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Anglers report good fishing below Bowman Dam

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date:12-6-2023

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Post-irrigation season flows in the Crooked River below Bowman Dam will be maintained at 100 cfs for the winter. ‌

Open to fishing all year below Bowman Dam. Anglers report good fishing below Bowman Dam and downstream throughout the Wild and Scenic reach. Nymphing has been the most effective method. ‌

Anglers are reminded that steelhead are now being passed around the Pelton Round Butte Hydro Project Dam and may be present in the Crooked River over the winter months. Rainbow trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead and must be released. ‌

Crooked River anglers may encounter bull trout now that there is volitional passage at Opal Springs. Anglers who catch a bull trout should release it unharmed and report their catch to the US Fish and Wildlife Service at crookedbulltrout@fws.gov.

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for Wednesday, December 6th, 2023

Lake Billy Chinook: Anglers report good winter kokanee and bull trout fishing
Henry Hagg Lake: Henry Hagg Lake Report
Kilchis River: The Kilchis is high and off color but is dropping fast
Miami River: The steelhead run on Miami will peak January through March
Necanicum River: The Necanicum River has one of our earlier returning hatchery steelhead runs
Nehalem River: The Nehalem River crested over minor flood stage and may not be fishable this week
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork Nehalem has our largest early returning hatchery steelhead release
Nestucca River: The Nestucca River peaked right at action stage
Three Rivers: Three Rivers will drop much faster than the Nestucca mainstem and may be fishable by the weekend
Trask River: The Trask River reached minor flood stage and probably won't drop into prime fishing condition this week
Wilson River: The Wilson crested in moderate flood stage yesterday
Coquille River: All the steelhead rivers flooded this past weekend.
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is still at 12 percent full and drafting very slowly
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 50 percent full and trout fishing should continue to be good
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 35 percent full
Rogue River- Lower: Rains this week blown the river out, but as the river drops back in shape early next week
Rogue River - Middle: The current flow is 1,800 cfs, and the average river temperature has bumped up to the mid-high 40s F
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is 1,060 cfs and the temperature at release is 44F
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): Even though trout stocking has stopped for the year, the river upstream of Lost Creek remains a good place to fish

Commercial Dungeness crab season begins Dec. 16 from Cape Foulweather to California border

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date: 12-5-2023

NEWPORT, Ore. – Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens Dec. 16 from Cape Foulweather (just south of Depoe Bay) to the......

Anglers report good fishing below Bowman Dam

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