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Fishing effort is ticking up and there are a couple early reports of winter steelhead

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date:12-7-2022

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Fishing effort is ticking up and there are a couple early reports of winter steelhead. Rain this week will improve fishing conditions for anglers targeting winter steelhead. Reminder: Anglers regardless of age need a valid Combined Angling Tag in possession to fish for salmon and steelhead (even catch-and-release).

The new winter steelhead authorization and wild steelhead tag requirements do not start until Jan. 1, 2023.

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for Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

Grande Ronde River: Anglers have been catching steelhead on the Grande Ronde River
Imnaha River: Steelhead fishing may be good throughout the winter when the weather warms
Wallowa River: Coho salmon have moved into the Wallowa River watershed to spawn
Crooked River: Anglers report fair fishing on the Crooked
Fall River: Fly-anglers continue to report good early winter fishing in the Fall River
Clackamas River: There are still some late returning wild coho in the lower system,
Eagle Creek: Eagle Creek Fishing Report
Henry Hagg Lake: Henry Hagg Fishing Report
Sandy River: Coho continue to trickle through the Sandy
Alsea River: Winter steelhead are starting to show up in the Alsea
Siuslaw River: Winter steelhead typically start to show up in December on the Siuslaw River
Applegate Reservoir: With cool temperatures trout fishing should be decent
Chetco River: More rain is forecasted for this week and river levels are predicted to rise
Illinois River: Trout fishing is open
Lost Creek Lake: Cooler temperatures allow the trout to spread out throughout Lost Creek
Rogue River - Middle: Coho are pushing through the middle Rogue
Rogue River- Upper: A good push of coho have arrived at Cole Rivers Hatchery for the second week in a row
Sixes River: Forecasted rain for this week should bump up the flow quite a bit
Blitzen River: Winter fishing conditions are here
Delintment Lake: No reports on ice thickness but it should be over 4 inches thick
Upper Klamath Lake: Most boat ramps are frozen except Rocky Point
Lake Of The Woods: The lake is freezing fast
Yellowjacket Lake: Trout densities are quite high in Yellowjacket going into winter
Brownlee Reservoir: Brownlee Reservoir Report
Snake River- Below Hells Canyon Reservoir: Sturgeon fishing can be good in the Snake River downstream of Hells Canyon Dam

Application period for nearly $10 million in grants for high priority fish passage and screening projects opens January 2023

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date: 12-6-2022

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Fishing effort is ticking up and there are a couple early reports of winter steelhead

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