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With cooler weather trout fishing has picked up on the Grande Ronde River. Biologists have received recent reports of success with large stonefly patterns.
Steelhead season opened on Sept. 1 with a reduced daily bag limit of one hatchery steelhead through at least Dec. 31. Poor returns of steelhead are forecasted for the Snake River Basin prompting managers to reduce bag limits to ensure hatchery production can be met. Managers will continue to evaluate the run and adjust bag limits as necessary.
Remember that fall Chinook, bull trout, and coho will be present in the Grande Ronde throughout the fall. If you encounter these species, they must be released immediately and unharmed.
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Bull trout fishing has been poor throughout the entire reservoir. Kokanee fishing has been good in the Metolius Arm and......