Slow Fishing on Agency

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date:

http://www.dfw.state.or.us

Open year-round. Redband trout are moving around with most returning to the main lake and some moving up the Wood River to stage for spawning. Agency Lake is terrible to fish in the wind and even harder to launch/trailer your boat at Henzel Park. Launching at Petric Park is another option.

The channel at Petric is full of aquatic vegetation making boat travel difficult. Covering lots of water in the lake is the best method.

Overall fishing is slow. Some trophy redband trout are being caught.

Catch rates remain low due to record setting drought in the years 2020 thru 2022 resulting in poor survival of juvenile redband trout and subsequent recruitment into the adult population.

Agency Lake regulations are catch-and-release for redband/rainbow trout with no bait allowed (artificial flies and lures only). The boundary of Agency Lake is the south end of the Straits. This change is due to record low spawning escapement for trophy redband trout throughout the Klamath Basin in 2020. ODFW also encourages the use of single barbless hooks in this fishery, not removing the fish from the water, and using catch-and-release rubber nets.

Keep on the lookout for radio tagged redband trout. These fish must be released unharmed. The long antenna looks like fishing line coming from the abdomen. Please report any radio tagged fish.

More Reports


OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, October 9th
Deschutes River: Good Steelhead Fishing on the Deschutes (mouth to Pelton Dam)
East Lake: East Lake Updates
Fall River: Excellent and Consistent Fishing in Fall River
Laurance Lake: Enjoy the Last Few Weeks of Fall Fishing on Laurance
Paulina Lake: Productive Fishing on Paulina
Walton Lake: Closed Public Access at Walton
Green Peter Reservoir: Green Peter Updates
Quartzville Creek: Quartzville Creek Updates
Santiam River ( North Fork) : More Fish are Coming to Santiam
Santiam River (South Fork): Fish Are Still Available in Santiam
Willamette River: North Willamette Update
Kilchis River: Good Cutthroat Trout Fishing on the Kilchis
Necanicum River: Fair Fishing on the Necanicum
Nehalem River: Fair Fall Chinook Fishing on the Nehalem
Nestucca River: Nestucca River Updates
Tillamook Bay: Fishing Should Improve Throughout the Month
Trask River: Trask River Updates
Ana Reservoir: Ana Reservoir Updates
Beulah Reservoir: Trout Fishing Should Be Great on Beulah
Blitzen River: Good Fishing Lately on the Blitzen
Burns Pond: Burns Pond Updates
Bully Creek Reservoir: Productive Fishing Expected on Bully Creek
Campbell Reservoir: Fishing was excellent this past weekend!
Campbell Reservoir: Campbell Reservoir Updates
Chewaucan River: Good Fishing on the Chewaucan
Chickahominy Reservoir: Fishing Has Been Great So Far This Fall
Dead Horse Lake: Slow Trolling This Week
Delintment Lake: Fishing should be great on Delintment
Dog Lake: Fishing Should be Good on Dog Lake
Fish Lake : Fish Lake Was Recently Stocked
Fourmile Lake: Fishing Will Be Improving at Fourmile
Fourmile Lake: Fourmile Lake Updates
Gerber Reservoir: Excellent Perch Fishing on Gerber
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Updates
Krumbo Reservoir: Krumbo Reservoir Updates
Link River : Link River Updates
Long Creek Reservoir: Good Fishing Flows
Lost River: Lost River Updates
Malheur Reservoir: Fishing Will Be Great This Fall on Malheur
Mann Lake: Mann Lake Updates
Miller Lake: Miller Lake Updates
Owyhee Reservoir: Excellent Catfish Fishing on Owyhee
Owyhee River: Fishing on the Lower Owyhee should still be good
Pole Creek Reservoir: Pole Creek Reservoir Updates
Sky Lakes Wilderness Lakes: Fishing Continues to Be Good!
Sprague River: Sprague River Updates
Sprague River: North Fork Sprague River and All Tributaries
Sprague River: South Fork Sprague River and All Tributaries Updates
Sycan River: Slow Fishing at Sycan
Warm Springs Reservoir: Warm Springs Reservoir Updates
Williamson River: Upper Williamson River Updates
Wood River: Wood River Updates
Yellowjacket Lake: Yellowjacket Reservoir Updates
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate Reservoir Updates
Fish Lake : Fish Lake Updates
Hemlock Lake: Lots of Trout Available!
Lake Of The Woods: Lots of Trout Available!
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie Updates
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt Lake Updates
Lake Marie: Lake Marie is a Good Place to Try a Variety of Fish
Lost Creek Lake: Good Success at Lost Creek
Rogue River - Middle: Productive Fall Chinook Fishing
Rogue River- Upper: Good Trout Fishing on Upper Rogue River
Umpqua River: North Umpqua River Updates
The Virginias have been a bit hit and miss
Virginia Lakes

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date:

Like the Twins, the Virginias have been a bit hit and miss lately as well, there are definitely some fish......

Read More


ABOUT US

Fly Fishing Reports is the newest member of the SportfishingReportsTM Network of fish reports, boats, landings, guides, locations and more. We open our doors to the Fly Fishing outdoor enthusiasts who have a passion for the sport.