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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

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Free Fishing Weekend June 5-6

Take a friend or family member fishing

FW is a great time to introduce friends or family members to your favorite fishing adventures – no license, tag or validation needed to fish anywhere in Oregon. (All other regulations and closures apply.

Find beginner-friendly places to fish.

Watch wildlife from a distance

Leave them where you find them

Young wild animals are rarely orphaned – mom’s probably just off foraging for food. So if you see a deer fawn, elk calf or other young animal alone, leave it where it is. Chances are an adult animal is nearby. Read more reasons why trying to “save” an animal may do more harm than good.

Best bets for weekend fishing

Weekend fishing opportunities include trout, salmon, steelhead, bass and warmwater species, and a variety of ocean fish.

  • Summer steelhead are have started showing up in the Nestucca, Siletz and Wilson rivers.
  • The Lower Columbia Tributaries, Nestucca River, Tillamook Bay and Trask River best bets to catch a spring Chinook.
  • Fishing for stocked trout, and warmwater species, has been very good in several lakes along the north and mid-coast.
  • Fishing conditions at Garrison Lake are prime, and there are good opportunities for both native and stocked fish.
  • Diamond Lake has been producing some very nice trout this year
  • Lower Empire, Tenmile and Butterfield lakes are good bets for largemouth bass. 
  • This week, several pond in the Willamette Valley will stocked for the last time this season. Get out this weekend while the fishing is good.
  • It’s the right time of year for shad below Willamette Falls on the Willamette River. Luck can be had from a boat or from the bank at Clackamette Park. Good fun for the whole family!
  • Crappie fisheries should begin to peak with the warmer weather – check out Gerber, Campbell and JC Boyle reservoirs.
  • Fishing for trout at Lake of the Woods should be excellent. The lake is getting additional stocked trout originally intended for Fourmile Lake. 
  • Look for black drake stoneflies to be hatching on the Upper Williamson.
  • Current conditions in the Umatilla are excellent for fishing. Trout anglers should keep an eye out for early salmonflies and golden stoneflies.
  • The Columbia River is open to hatchery spring Chinook from the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upstream to the Bonneville Dam deadline.
  • Walleye fishing has been excellent in the John Day pool of the Columbia.
  • For ocean anglers, halibut, ocean salmon, rockfish and lingcod are all in season.

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

ODFW braces for drought

What anglers can expect

March and April of 2021 were among the driest spring months since the 1890s, and ODFW is bracing for a serious drought as summer arrives. Currently, 72 percent of the state is in severe or extreme drought status.

As the summer progresses, anglers should continue to expect changes to fish stocking, and possible emergency regulations. See more details here. The weekly Recreation Report will be your best source of information on conditions and any emergency regulations.

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


OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Green's Bridge gate to close and require key access; beware of obstructions on lower Santiam River
: This weekend, June 5th & 6th, is Free Fishing Weekend!
: ODFW braces for drought: Fish stocking changes and possible emergency regulations are expected
Nestucca River: Spring Chinook Fishing is Slow
Campbell Reservoir: Campbell Reservoir Report
Gerber Reservoir: Water Temps Are Increasing Fast
Siltcoos Lake: Warm Weather and Summer-Like Conditions Have the Warmwater Fisheries in the Mid-Coast at Full Swing
Holbrook Reservoir: Stocked Recently
Siletz River: A Few Summer Steelhead and Spring Chinook are Starting To Show up
John C Boyle Reservoir: Water Temps Have Warmed to 70 Degrees
Tillamook Bay: Spring Chinook Fishing Slowed This Weekend
Upper Klamath Lake: Water Clarity Continues to Improve
Trask River: The Trask Continued to Be Fair For Spring Chinook
Wilson River: Fishing on The Wilson Remains Slow
Lofton Reservoir: Stocked Recently
Alton Baker Canoe Canal: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With 1,000 Legal-Size and 200 Pound Size Rainbow Trout
Sprague River: Fishing is fair for redband trout with an occasional brown trout
Blue River: Was Last Stocked The Week of May 24 With 1,100 Rainbow Trout
Wood River: Flows Are A Little High
Coast Fork Willamette River: Was Last Stocked the Week of May 17 With 1,000 Legal-Size Rainbow Trout
Grande Ronde River: Flows Have Been Good
Detroit Reservoir: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With 4,200 Hatchery Trout
EE Wilson Angling Pond: The Pond Will be Stocked for a Final Time This Week With About 850 Hatchery Trout
John Day River: Flows Are Unusually Low
Fall Creek: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With 1,300 Legal-Size Trout
Fern Ridge Reservoir: The Reservoir is Done Filling and All Boat Ramps are Currently Available
Foster Reservoir: The Reservoir Was Stocked Last Week With About 2,700 Trout
Bradley Lake: Stocked With Trophy Trout Last Month
Gold Lake: Gold Lake is Now Open For The Season!!
Chetco River: Chetco River Report
Green Peter Reservoir: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With 7,700 Trout
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Scheduled to Be Stock This Week
Junction City Pond: Pond Will Be Stocked This Week for The Last Time This Season With About 1,000 Hatchery Trout
Diamond Lake: Producing Some Nice Trout
Elk River: Trout season opened May 22
McKenzie River: Was Last Stocked The Week of May 24 With 3,800 Legal-Size Rainbow Trout
Middle Fork Willamette: Spring Chinook Are Still Coming Over the Falls
Quartzville Creek: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With 1,200 Legal-Size Trout
Empire Lake Lower: Empire Lakes Fishing Report
Floras Lake: Floras Lake Report
Garrison Lake: Fishing Conditions Are Prime
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: The Highway Along the Upper North Santiam has Re-Opened
Santiam River (South Fork): A Few Summer Steelhead Have Already Shown Up
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Draining Quickly
Walling Pond: About 1,500 Trout Are Going to be Stocked in Walling This Week
Hyatt Lake: Stocked Recently
Illinois River: Open Again For Trout Fishing
Lemolo Lake: Fishing Should Be Great
Snake River (Clearwater River to Hells Canyon Dam): Spring Chinook Have Arrived and Catch Rates Have Been Modest
Rogue River- Lower: Bank Anglers Still Having Success
Rogue River - Middle: Middle Rogue River Report
Rogue River- Upper: Anglers Are Mostly Targeting Spring Chinook
Sixes River: Trout Season Began May 22
Tenmile Lakes: Water Temps Were in the Mid-Upper 60s
Umpqua River: Umpqua River Fishing Report
Hood River closes to spring Chinook fishing on June 1
Hood River

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date:

THE DALLES, Ore.—ODFW is closing the spring Chinook fishery originally set to go through June 30 on the Hood River......

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