Long Range Fish Report
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Fish Report for 3-31-2022

ODFW Recreation Report

3-31-2022
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Mandatory reporting for 2022 hunts

If you purchased a tag for a late-season 2022 hunt, you must report your hunt by April 15. Even if you were unsuccessful or didn’t hunt. Ways to report.

Get ready for spring turkey

The spring turkey hunting season opens April 15. To help plan for the upcoming season, ODFW offers a variety of turkey hunting information. And that’s not counting these 10 tips for taking toms.

Watch for whales

Gray whales will be visible from the Oregon coast during their annual northern migration – usually lasting from the end of March into June. Learn more about good places to spot them.

Best bets for weekend fishing

  • All north and mid-coast stocking locations have been stocked this year. Fish are hungry and available. Time to go fishing.
  • Steelhead are still being caught daily in the Nestucca and Wilson rivers.
  • The Middle and Upper Rogue are seeing regular steelhead action. Fresh winter and down runners have been caught. There are also half-pounders available.  
  • Lost Creek Lake has been fishing well for trout. The addition of 15,000 legal trout this week should result in easy limits.  
  • Anglers report pretty good striped bass fishing in the Coquille Basin, Smith River and mainstem Umpqua. 
  • Anglers are catching bottomfish off the Coos Bay jetties.
  • Redtail surfperch fishing has been very good on southern Oregon beaches like Horsefall and Bullards.
  • The Hood River is seeing a great return of winter steelhead this season.
  • Fishing for holdover rainbow trout in Krumbo Reservoir has been good.
  • Trout fishing on the lower Owyhee has been good recently with some anglers averaging five trout per hour.  
  • Anglers have been successful fishing the Powder River arm of Brownlee Reservoir for bass, trout and perch.


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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, March 31st, 2022

Rogue River- Upper: Rogue anglers reminded of April 1 closures, low flow conditions
Brownlee Reservoir: Reservoir is below the usable elevation for Steck Park and Spring Recreation boat ramps

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, March 30th, 2022

Umatilla River: The flows in the Umatilla have come up in the last week
Wallowa Lake : The ice is gone from Wallowa Lake
Wallowa River: Steelhead are moving throughout the Wallowa River now
Willow Creek Reservoir: There is no ice on Willow Creek and the boat ramp is accessible
Pine Hollow Reservoir: Stocked Recently
Carmen Reservoir: Latest estimates for when access and fish stocking will resume are now 2024
Foster Reservoir: Will be stocked this week
Hills Creek Reservoir: Hills Creek Reservoir was last stocked the week of March 14
Santiam River ( North Fork) : No recent fishing reports
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 2,100 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Walling Pond: The pond will be stocked this week
Waverly Lake: This lake will be stocked this week
Kilchis River: The Kilchis River is getting very low and clear
Necanicum River: The Necanicum River closes to fishing on April 1
Nehalem River: The Nehalem mainstem is in good shape
Nestucca River: The Nestucca is getting a little on the low side
Trask River: The Trask is very low and clear
Wilson River: The Wilson is low and clear
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate received its first stocking of 5,000 legal rainbow trout last week
Applegate River: Trout and steelhead season close Thursday, March 31
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Cooper was stocked last week
Coquille River: The winter steelhead fishing season is still officially open, but the run is basically done for the season
Diamond Lake: People were still ice-fishing at Diamond
Empire Lake Lower: Excess hatchery steelhead from the Millicoma Hatchery were stocked into Middle Empire Lake
Galesville Reservoir: ODFW recently stocked the lake with LOTS of trout
Illinois River: The river will be closed to fishing from April 1 through May 21
Lemolo Lake: Lemolo is starting to fill
Lost Creek Lake: Lost Creek received 15,000 legal rainbow trout in mid-March
Rogue River - Middle: Trout fishing is closed on the Rogue between April 1 and May 21
Rogue River- Upper: Hatchery Hole is closed to ALL fishing from April 1 through July 31
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): Expect pretty slow fishing
Umpqua River: Umpqua River Fishing Report
Blitzen River: Fishing has been slow on the Blitzen
Bully Creek Reservoir: Trout fishing should be good
Chickahominy Reservoir: Chickahominy Reservoir is now dry
Gerber Reservoir: Targeting yellow perch continues to be your best bet
John C Boyle Reservoir: Fishing is slow but warmwater fish should be moving into the shallows
Upper Klamath Lake: Fishing is very slow but will improve in April
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Krumbo Reservoir: Fishing for holdover rainbow trout has been good
Lake Of The Woods: The lake is dominated by stunted yellow perch
Owyhee Reservoir: Trolling for trout in the lower reservoir may be productive
Owyhee River: Fishing has been good recently
Sprague River: Will open Friday, April 22
Sycan River: Snow will limit access to the river above Sycan Marsh
Yellowjacket Lake: Yellowjacket is nearly ice-free