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Howard Prairie Updates

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date:10-2-2024

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Howard Prairie is 40 percent full. The reservoir level is about 3 feet higher than it was at this point last year, and the boat ramp at the marina is still open.

An angler did very well on trout casting a rooster tail near the dam recently. Bank fishing with PowerBait or casting spinners has also been successful. Trolling a wedding ring spiked with a worm or PowerWorm behind a small egg sinker should be productive, along with still fishing with PowerBait.

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for Wednesday, October 2nd

Umatilla River: Salmon fishing has picked up
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Reports of Good Trout and Bass Fishing
Deschutes River: Deschutes River, Benham Falls to Little Lava Lake Updates
Haystack Reservoir: Successful Reports of Large Fish Being Caught
Lake Billy Chinook: Reports of Good Fishing on Billy Chinook
Metolius River: Metolius continues to be excellent
Odell Lake: Odell has good fall fishing for trout
Prinevile Reservoir: Fair Fishing at Prinevile
Wickiup Reservoir: Productive Fishing at Wickiup
Clackamas River: Clackamas Updates
Detroit Reservoir: Detroit Reservoir Updates
Foster Reservoir: Foster Stocked for the Final Time This Year
Green Peter Reservoir: Water Level Dropping and Making Fishing Near Impossible
Willamette River: Middle Fork Willamette Updates
Quartzville Creek: Quartzville Creek Updates
Sandy River: Fishing Should Continue to Be Good on Sandy
Santiam River ( North Fork) : More Fish Coming Every Day!
Santiam River (South Fork): Fish Will Still be Available for Several Months
Nehalem River: Fair But Sporadic Chinook on Nehalem
Three Rivers: Three Rivers Updates
Tillamook Bay: Overall Fishing is Fair on the Tillamook
Agate Lake: Agate Lake Updates
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate Reservoir Updates
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate Reservoir below Applegate Dam Updates
Ben Irving Reservoir: Good Fishing Weather on Ben Irving
Chetco River: Good Numbers of Salmon at Chetco
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Trout Fishing Should Improve at Cooper Creek
Coos River: Coos River Basin Updates
Coquille River: Coquille River Basin Updates
Diamond Lake: Diamond Lake Updates
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant Reservoir Updates
Fish Lake : Fishing should be good at Fish Lake
Galesville Reservoir: Cool Weather Will Improve Trout Fishing on Galesville
Illinois River: Illinois River is Open for Trout Fishing
Lost Creek Lake: Good Success at Lost Creek
Plat I Reservoir: Decent Fall Bass Fishing
Rogue River- Lower: Fish Scattered Around Lower Rogue River
Rogue River - Middle: Productive Fall Chinook Fishing
Rogue River- Upper: Artificial Fly Season Underway!
Sixes River: Sixes River Closures
Tenmile Lakes: Tenmile Lakes and Creek Updates

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for Wednesday, September 25th

Grande Ronde River: Grande Ronde River Updates
Imnaha River: Steelhead Fishing Moving Into the Imnaha
Wallowa Lake : Fall can be a great time to visit Wallowa
Wallowa River: Opportunities to catch some really nice fish!
Bikini Pond: Scheduled to Be Stocked This Week!
Crescent Lake: Area Surrounding Crescent Closed Due to Red Fire
Crooked River: Crooked continues to fish well through the fall
Deschutes River: Deschutes River Updates
Haystack Reservoir: Rare Opportunities on Haystack
Laurance Lake: Fly-anglers are catching trout at Laurance!
Ochoco Reservoir: Reports of good rainbow trout fishing
Pine Hollow Reservoir: Fall Stocking Scheduled This Week!
Prinevile Reservoir: Anglers report fair fishing at Prinevile
Taylor Lake: Taylor to be stocked this week
Wickiup Reservoir: Reports of Productive Fishing on Wickiup
Alton Baker Canoe Canal: The ABCC is Open to Fishing All Year
Detroit Reservoir: Fishing can be surprisingly good at Detroit
Dexter Reservoir: Dexter Reservoir Updates
Dorena Reservoir: Trout and Warmwater Fish Available at Dorena
Foster Reservoir: Foster Reservoir Updates
Green Peter Reservoir: Green Peter Updates
Hills Creek Reservoir: Hills Creek Updates
McKenzie River: McKenzie River Updates
Willamette River: Middle Fork Willamette Updates
Quartzville Creek: Quartzville Creek Updates
Row River Pond: Offers Fishing and Wildlife Viewing Opportunities
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Fish the Lower Sections of the River for Coho
Santiam River (South Fork): Fish will be available for several more months
Willamette River: Willamette offers convenience, fairly good access and variety!
Alsea River: Fishing will be best in the Alsea Bay
Kilchis River: Fishing for cutthroat trout should be fair to good
Necanicum River: Trout fishing should be fair to good!
Nehalem River: Chinook fishing has been fair although sporadic
Nestucca River: Fishing has been good at times
Siletz River: Conditions and fishing will improve in the next few weeks
Siuslaw River: Fishing has been fair to good at Siuslaw
Three Rivers: Three Rivers Updates
Tillamook Bay: Overall fishing is fair but there are fish being caught daily
Trask River: Trask River Updates
Wilson River: Wilson River Updates
Chetco River: Good number of salmon!
Plat I Reservoir: Decent Bass Fishing
Sixes River: Sixes River Updates
Smith River: Still Some Fish Around
Umpqua River: Umpqua Mainstem Has Good Catch Rates

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