Fish Report for 2-16-2023

Three Rivers got a push of fish back to the hatchery trap this past week

2-16-2023
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Three Rivers got a push of fish back to the hatchery trap this past week. It will be getting low and clear by the weekend, but there is still opportunity to catch fish.



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for Thursday, February 16th, 2023

Umatilla River: The steelhead fishing on the Umatilla has picked up in the past week
Hood River: Winter steelhead fishing on the Hood River continues to be slow
Alsea River: Winter steelhead are throughout the Alsea system
Kilchis River: The Kilchis is back to low and clear conditions
Miami River: The Miami is getting low and clear
Necanicum River: The Necanicum will be low and clear this week
Nehalem River: The lower Nehalem is steelhead green
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork Nehalem is low and clear
Salmon River: Winter steelhead are in the Salmon River
Siletz River: Winter steelhead are moving up in the Siletz River
Siuslaw River: Winter steelhead are showing up on the Siuslaw River
Trask River: There are wild steelhead (catch-and-release only) throughout the system
Wilson River: Steelhead fishing on the Wilson was good the end of last week
Yaquina River: Fishing has been challenging the past few weeks but it’s starting to pick up
Chetco River: The Chetco is low and clear
Coos River: The Coos Basin steelhead rivers continue to run low and clear
Coquille River: The Coquille Basin steelhead rivers continue to run fairly low and clear
Elk River: Low and clear
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant has filled to 21 percent full
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is filling with the input of various springs and is now at 41 percent full
Rogue River- Lower: Fishing pressure has slowed as flows have dropped
Rogue River - Middle: Current flow is around 1,400 cfs
Rogue River- Upper: Hatchery summer steelhead are still available and being caught
Sixes River: Steelhead are scattered through the river
Winchuck River: Low and clear
John C Boyle Reservoir: The reservoir is ice-free
Upper Klamath Lake: The lake is 2.4 feet below full pool and 61 percent full
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Lake Of The Woods: Ice fishing has been slow to good depending on the day
Lost River: The river near Big Springs in Bonanza is also worth a few casts
Phillips Reservoir: Phillips Reservoir currently has about 12 inches of ice cover
Sycan River: Flows are 28 cfs
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