Anglers are picking up quite a few Chinook in the estuary

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Anglers are picking up quite a few Chinook in the estuary. Most anglers are fishing flashers with some combination of spinner, hoochie, or an anchovy behind it. Chinook are also being caught on the typical Rogue Bay rig which is a straight anchovy or an anchovy with a spinner blade.‌

A few summer steelhead and half pounders have moved up the river, but warmer river temperatures have kept most fish in the estuary.‌

Huntley Park seining project has started. Seining is conducted 3 times a week approximately 8 miles upstream from the mouth of the river and is a valuable tool to monitor the escapement of fall Chinook, summer steelhead, and coho into the Rogue River. Two-week updates are posted on ODFW's website and can be a valuable tool to help anglers figure out when to go fishing.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, August 16th, 2023
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Trout fishing at Crane Prairie continues to be inconsistent
Deschutes River- Lower: There have been more reports of Chinook being caught in the lower Deschutes
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 76 percent full
Wickiup Reservoir: Anglers report fair kokanee and bass fishing
Breitenbush River: River flows have dropped and are now around 150 cfs
Detroit Reservoir: Water levels are slowly dropping but are still in relatively good shape
Green Peter Reservoir: Green Peter Reservoir Report
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Flows are currently around 450 cfs
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Currently flows are around 1,800 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate dropped six feet in the last week as part of the annual drawdown
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 33 percent full, dropping five feet since last week
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 48 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is at 39 percent full and dropping
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is 44 percent full and dropping
Lost Creek Lake: Lost Creek dropped six feet in the last week as part of the annual drawdown
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is 1950 cfs and 56F
Willow Lake: Willow is still 74 percent full
Fourmile Lake: ODFW stocked the lake with trophy and legal rainbow trout
Gerber Reservoir:  The reservoir is 26 percent full
Sprague River: Flows are at 148 cfs
North Fork Sprague River: Water temperatures have increased slightly
Willow Valley Reservoir: If any fish survived the drought last year, they should be biting
Wood River: Best fishing for brown trout is below Loosley Rd to Crooked Creek
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