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Veteran and active military waterfowl hunt Feb. 3

This statewide waterfowl hunt includes ducks, coots and geese, and is open only to veterans and members of the Armed Forces on active duty. Find more information, including what licenses and stamps are required.‌

Best bets for weekend fishing

Winter steelhead is a go, ice-fishing is … not so much.‌

  • Rivers along the coast are still high and muddy from recent storms. But they may be falling back in shape for the weekend.
  • The artic blast last weekend may have firmed up the ice in most places. But with warmer temperatures and rain on the way, conditions can deteriorate quickly. Please exercise extreme caution when venturing on to the ice.

Check out the zone reports for more information and options.‌

Time for winter steelhead

Rivers levels are high right now but once they start to drop, be ready to hit the water for winter steelhead. In the meantime, check out these tips for catching more winter steelhead.‌

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E-taggers and others who use the MyODFW app need to update to the latest version now available in the Apple or Google Play store.‌

More Reports


Nice Tiger Trout Caught at Diamond Lake
Diamond Lake

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Love that these fish take care of the other trout! Catch and release!!! ......

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, January 17th
John Day River: With recent warm and wet weather, steelhead are moving into the lower river
Alsea River: Some early winter steelhead have entered the Alsea River basin
Kilchis River: The Kilchis is on the way up today along with the rest of the North Coast Rivers
Miami River: The steelhead run on Miami will peak January through March
Necanicum River: The Necanicum River should have hatchery steelhead throughout the fishery and wild fish showing up this month
Nehalem River: The Nehalem is on the way up and will likely be high and off color for the week
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork Nehalem has been getting moderate returns of hatchery winter steelhead
Nestucca River: Nestucca River Fishing Report
Siletz River: The bite has been steady over the holiday weeks
Siuslaw River: More fish have been entering the system
Three Rivers: Three Rivers should have hatchery steelhead in
Trask River: The Trask River is rising quickly today and may be high and off color all week
Wilson River: The Wilson River is rising quickly this afternoon and is predicted to peak early Friday morning
Yaquina River: Steelhead will likely take advantage of the recent rains to move quickly upriver
Agate Lake: Agate Reservoir has risen sharply and is now 43 percent full
Applegate Reservoir: Fishing for trout should be good
Applegate River: The release from the dam is 600 cfs, and the temperature at release is 41F
Ben Irving Reservoir: Conditions remain the same at Ben Irving getting muddy after lots of rain
Chetco River: The Chetco River Angler Caught Broodstock program has started for the year
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Rainy conditions over the last couple of weeks have made the lake muddir
Coos River: All the steelhead rivers in the Coos Basin were blown out with the recent storms
Coquille River: All the steelhead river in the Coquille Basin were blown out with the recent storms
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is still at 17 percent full and filling very slowly
Galesville Reservoir: Trout fishing has been good from the shore using PowerBait
Garrison Lake: Good numbers of rainbow trout carry over in the lake, along with cutthroat
Illinois River: Illinois River Fishing Report
Lemolo Lake: Heavy recent snow will likely limit access to the reservoir and likely will start freezing soon
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is 2,500 cfs and the temperature at release is 42.5F
Umpqua River: Steelhead are being caught throughout the river
South Umpqua River : Winter steelhead have started moving into the South Umpqua


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