ODFW Recreation Report

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

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http://www.dfw.state.or.us

Hunting, fishing and wildfire danger

Get the latest updates on access, closures, impacts

With the extreme season in Oregon, hunters and anglers should check ahead about possible closures, restrictions and cancellations. We are updating access conditions as we can in the Recreation Report. However, conditions can change quickly, and in between updates.

To help you find the latest information regarding public access, closures and other wildfire-related issues, we’ve created this webpage on MyODFW.com. Here you’ll find the latest ODFW closures and cancellations, as well as links to land management agencies and their current notices.

Youth pheasant hunts cancelled

No hunts this weekend at Sauvie Island and Denman wildlife areas

To due hazardous smoke conditions, and uncertainty about the weekend outlook, all youth pheasant hunts scheduled for Sept. 19-20 at these two wildlife areas have been cancelled. Find the latest updates and cancellations. Check this page often for further cancellations.

Best bets for weekend fishing

Assuming the skies clear and immediate fire dangers subside, there could be some good fishing this weekend. Search out sections of the Rec Report for signs of:

  • Fair Chinook fishing in the bays and estuaries off the coast.
  • Some fall trout stocking, including trophy fish in some waters of the NW Zone.
  • Improved fishing for holdover trout. Cooler air and water temperatures will put any trout remaining from earlier stockings on the bite.
  • Ocean conditions good for bottomfish and halibut fishing.
  • Finally, if air and fire conditions DON’T improve for the weekend, your best bet may be to postpone your fishing trip until conditions improve.

Clamming, and some crabbing, remains closed to nonresidents

Clamming and mussel harvest remain closed to nonresidents along the entire Oregon coast. Crabbing is open to nonresidents from Cape Falcon (between Seaside and Tillamook) south to the CA border.

More Reports


Chinook retention reopens on mainstem Columbia River starting Saturday, Sept. 19
Columbia River

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

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CLACKAMAS, Ore.— Fishery managers were able to reopen the 2020 Chinook retention season starting this Saturday, Sept. 19, four days earlier......

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, September 16th, 2020
Fourmile Lake: Lake is Very Clear and Oligotrophic
Gerber Reservoir: Fishing For Yellow Perch Can Be Good if you Can Find Them
John C Boyle Reservoir: J.C Boyle Fishing Report
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Upper Klamath & Agency Lakes Report
Lake Of The Woods: Kokanee WIll Begin Showing Up to Spawn
Miller Lake: Brown Trout are Very Abundant in The Lake
Sprague River: Fishing Continues to Be Slow For Redband Trout
Williamson River: Williamson River Report
Wood River: The Grasshopper Frenzy Continues!
Umpqua River: Umpqua River Fishing Report
North Umpqua River: Access is Limited
Smith River: Anglers Are Picking Up Some Salmon
Rogue River- Upper: Upper Rogue River Report
Rogue River - Middle: Middle Rogue River Report
Rogue River- Lower: Some Good Fishing Conditions
Plat I Reservoir: Bass Fishing Has Been Good Recenty
Lost Creek Lake: Just Received It's Fall Stocking
Lemolo Lake: Lemolo Reservoir Report
Lake Selmac: Lake Selmac Report
Illinois River: Illinois River Report
Hyatt Lake: Reservoir is 4 % Full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie Report
Hemlock Lake: Hemlock Lake Report
Expo Pond: Expo Pond Report
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant Reservoir Report
Ben Irving Reservoir: Temps Have Been Dropping
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate Reservoir Report
Willamette River: Willamette River Report
Santiam River (South Fork): Anglers May See Chinook Active Spawning Over The Next Few Weeks
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Santiam River Report
Sandy River: Sandy River Report
Green Peter Reservoir: Access May Be Restricted
Fern Ridge Reservoir: Fern Ridge Reservoir Report
Clackamas River: Clackamas River Report
Nestucca River: Chinook Fishing Has Picked Up
Trask River: Trask River Report


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