ODFW Recreation Report

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

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

This is a holiday weekend

Take the family fishing!

Easy Angling Oregon includes 101 family-friendly, biologist-recommended places to take the family fishing throughout the state. Don’t have a lot of time and would like to stay close to home? Here are lots of locations close to PortlandBendRoseburgMedford, within Lane County and on the South Coast

Best bets for holiday weekend fishing

Our bios are reporting some good fishing throughout the state – just in time for a long weekend. Here are the major themes:

* Stocked trout. Dozens of waterbodies have been stocked just in time for the long weekend. And at many family-friendly locations.

* Bass, crappie and other warmwater fish. Water temperatures are heating up and so is the fishing.

* Spring Chinook. Anglers are catching spring Chinook on the North Coast; on the Rogue and Umpqua rivers; and the lower Columbia reopens to springer on May 29. The recent rains may have put some fish on the move.

* Ocean salmon, halibut and rockfish. If ocean conditions allow boats to get out, fishing this time of year can be great. Numerous commercial charters along the coast help make these fisheries accessible to almost everyone.

* Shad. The fish are running on the Umpqua, Coquille and Columbia rivers.

* Walleye. Fishing continues to be good or better in the John Day and The Dalles pools on the Columbia.

Check out the zone reports for more details, including occasional updates on wipers, striped bass and kokanee. 

Tips for cutthroat trout fishing

Coastal rivers and streams now open for trout

Cutthroat trout in Oregon’s coastal rivers and streams is a popular summer fishery. Resident cutthroat are available now, and look for sea-run cuts to start entering the rivers in July/August. If you’re new to cutthroat trout fishing, we’ve got some tips.

New map shows wildfire impacts on recreation

Includes a boat ramp status map

Natural resource agencies in Oregon have teamed up to create an interagency status map that shows open, closed and reduced service areas on a single map, regardless of reason for closure. The map now also includes an updated boat ramp status map. 

Register for shotgun skills, pheasant hunting workshops

ODFW is offering several of its popular shotgun skills and pheasant hunting workshops beginning in June. A shotgun skills class is a prerequisite to a pheasant hunting workshop. These classes fill quickly, so sign up soon. See more details and register.

More Reports


Retention of some rockfish species is temporarily prohibited beginning June 1

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

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NEWPORT, Ore – Beginning June 1, retention of copper, quillback, and China rockfish when fishing from a boat is prohibited......

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, May 26th, 2021
Columbia River: States set additional Columbia River spring Chinook fishing days
Campbell Reservoir: Crappie Fishing is Picking Up
Fourmile Lake: Will Be Stocked This Year
Gerber Reservoir: Water Temps Are Increasing Fast
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate Reservoir Report
Ben Irving Reservoir: Stocked For A Second Time This Spring
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Bas Fishing Has Been Good
Coos River: Coos River Basin Report
Coquille River:  Coquille River Basin Report
Diamond Lake: Bite Should Pick Back up as Weather Improves
Eel Lake: Trout Fishing Continues to Be Good
Emigrant Reservoir: Bass Fishing Has Picked Up
Fish Lake : Fishing Has Been Very Good
Galesville Reservoir: Shaping Up For Another Great Season
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Low Reservoir Levels
Illinois River: Open For Trout Fishing Again
Lake Selmac: Fishing Should Be Good
Lost Creek Lake: Fishing Has Been Good
Rogue River - Middle: Middle Rogue River Report
Rogue River- Upper: Upper Rogue River Report
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): First Stocking Last Week
Smith River: A Few Stripers Are Beng Caught
Umpqua River: Umpqua River Report
Willow Lake: Nearly At Capacity
Alsea River: Trout Fishing in Streams Opened on May 22
Nestucca River: Spring Chinook Fishing Picked Up Some on The Nestucca
Salmon River: Trout Fishing in Streams Opened on May 22
Siltcoos Lake: Sunny Weather and Warm Temperatures Are Increasing the Warmwater Fish Activity
Siuslaw River: Trout Fishing in Streams Opened on May 22
Trask River: The Trask Picked Up a Little For Springers This Week
Wilson River: Fishing on The Wilson has Been Slow
Yaquina River: Trout Fishing in Streams on the Yaquina/Big Elk Opened on May 22
Detroit Reservoir: The Lake Has Been Stocked Several Times in Recent Weeks With One-Pound Hatchery Trout
EE Wilson Angling Pond: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With About 1,200 Hatchery Trout
Fern Ridge Reservoir: Water Levels Have Slowly Begun to Rise Now That Spring Has Arrived
Foster Reservoir: The Reservoir Will Be Stocked This Week With About 2,700 Trout
Green Peter Reservoir: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With 1,400 Trout
Junction City Pond: This Pond Will Be Stocked Again This Week With About 1,200 Hatchery Trout
Olallie Lake: Olallie Will Remain Closed For The Foreseeable Future
Quartzville Creek: Will Be Stocked Again This Week
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Fishing For Hatchery Steelhead is Open Year-Round
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Traffic Delays Are Common Because of Hazard Tree Removal
Sunnyside Park Pond: Will Be Stocked This Week With About 500 Legal and Larger Trout
Timber Linn Lake: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With Around 850 Legal-Size Trout and a Few Larger Ones
Walling Pond: About 900 Trout Are Going to be Stocked in This Pond This Week
Waverly Lake: This Lake Was Stocked Last Week With About 1,500 Legal-Size Trout
Deschutes River: No Recent Fishing Reports
East Lake: Anglers Report Fair Fishing
Hood River: Spring Chinook Fishing Has Been Slow
Hosmer Lake: Restricted to Fly-Fishing Only With Barbless Hooks
Laurance Lake: Laurance Lake Opened to Fishing on April 22
Metolius River: Pond Will Be Stocked With Rainbow Trout This Week
Odell Lake: Anglers Report Fair Fishing For Kokanee and Good Fishing For Lake Trout
Shevlin Youth Pond: This Pond Was Stocked Last Week
Three Creek Lake: The Road to Three Creek is Now Open
Hat Rock Pond: About 1,000 Legal and 100 Trophy Trout Were Stocked Last Week
McNary Channel Ponds: About 5,000 Legal and 300 Trophy Trout Were Stocked Last Week
Umatilla River: Steelhead Fishing Is Closed and Will Not Open Until Sept. 1
Wallowa Lake : Wallowa Lake is Open and Anglers Are Starting to Catch a Few Early Kokanee
Wallowa River: The Wallowa River Can Fish Well For Trout Throughout Spring as Long as Conditions Allow
Willow Creek Reservoir: 900 Legal Trout Stocked Last Week


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