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Fish Report for 1-17-2024

Rainy conditions over the last couple of weeks have made the lake muddir

1-17-2024
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Rainy conditions over the last couple of weeks have made the lake muddir. Anglers might have some luck fishing for trout using bait.



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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, January 17th

John Day River: With recent warm and wet weather, steelhead are moving into the lower river
Alsea River: Some early winter steelhead have entered the Alsea River basin
Kilchis River: The Kilchis is on the way up today along with the rest of the North Coast Rivers
Miami River: The steelhead run on Miami will peak January through March
Necanicum River: The Necanicum River should have hatchery steelhead throughout the fishery and wild fish showing up this month
Nehalem River: The Nehalem is on the way up and will likely be high and off color for the week
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork Nehalem has been getting moderate returns of hatchery winter steelhead
Nestucca River: Nestucca River Fishing Report
Siletz River: The bite has been steady over the holiday weeks
Siuslaw River: More fish have been entering the system
Three Rivers: Three Rivers should have hatchery steelhead in
Trask River: The Trask River is rising quickly today and may be high and off color all week
Wilson River: The Wilson River is rising quickly this afternoon and is predicted to peak early Friday morning
Yaquina River: Steelhead will likely take advantage of the recent rains to move quickly upriver
Agate Lake: Agate Reservoir has risen sharply and is now 43 percent full
Applegate Reservoir: Fishing for trout should be good
Applegate River: The release from the dam is 600 cfs, and the temperature at release is 41F
Ben Irving Reservoir: Conditions remain the same at Ben Irving getting muddy after lots of rain
Chetco River: The Chetco River Angler Caught Broodstock program has started for the year
Coos River: All the steelhead rivers in the Coos Basin were blown out with the recent storms
Coquille River: All the steelhead river in the Coquille Basin were blown out with the recent storms
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is still at 17 percent full and filling very slowly
Galesville Reservoir: Trout fishing has been good from the shore using PowerBait
Garrison Lake: Good numbers of rainbow trout carry over in the lake, along with cutthroat
Illinois River: Illinois River Fishing Report
Lemolo Lake: Heavy recent snow will likely limit access to the reservoir and likely will start freezing soon
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is 2,500 cfs and the temperature at release is 42.5F
Umpqua River: Steelhead are being caught throughout the river
South Umpqua River : Winter steelhead have started moving into the South Umpqua

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