: It was stocked last week with about 950 hatchery trout
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