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Nestucca River Report

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date:12-20-2023

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The Nestucca gets one of the North Coast's largest releases of hatchery winter steelhead and there should be a few around. Hatchery steelhead on the Nestucca are from wild broodstock and as such peak January through March, but there have been a few reports of some fish being caught.

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for Wednesday, December 20th, 2023

Crooked River: Post-irrigation season flows in the Crooked River below Bowman Dam will be maintained at 100 cfs for the winter
Deschutes River: Anglers have been reporting good trout fishing lately between Warm Springs, Mecca, Trout Creek and Maupin
Fall River: Fly-anglers report good winter fishing in the Fall River
Hood River: Winter steelhead are starting to show up in the Hood River
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 59 percent full
Walton Lake: Anglers should be prepared for winter conditions
Detroit Reservoir: Water is again being released out of Detroit to maximize storage for the winter
Santiam River ( North Fork) : River is currently running at around 6,600 cfs at the gauge in Mehama
Santiam River (South Fork): The river is very turbid due to high sediment load
Willamette River: Willamette River Report
Alsea River: Fall Chinook is still open on the Alsea, but the season is just about done
Kilchis River: The Kilchis is getting low but is still fishable
Nehalem River: The Nehalem River is dropping, but still on the high side
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork is getting low, but is still fishable
Salmon River: The past few weeks of rains have moved fish high into the system
Siletz River: The rains we have had these last weeks have pushed any lingering fish high into the spawning grounds
Siltcoos Lake: Coho fishing on Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes is still open
Siuslaw River: Fish are moving higher upstream
Trask River: The Trask River is a little on the low side, but still very fishable
Wilson River: Wilson River Report
Yaquina River: The slow bite on the Yaquina has gotten even slower the past few weeks
Chetco River: Steelhead are spread throughout the river, but very few anglers are out fishing
Elk River: Good time of year to start looking for the first winter steelhead of the season
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is still at 13 percent full and filling very slowly
Garrison Lake: Lake is always a good choice for a warm winter day or if rivers are high and muddy
Illinois River: The Illinois River is open to catch-and-release trout and winter steelhead fishing
Rogue River- Lower: Angling pressure has been light, but the few anglers that are out are picking up some winter steelhead
Rogue River - Middle: Summer steelhead are spread out, anglers are reporting spotty success
Rogue River- Upper: The focus on the upper Rogue continues to be summer steelhead and trout fishing

Wild spring Chinook harvest prohibited on North and mainstem Umpqua

Umpqua River

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date: 12-19-2023

ROSEBURG, Ore. – Keeping adult and jack wild spring Chinook salmon on the North and mainstem Umpqua rivers will be prohibited......

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