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Fish Report for 9-8-2022

ODFW Recreation Report

9-8-2022
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Sturgeon retention to open on lower Columbia

The lower Columbia River from Wauna to Bonneville will open to sturgeon retention on Saturday, Sept. 10, Wednesday, Sept. 14 and Saturday, Sept. 17. Daily bag limit is one white sturgeon, 44-50 inches fork length.

2022-23 game bird hunting forecast

A district-by-district look at how this year’s upland bird and waterfowl seasons are shaping up.

Best bets for weekend fishing

  • Fall Chinook fishing is starting to pick up on the mid-coast estuaries including the Yaquina, Alsea and Siletz.
  • Limited wild coho seasons will open this Saturday, Sept. 10, on the Nehalem and Nestucca, and the Tillamook Bay tributaries.
  • Anglers are picking up some early fall Chinook in the Chetco River estuary.
  • The non-selective ocean coho season from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain opened Sept. 3. 
  • Steelhead and salmon fishing are open on the lower Deschutes from Moody Rapids upstream to Pelton Dam. 
  • On Prineville Reservoir, trout fishing on continues to be good near the dam and anglers report good fishing for large crappie.
  • Fishing should be excellent, and the mosquitoes have thinned out, on the hike-in lakes in the Sky Lakes Wilderness.
  • Water conditions on the John Day should be good for bass fishing, but not so great for floating. Look for good bank fishing opportunities between Kimberly and Spray.
  • The lower Columbia from Wauna to Bonneville will be open to sturgeon retention this Saturday (Sept. 10). 

CWD check stations

ODFW will set up chronic wasting disease check stations along major highways during the deer and elk hunting seasons in 2022. With the recent discovery of CWD just 20 miles from the Oregon border, this is one way ODFW is stepping up efforts to contain the spread of CWD to Oregon.

Western fee pheasant hunts begin in September

These pheasant hunts are a great way for new hunters to hone their skills in a place that’s close to home, and with a good chance of bagging a bird. Learn more about these fee hunts held at ODFW’s Sauvie Island, EE Wilson, Fern Ridge and Denman wildlife areas.

 

 


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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, September 8th, 2022
John Day River: Steelhead fishing will close in the John Day River this fall due to low projected returns of wild steelhead
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is very low at 1 percent full
Upper Klamath Lake: Best fishing is from a boat as bank access is limited
Sprague River: Flows are low at 97 cfs
North Fork Sprague River: The river above the fire is a better bet for fishing
Sycan River: Fishing not recommended due to extensive drought and fire
Wood River: Fishing for brown trout and redband trout should be good this week
Chetco River: The bag limit reduction is in place to reduce harvest on older age wild Chinook
Coos River: Salmon fishing slowed down over the past week
Fish Lake : Reservoir draw down should be slowing
Rogue River- Lower: Fall Chinook fishing has been good in the estuary
Alsea River: Fall Chinook fishing has been good on the Alsea
Nehalem River: This past week fishing remained good
Nestucca River: The wild coho fishery for Nestucca Bay starts Saturday, Sept. 10
Siletz River: Still fish holding throughout the system
Yaquina River: Fall Chinook fishing is starting to pick up on the Yaquina
Gold Lake: Open for fishing, no new fishing reports
Leaburg Lake: Oversized fish and catch rates have been REALLY good!
McKenzie River: Will be stocked again this week
Middle Fork of the Williamette: The Middle Fork Willamette River is open to bait below Dexter Dam only
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Flows should hold steady for the next few weeks
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Flows are currently around 6520 cfs
Santiam River (South Fork): Summer steelhead returns are improved this year
Odell Lake: Odell Laker
Crooked River: The Crooked River is flowing at 179 cfs below Bowman Dam
Frog Lake: Frog Lake was last stocked on June 28
Pine Hollow Reservoir: Water levels have been dropping, limiting angler success
Prinevile Reservoir: Trout fishing continues to be good near the dam
Wickiup Reservoir: The reservoir is very low at 10 percent

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