Long Range Fish Report
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Fish Report for 10-12-2023

ODFW Recreation Report

10-12-2023
ODFW

Early season duck hunting tips‌

Duck hunting season opens this weekend. To help you get off on the right foot, we've got these 13 tips for early season duck hunting.‌

Duck hunting workshops in La Grande and Coquille‌

Participants in these these two-day hands-on workshops will walk away with the skills and knowledge to successfully hunt on their own. Learn more and register.‌

Best bets for weekend fishing‌

Salmon and trout continue to top the list of this weekend's best bets. Here are just a few suggestions.‌

  • Chinook are moving up into tidewater throughout most Mid Coast basins with more reports of fish being caught in the Siuslaw and Siletz.
  • Anglers will find coho throughout the Sandy and Clackamas rivers.
  • With over 30,000 coho over the Willamette Dam, coho fishing will be picking up in the North Fork Santiam.
  • The best Chinook fishing in the Coos Basin continues to be in the Coos River, upper Isthmus Slough, Millicoma River, and South Fork Coos River.
  • October is a great month for trout anglers to hit popular lakes and reservoirs like the Howard Prairie, Hyatt, Fish Lake and Lost Creek Reservoir in the Rogue Basin, and Diamond Lake, Galesville Reservoir and Lake in the Woods in the Umpqua. Fish are hungry and bulking up for the lean winter months.
  • Steelhead should be moving in the John Day thanks to recent cool, wet weather.

This list is for demonstration purposed only. Check the zone reports for even more options.‌

Beach visitors, including dogs: Avoid sea lions on the beach‌

Each fall, some California sea lions die of leptospirosis on Oregon beaches. If you see a dead or injured sea lion or other marine mammal, keep your distance and report it to the Oregon State Police at 1-800-452-7888. Learn more.‌



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More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, October 12th, 2023

Crooked River: Anglers continue to report good and consistent fishing below Bowman Dam
Deschutes River- Lower: Anglers are reporting good action on nymphs and excellent dry fly-fishing during evening hatches
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is 32 percent full
Paulina Lake: Anglers continue to report good trout fishing and excellent kokanee fishing
Breitenbush River: Anglers may see spawning or spawned out salmon in the river above Detroit
Foster Reservoir: The reservoir water level has begun to drop
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level has dropped below the toe-slope of Thistle Creek boat ramp
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Flows are currently around 530 cfs where it flows into Detroit Reservoir and dropping

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

Applegate Reservoir: The reservoir is dropping to its normal wintertime level
Ben Irving Reservoir: Trout fishing is picking up throughout the day
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Rumors of good trout fishing going on
Diamond Lake: Trout fishing has been pretty good lately
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 13 percent full
Fish Lake : Fishing was good Saturday afternoon in the sun
Galesville Reservoir: Trout fishing should be great this week
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 34 percent full
Rogue River - Middle: Anglers will want to focus on summer steelhead and trout fishing
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is 1,050 cfs and the temperature at release is 45F
Umpqua River: Chinook fishing has picked up in the lower river
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir is about 30 percent full
Fourmile Lake: ODFW stocked the lake recently with 12-inch rainbow trout
Gerber Reservoir: Targeting yellow perch continues to be your best bet and fishing should be fair in October
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Lake Of The Woods: Fishing should be fair for rainbow trout
Sprague River: Flows are at 195 cfs
North Fork Sprague River: Large brown trout are moving up the river to spawn
South Fork Sprague River: Fishing will be fair due to past drought and fire in the watershed
Sycan River: Flows are low at 8 cfs