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Fish Report for 8-30-2023

Fishing will be fair due to past drought and fire in the watershed

8-30-2023
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Fishing will be fair due to past drought and fire in the watershed. Open year-round. Fishing for redband trout is best near Blaisdell. A flash flood occurred on Monday on Camp Creek last week. The brook trout were gorging on worms. Grasshoppers are also abundant in the meadow areas of the river.



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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, August 30th, 2023

John Day River: Steelhead fishing will be open for this year as we've reached our minimum target of returning wild adults over Bonneville Dam
Umatilla River: Anglers should focus on deeper holes
Deschutes River: Anglers have been reporting good trout fishing lately
Laurance Lake: Air quality is poor at Laurance Lake due to wildfire smoke
Clackamas River: Both Chinook and steelhead fishing has slowed down significantly
Sandy River: Summer steelhead and Chinook can still be found throughout the river
Alsea River: Fish are moving and jumping throughout the basin
Salmon River: The Bridge hole has been a popular space for bank casting
Siletz River: The Siletz has a variety of species to cast for this weekend! ‌
Siuslaw River: We have had a few reports coming in of fish being caught in the bay
Trask River: The Trask gets a hatchery coho run, but it's still early
Yaquina River: Fall Chinook is back open on the Yaquina
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir is about 50 percent full
Fourmile Lake: The lake is currently 12 percent full and declining fast
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is 21 percent full
Upper Klamath Lake: The lake is 3.9 feet below full pool and 41 percent full
Miller Lake: Miller Lake is accessible and was stocked heavily with rainbow trout
North Fork Sprague River: Water temperatures have increased slightly
Sycan River: Flows are declining quickly at 12 cfs
Williamson River: Williamson River Report
Wood River: Best fishing for brown trout is below Loosley Rd to Crooked Creek

Longleader gear fishery (midwater rockfish) bag limit reduction to 10-fish per angler beginning September 5

8-29-2023
Offshore longleader gear fishery bag limit reduction to 10-fish per angler per day beginning Tuesday, September 5. The recreational offshore longleader...... Read More