Long Range Fish Report
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Fish Report for 4-14-2023

ODFW Recreation Report

4-14-2023
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

2023 spring turkey hunting forecast

ODFW biologists share the latest updates for wild turkey hunting in their local district, as well as tips and tactics for bagging a bird.

Best bets for weekend fishing

  • Just a few weeks left of the winter steelhead season on the north and mid-coast.
  • April is a great month for Chinook fishing on the lower Rogue.
  • Anglers are catching spring Chinook on the middle and upper Rogue, as well.
  • Galesville Reservoir has had very good reports of anglers catching large numbers of holdover trout this week.
  • Winter steelhead continue to move into the Clackamas and Sandy systems.
  • Spring Chinook fishing opens on the Hood River on Saturday, April 15.
  • Krumbo Reservoir is ice-free, has had good fishing for 16 to 18-inch rainbow trout and is being stocked this week.

Need more options? Check out the zone reports.

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Have you checked the stocking schedule?

Right now we’re stocking dozens of lakes and ponds throughout the state with thousands of rainbow trout. And we’ll be stocking even more places as spring progresses. Check the weekly stocking schedule for a location near you.

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More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, April 12th, 2023

Haystack Reservoir: Haystack Reservoir Report
Hood River: Winter steelhead fishing on the Hood River has been good
Laurance Lake: Reopens to fishing April 22, 2023
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is low at 22 percent full
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir is filling but still very low at 27 percent full
Clackamas River: Water should only increase as the river drops back into shape
Foster Reservoir: The reservoir is slowly being refilled for the summer
Green Peter Reservoir: The reservoir is slowly filling up
Sandy River: Last week’s rain event should have raised levels enough to bring some new fish into the system
Santiam River ( North Fork) : River is currently running around 7,200 cfs at the gauge in Mehama
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 6,500 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Alsea River: The later returning wild broodstock hatchery fish are being caught in the NF Alsea
Kilchis River: The Kilchis is fishable and on the drop
Nehalem River: The Nehalem is big as of this writing and still on the rise
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork should be fishable and remain so through the weekend
Salmon River: The river is low and clear
Siletz River: Winter steelhead are moving up in the Siletz River
Siuslaw River: The colder temps made the Siuslaw challenging
Trask River: The Trask still has steelhead throughout the fishery
Wilson River: We were still seeing steelhead caught on the Wilson before Sundays rains when it blew out.
Yaquina River: Fishing has been fair the past few week
Ben Irving Reservoir: Trout fishing should be good as it starts to warm up
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Plenty of trout have been stocked over the past few week
Diamond Lake: Ice still lingers on Diamond Lake
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 47 percent full
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is at 44 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is at 21 percent full
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt has started to fill and is 20 percent full
Rogue River - Middle: Current flow is around 6,200cfs and temperature in the low-40s
Rogue River- Upper: Reports of the first springer caught in the upper river came in over the weekend
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): Trout releases will start again in July
Smith River: The Smith has come up with recent rains
Umpqua River: Anglers have had poor luck on the mainstem Umpqua over the past week with steelhead fishing slowing down
North Umpqua River: Steelhead fishing continues to decline
Willow Lake: The reservoir is 100 percent full and the boat ramp is usable
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir remains low at 29 percent full but is filling fast
John C Boyle Reservoir: The reservoir is ice-free
Upper Klamath Lake: The lake is 1.2 feet below full pool and 82 percent full
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Lake Of The Woods: The Lake should be ice free in three weeks

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Friday, April 7th, 2023
• Recreational ocean salmon fishing set to open coastwide in Oregon beginning mid-June
Hebo Lake: Hebo Lake family fishing event postponed until May 20