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The Illinois River is open to catch-and-release trout and winter steelhead fishing

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date:2-28-2024

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The Illinois River is open to catch-and-release trout and winter steelhead fishing. Check the regulations for more information on the harvest of winter steelhead. Recent reports indicate winter steelhead have been caught at Briggs Creek and Green Bridge so fish are moving. Flows right now are good but the storm forecast for this weekend will likely blow the river out so this week is the best bet for fishing the Illinois.

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for Wednesday, February 28th

Detroit Reservoir: Reservoir levels are expected to slowly rise throughout the late winter and spring
Junction City Pond: This pond is now closed but is scheduled to be re-opened to the public by March 4
Santiam River ( North Fork) : North Santiam River Report
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 2,400 cfs at the Waterloo gauge as of Feb. 26
Applegate Reservoir: The reservoir is high enough now that Copper Boat Ramp is usable along with French Gulch
Ben Irving Reservoir: Trout will be the best target until it warms up a bit
Diamond Lake: Diamond Lake is only partially frozen over
Expo Pond: Expo Pond Report
Galesville Reservoir: No recent reports from anglers except an indirect report of a trophy trout being landed
Lemolo Lake: No recent reports if Lemolo is accessible right now and the conditions of ice
Lost Creek Lake: Bank fishing near the dam was productive
Rogue River - Middle: The Rogue is currently in great shape
Rogue River- Upper: Chrome winter steelhead are around and numbers have increased as we move into March
South Umpqua River : Steelhead fishing has slowed down, but still decent

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Tuesday, February 27th

: Sturgeon poachers serve jail time and pay thousands in restitution
Imnaha River: From now through the end of the season in April can be some of the best times for steelhead fishing
Wallowa River: Steelhead fishing was quite good on the Wallowa River over the winter
Crooked River: The Crooked continues to fish well this winter
Haystack Reservoir: Haystack is currently at 76 percent full
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is 74 percent full
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 73 percent full
Kilchis River: Expect fair to good opportunity
Miami River: Fishing conditions should be good by late in the week
Necanicum River: The hatchery steelhead run on the Necanicum River is nearly over but there are wild steelhead throughout the fishery
Nehalem River: The Nehalem is predicted to blow out on Wednesday
Nehalem River- North Fork: Steelhead fishing on the North Fork Nehalem has been slow mostly due to river conditons
Nestucca River: The Nestucca is predicted to blow out on Wednesday and will probably remain high through the weekend
Three Rivers: Three Rivers will probably blow out with the rest of the North Coast on Wednesday
Trask River: The Trask River is predicted to blow out on Wednesday
Wilson River: The Wilson is predicted to blow out on Wednesday

The Illinois River is open to catch-and-release trout and winter steelhead fishing

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