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Best bets for weekend fishing

  • Salmon fishing – coho and Chinook – has been good in rivers along the coast, in the Willamette Valley and in northeast Oregon. Plan to hit the river as water levels start dropping after a major rain event.
     
  • Fall can be one of the best seasons of the year for trout fishing.
    • Some waterbodies in the SW and Willamette zones will be stocked with trout for fall fishing.
    • Popular fisheries that were stocked heavily in the spring and summer will still have fish available to catch. With cooler temperatures, these holdover fish should be active and hungry as the try to bulk up for the winter.
    • With recent rains, water levels in rivers and streams are starting to return to normal. Look for trout to be active throughout the fall.
  • The catch-and-release chum fishery is open in a handful of north coast rivers. Chum is one of five Pacific salmon species and an unusual catch for most salmon anglers.

November means elk hunting

General Any Legal Weapon seasons start Saturday with West Cascade Elk and Rocky Mtn second season, followed by Coast Elk seasons the next two Saturdays—plus many controlled elk hunts are happening. Don’t forget West Cascade elk is now in November (Nov. 6-12 this year), rather than the middle of Western Oregon deer season, a change made to improve hunt quality. Remember to get your elk tag or redeem your SportsPac voucher no later than the day before the hunt begins. 

Extended deer season for youth this weekend

Youth hunters with their own unfilled general Western Oregon Buck Deer Any Legal Weapon tag or W High Cascade (119A) tag may hunt this additional weekend (not open to Mentored Youth hunters).

Game bird harvest statistics at ODFW wildlife areas

As upland bird and waterfowl hunting continue, hunters can use the harvest statistics from ODFW wildlife areas to help plan their next hunting trip.

Take a duck hunting workshop

Duck hunting can be a great way to begin your hunting career – it’s accessible and there’s lots of opportunity. Take our two-day duck hunting workshop at the Coquille Wildlife Area on Nov. 20-21 and you’ll get the know-how and hands-on experience to go duck hunting on your own. For more information and to register.

Tips for e-tagging

Whether you plan to hit the field for elk or the water for salmon this weekend, here are some tips for tagging your harvest

More Reports


OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
Blitzen River: No recent reports but fall can be a great time to fish the Blitzen River
Campbell Reservoir: The Reservoir is Dry
Chickahominy Reservoir: Chickahominy Reservoir is now dry
Delintment Lake: Fall fishing can be great at Delintment Lake
John C Boyle Reservoir: A few largemouth bass and crappie are being caught
Upper Klamath Lake: The lake is 4.3 feet below full pool and 36 percent full
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Krumbo Reservoir: Trout fishing has been great at Krumbo
Malheur Reservoir: Malheur Reservoir is quite low but fishing has been great
Miller Lake: Fishing is slow for rainbow trout as effort has been high
Owyhee Reservoir: Trout fishing has been good in the lower reservoir
Owyhee River: Brown trout are now spawning in the Lower Owyhee
Pole Creek Reservoir: Drained During The Summer & Fishless
Sprague River: Closed to fishing to protect redband trout spawners
Warm Springs Reservoir: Drained Completely & Slowly Refilling
Williamson River: Closed To Fishing Right Now
Wood River: Will Reopen April 22
Bradley Lake: Trout fishing has been good at Bradley Lake
Chetco River: We got significant precipitation recently causing water levels to rise and color up some
Coos River: Coos River Basin Report
Coquille River: Striped bass fishing has slowed down
Diamond Lake: Recent reports show that anglers are easily finding fish
Plat I Reservoir: Temperatures are cooling, but the bass should still be biting
Rogue River- Lower: This has been a very good fall chinook year
Sixes River: Recent significant rainfall was enough to warrant lifting the low water closure
Tenmile Lakes: Yellow perch anglers are reporting decent catches
Alsea River: Fall Chinook fishing picked up after the recent rains
Kilchis River: Chinook salmon should be in the Kilchis
Miami River: There should be Chinook in the river
Necanicum River: The Necanicum gets a decent run of Chinook salmon
Nestucca River: There should be good numbers of Chinook throughout the fishery
Salmon River: Fall Chinook fishing picked up after the big rain events
Siletz River: Fall Chinook has been good on the Siletz after the big rain events
Siuslaw River: Fall Chinook fishing remains slow on the Siuslaw
Tillamook Bay: The bay will slow down this month as many fish have already moved into the rivers
Trask River: There are Chinook throughout the fishery at this point
Wilson River: There should be Chinook throughout the fishery on the Wilson
Yaquina River: Fall Chinook fishing continues to be slow
Detroit Reservoir: Stocked again this week with 3,700 one-pound hatchery trout
Foster Reservoir:  The water level in the reservoir is currently being lowered to provide winter storage
Green Peter Reservoir: Thistle Creek boat ramp is no longer available
Junction City Pond: The pond will be stocked again this week
McKenzie River: McKenzie River Fishing Report
Quartzville Creek: Conditions are excellent for trout this time of year.
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Santiam River North Fork Report
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake:  The river level has increased from recent rains but should still be clear
Santiam River (South Fork): urrently flows are around 1,500 cfs
Walling Pond: The pond will be stocked with 1,650 hatchery trout
Bikini Pond: Fall Stocking Postponed until next week
Deschutes River- Lower: Salmon and steelhead fishing is now closed on the lower Deschutes River
Laurance Lake: Closed Until April 21
Pine Hollow Reservoir: Scheduled to Be Stocked Next Week
John Day River: John Day River Update
Magone Lake: Fishing Has Been Very Good This Summer
Umatilla River: Umatilla River Fishing Report
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