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Flows will be in good shape this week with the expected dry weather

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date:12-14-2022

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No recent fishing reports. River levels best for fishing are at or below 3,000 cfs, and the river is currently running around 2,200 cfs at the gauge in Mehama. Flows will be in good shape this week with the expected dry weather.

Summer steelhead counts at Willamette Falls were much improved over last year with the count now up to 5,900 fish. Counts at Stayton show over 900 summer steelhead have entered the upper river. Some of these fish are still around and are available to anglers.

Fishing for hatchery steelhead is open year-round. Trout season below Big Cliff dam closed on Nov. 1. Bait is not allowed from Nov. 1 through April 21. Any unclipped (wild) steelhead or trout that are caught must be released unharmed.

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for Wednesday, December 14th, 2022

Clackamas River: Currently the river is on a hard drop and will soon be low and clear
Sandy River: Coho continue to trickle through the Sandy
Santiam River (South Fork): Dry conditions expected this week these flows should remain consistent
Walter Wirth Lake: Stocked around Thanksgiving
Alsea River: Winter steelhead are starting to show up in the Alsea
Kilchis River: Should be some steelhead in the system alread
Miami River: Miami River Report
Necanicum River: Should be plenty of fish around
Nehalem River: Nehalem River fishing report
Nehalem River- North Fork: Winter steelhead fishing has been fair to good
Nestucca River: The Nestucca blew out last weekend but has dropped into prime shap
Siletz River: Winter steelhead are starting to show up in the Siletz River
Siuslaw River: Siuslaw River Report
Trask River: It’s early for the Trask and winter steelhead
Wilson River: The Wilson got high and muddy last weekend but dropped back into shape quickly
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant remains at 3 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie has started to fill with recent rain and snow
Rogue River - Middle: Current flow is around 1,400 cfs
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is in the 1,048 cfs vicinity
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): Trout releases are done for the year
Fourmile Lake: Snow is blocking access into Fourmile Lake
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Lake Of The Woods: The lake is freezing fast
North Fork Sprague River: Access is difficult due to snow
South Fork Sprague River: Fishing not recommended as snow is blocking most access points
Sycan River: Fishing not recommended due to extensive drought

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for Monday, December 12th, 2022

: Recreational ocean and bay crabbing reopens Cape Blanco to California border
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level in this reservoir has dropped down to winter low storage levels

Flows will be in good shape this week with the expected dry weather

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