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Spring Chinook Season is Open

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date:5-12-2021

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Spring Chinook season is open the Dug Bar boat launch upstream to the deadline below Hells Canyon Dam. The bag limit will be 4 adipose fin-clipped spring Chinook per day of which no more than 1 may be an adult (> 24 inches). Anglers must cease fishing for salmon for the day when they retain 4 jack Chinook salmon or 1 adult salmon, whichever comes first. Fishing will likely be slow until mid-May whey more fish arrive. Remember, barbless hooks and a Columbia Basin Endorsement are required when fishing for salmon.

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for Wednesday, May 12th, 2021

Fourmile Lake: The Lake is Very Low at 21 Percent Full
Imnaha River: High Flows During the Spring Will Make Fishing Difficult
Wallowa Lake : Wallowa Lake is Open
Wallowa River: Wallowa River can Fish Well For Trout as Long as Conditions Allow
Grande Ronde River: Snowmelt Causing High Flows and Difficult Fishing
Hat Rock Pond: 1,000 Legal Trout Stocked on April 14
Nestucca River: Spring Chinook Fishing is Slow
Tillamook Bay: Spring Chinook Fishing is Sporadic
Trask River: The Trask is a Little Slow and Water Conditions are Very Low Above Tidewater
Wilson River: Summer Steelhead Should Start Showing Up This Month
Applegate River: River Closed to Steelhead and Trout Fishing on March 31
Arizona Pond: This Pond is a Great Place For New Anglers to Learn Fishing Techniques
Ben Irving Reservoir: Reservoir was Stocked at the Beginning of March with 3,000 Rainbow Trout
Bradley Lake: Trophy Trout Were Stocked Last Month
Butterfield Lake: Trout Were Stocked Last Month
Coos River: Trout Fishing in Streams Will Open on May 22
Coquille River: Anglers Have Been Catching Striped Bass in the Upper End of Tidewater
Emigrant Reservoir: Bass Fishing Has Picked Up Recently
Expo Pond: Day Use Permits Are Required
Fish Lake : 4,500 Legal Rainbow Trout Were Stocked This Week
Floras Lake: Sunny Spring Weather has Brought the Water Temperature Up
Galesville Reservoir: Lots of Trout Available for Anglers!
Hemlock Lake: Fishing Should Be good
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Recently Received 5,000 Legal-Size Rainbow Trout
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt Lake Was Recently Stocked With 5,000 Legal Rainbow Trout
Illinois River: Steelhead and Trout Fishing Closed on March 31
Laird Lake: Lake was Stocked a Few Weeks Ago With Rainbow Trout
Lake Selmac: 3,000 Legal Trout Will Be Stocked This Week
Lost Creek Lake: The Takelma and Marina Ramp are Usable
Medco Pond: This Can Be A Great Little Pond For Bluegill Fishing With Kiddos
Powers Pond: Trophy Trout Were Stocked This Week
Rogue River- Lower: Anglers Have Had Success Picking Up Spring Chinook
Rogue River - Middle: Currently Only Hatchery Steelhead and Hatchery Spring Chinook May Be Harvested
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): Hatchery Hole is Currently Closed to All Fishing Through July 31
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): The Rogue and Tributaries Above Lost Creek Reservoir Remain Open Year-Round
Tenmile Lakes: Trout Were Stocked in North and South Tenmile Lakes Recently
Umpqua River: Spring Chinook Continues to be Slow
Willow Lake: Trout Fishing at Willow Lake Should Be Good
Alton Baker Canoe Canal: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With 1,000 Legal-Size and 200 Pound Rainbow Trout
Blue River: Was Stocked The Week of May 3 With 1,100 Rainbow Trout
Blue River Reservoir: Was Last Stocked The Week of May 3 With 1,400 Legal-Size and 50 Trophy-Size Rainbow Trout
Clackamas River: Winter Steelhead Season Has For The Most Part Come To An End
Clear Lake: Was Stocked Last Week With 3,150 Trout of Various Sizes
Detroit Reservoir: The Lake Has Been Stocked Several Times in Recent Weeks With One-Pound Hatchery Trout
Eagle Creek: The Creek Remains Too Low and Clear to Offer Much Fishing Opportunity
EE Wilson Angling Pond: Trout Was Stocked Last Week With About 1,200 Hatchery Trout
Foster Reservoir: The Reservoir Was Stocked Recently With About 3,300 Trout
Green Peter Reservoir: The Reservoir Will Be Stocked Again This Week With 5,000 Hatchery Trout
Hills Creek Reservoir: Was Last Stocked The Week of April 26 With 3,200 Legal-Size Rainbow Trout
Junction City Pond: This Pond is Stocked Regularly Throughout the Winter and Spring
Leaburg Lake: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With 800 Legal-Size Rainbow Trout
McKenzie River: Was Last Stocked The Week of May 3 With 3,900 Legal-Size Rainbow Trout
McKenzie River: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With 1,000 Legal-Size Rainbow Trout
Middle Fork Willamette: Chinook Are On The Way
Quartzville Creek: This River Above Green Peter Reservoir Will Be Stocked Again This Week
Salmon Creek: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With 1,350 Legal-Size Rainbow Trout
Sandy River: Summer Steelhead Can Now Be Found Throughout the River
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Anglers Can Still Access The River From Stayton Downstream and in a Few Places Above The Mehame Bridge
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: The Highway Along the Upper North Santiam has Re-Opened
Sunnyside Park Pond: It Will Be Stocked This Week With About 1,100 Legal and Larger Trout
Timber Linn Lake: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With Around 1,000 Legal-Size Trout
Walling Pond: About 1,350 Trout Are Going To Be Stocked In This Pond This Week

Hunters offer $1,000 reward for information on buck deer poached in White River unit

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date: 5-11-2021

WAMIC, Ore. — Poachers shot a mature buck deer out of season in the White River unit, then left it......

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