Fishing is generally best when flows are below 3,000 cfs. Currently they are at 1,740 at the Waterloo gage and should be relatively stable for the next two weeks while the weather remains dry.

Later this month the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will initiate another deep drawdown of Green Peter Reservoir which will cause the river to get very muddy and will likely put off all fishing until they begin to fill the reservoir up again.

This year's memorable summer steelhead run is mostly complete, but fish will be in the river and available for several more months. Approximately 18,800 hatchery steelhead have crossed Willamette Falls so far this year and most of them are now in their home rivers. Over 3,000 of these fish have already been counted at Foster Dam.

Fishing for spring Chinook is now closed. Anglers may see spawning or spawned out salmon in the river. Please give these fish enough distance to complete their life cycle. Don't let dogs to eat or chew on salmon carcasses as these contain a toxin that can be lethal to dogs.