Fish are moving and jumping throughout the basin

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Trout fishing is open, so check out the cutthroat throughout the basin. Fish are moving and jumping throughout the basin, and sea-runs have started to pick up in the past two weeks and spread throughout the basin.‌

Fall Chinook is open on the Alsea, though it's still early in the season. You may be able to get a fish in the bay this early before they start to move back into the system to spawn. We've heard of the first few fish being caught in the bay and out towards the jaws this week. We have gotten a few additional reports of some nice-size chrome bright fish moving into the basin and being caught in the lower system!

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
John Day River: Steelhead fishing will be open for this year as we've reached our minimum target of returning wild adults over Bonneville Dam
Umatilla River: Anglers should focus on deeper holes
Deschutes River: Anglers have been reporting good trout fishing lately
Laurance Lake: Air quality is poor at Laurance Lake due to wildfire smoke
Clackamas River: Both Chinook and steelhead fishing has slowed down significantly
Sandy River: Summer steelhead and Chinook can still be found throughout the river
Salmon River: The Bridge hole has been a popular space for bank casting
Siletz River: The Siletz has a variety of species to cast for this weekend! ‌
Siuslaw River: We have had a few reports coming in of fish being caught in the bay
Trask River:  The Trask gets a hatchery coho run, but it's still early
Yaquina River: Fall Chinook is back open on the Yaquina
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir is about 50 percent full
Fourmile Lake: The lake is currently 12 percent full and declining fast
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is 21 percent full
Upper Klamath Lake: The lake is 3.9 feet below full pool and 41 percent full
Miller Lake: Miller Lake is accessible and was stocked heavily with rainbow trout
North Fork Sprague River: Water temperatures have increased slightly
South Fork Sprague River: Fishing will be fair due to past drought and fire in the watershed
Sycan River: Flows are declining quickly at 12 cfs
Williamson River: Williamson River Report
Wood River: Best fishing for brown trout is below Loosley Rd to Crooked Creek
Longleader gear fishery (midwater rockfish) bag limit reduction to 10-fish per angler beginning September 5

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

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Offshore longleader gear fishery bag limit reduction to 10-fish per angler per day beginning Tuesday, September 5. The recreational offshore longleader......

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