Applegate Reservoir Fishing Report

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

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The river is open to trout fishing. Only hatchery trout may be retained, 2 per day. All wild rainbow trout and cutthroat trout should be immediately released unharmed.

Winter steelhead fishing opened on Jan. 1. The Applegate on average has a later returning run of winter steelhead with fish typically not showing up until late February to March. The dropping stream flows aren’t helping this cause. Only hatchery steelhead may be retained in the Applegate. Best bets for a winter fish would likely be below Fish Hatchery County Park, the 199 bridge, or near the mouth. Or try fishing near the mouth of the Applegate, or do a float in the lower reaches.

There is limited public access on the Applegate, and often anglers will float in small rafts or pontoons. However, anglers are reminded that there is no fishing from a floating device allowed, but bait can be used. There are public lands available for access such as Jackson Campground, Jin Lin Trail area, McKee Bridge and small BLM parcels in the vicinity on East Side road, Cantrall Buckley, an ODOT gravel pullout upstream of Murphy, Fish Hatchery County Park, and the Hwy 199 bridge.

Floating from Jackson Campground or McKee Bridge is not recommended as large logs have been known to be wedged across the river between canyons, and there is bank access in this vicinity. Cantrall Buckley to the Murphy pullout is a good float but you’ll encounter a lot of private property along the banks. Often anglers that float from Fish Hatchery Park or the 199 bridge will take out at White Horse/Lathrop County Park on the north bank of the Rogue. Flows around 600-1000 cfs at Wilderville are good water levels for floating. Just be aware of tight corners, snags and private property. The Applegate River has never been adjudicated for navigability, so keep that in mind when pulling over to fish pools and riffles. It’s best to stay below ordinary highwater, not be confrontational with any landowners, and have a GPS to locate landlocked public parcels to fish from unless you have permission from landowners.

As of Wednesday morning, the Wilderville stream gage was reading 236 cfs/2.28 ft., slowly dropping, and a chilly 39 degrees F. Water temps should bump a bit this week which should get the few fish in the system a bit more active. Water temperature is 41 degrees F and 151 cfs coming out of the dam. Flows from the dam have dropped off as the region hasn’t seen measurable precipitation in nearly a month. You can check the USGS stream gage flows on the Applegate when planning a trip.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, February 10th, 2022
Chewaucan River:  A large portion of the river will be covered in ice during the winter
Phillips Reservoir: Ice continues to accumulate on Phillips near the Mason Dam boat ramp
Pilcher Reservoir: Pilcher Reservoir currently is frozen over
Wolf Creek Reservoir: Ice conditions are good
Agate Lake: Agate Lake has been filling rapidly with diversions from Little Butte Creek
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Stocked Last Week
Coos River: Steelhead fishing has been slow but anglers are still catching a few
Coquille River: Coquille River Report
Diamond Lake: Anglers seem to be doing okay from the recent reports
Emigrant Reservoir: The reservoir is currently at 7 percent
Expo Pond: Fishing should be fair and may improve slightly with the warming this week
Fish Lake : Anglers were still catching fish through the ice this past weekend
Galesville Reservoir: Without any recent rain the reservoir is dropping again
Howard Prairie Reservoir: There is some open water, but access is limited
Hyatt Lake: Ice depths are unknown and ice fishing is not recommended
Illinois River: With water levels continuing to drop and water gin clear, smaller presentations are best to fish
Lake Selmac: Lake Selmac Fishing Report
Lost Creek Lake: Trout fishing should be good
Medco Pond: Fishing should be slow
Rogue River- Upper: The summer Steelhead run is about over
Tenmile Lakes: Fishing for steelhead in Tenmile Creek has slowed down
Umpqua River: Steelhead fishing has slowed as the river has gotten low and clear
Kilchis River: The Kilchis River is very low and clear
Necanicum River: The hatchery winter steelhead run on the Necanicum River is winding down
Nehalem River: The Nehalem remains in good shape for the third week in a row
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork Nehalem is very low and clear
Nestucca River: This will be one on the best bets for hatchery winter steelhead for the remainder of the season
Three Rivers: Three Rivers is very low and clear
Wilson River: The Wilson River has a wild broodstock hatchery run
Clackamas River: Fishing effort has decreased over the last couple weeks, as the river has been on the drop
Detroit Reservoir: Currently the reservoir water level is about 20 feet above the bottom of Mongold boat ramp
Eagle Creek: Currently this system is low and clear
EE Wilson Angling Pond: Will Be Stocked This Week
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level has been slowly rising of late
Quartzville Creek: The river is currently running high at around 530 cfs
Sandy River: nglers have been catching a steady number of fish, when conditions allow
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Trout season has ended for the year and will start back up again on May 22
Timber Linn Lake: Will be stocked this week
Waverly Lake: Will Be Stocked This Week
Grande Ronde River: Flows in the Grande Ronde River again have remained consistent
Imnaha River: Anglers have reported catching some steelhead in the Imnaha River
Umatilla River: There have been a total of 895 steelhead counted at TMFD up to date for the this run year
Wallowa River: Some steelhead anglers have been successful this winter on the Wallowa River
Fishing for hybrid bass has been hit or miss
Ana Reservoir

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

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Fishing for hybrid bass has been hit or miss with only a few reports coming in recently. As typical catch......

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