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Salmon River Updates

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date:11-20-2024

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Fall Chinook fishing has been slow. Chinook should be present throughout the lower river. Bank fishing on the lower portion of the basin offers decent opportunity for Chinook.

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for Wednesday, November 20th

: Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed
Grande Ronde River: Variable Fishing on the Grande Ronde
Imnaha River: Lower Temps Bring Slower Fishing
Morgan Lake: Closed Until April
Wallowa Lake : Kokanee Still Available!
Wallowa River: Opportunities to catch some really nice fish!
Antelope Flat Reservoir: Limited Access
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Crane Prairie Closed Until April
Davis Lake: Davis Lake Updates
Deschutes River- Lower: Consistently Good Fishing on the Lower Deschutes
East Lake: East Lake Updates
Haystack Reservoir: Expect Slow Fishing
Hosmer Lake: Hosmer Lake Updates
Lake Billy Chinook: Anglers Continue to Report Good Fishing!
Laurance Lake: Laurance Lake Updates
Metolius River: The Metolius Continues to Be Excellent for a Variety of Fish
Odell Lake: Closed for Fishing Until April
Paulina Lake: Paulina Lake Updates
South Twin Lake: Productive Fishing at South Twin Lake
Walton Lake: Public Access to Walton Lake Reopened
Wickiup Reservoir: Wickiup Reservoir Updates
Foster Reservoir: Foster Reservoir Updates
Junction City Pond: Large Fish at Junction City Pond
Quartzville Creek: Quartzville Creek Updates
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Still Lots of Fish Downstream in the Mainstem
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Opportunistic Trout Fishing
Santiam River (South Fork): High Flows Throughout South Fork
Walter Wirth Lake: Walter Wirth Lake Updates
Kilchis River: Kilchis River Updates
Miami River: Fall Chinook Throughout the River
Necanicum River: Fishing has been fair on the Necanicum
Nehalem River: Nehalem River Updates
Nehalem River- North Fork: Returning Coho and Fishing Has Been Fair
Nestucca River: Nestucca River Updates
Siletz River: Fair to good fishing in the tidewater
Siuslaw River: Slow Fishing on the Siuslaw
Three Rivers: Three Rivers Updates
Trask River: Trask River Updates
Wilson River: Wilson River Updates
Agency Lake: Overall fishing is slow
Campbell Reservoir: Reservoir Should Be Freezing Soon
Chewaucan River: Fishing will slow down
Cottonwood Lake: Lake is Frozen
Dead Horse Lake: Dead Horse Lake is Frozen
Dog Lake: Accessible But Frozen
Fourmile Lake: Access difficult to impossible due to snow
Heart Lake: Lake is Frozen
Holbrook Reservoir: Lake is Frozen
Upper Klamath Lake: Fishing has been very slow
Klamath River - Middle: Springs to state line with California Updates
Link River : Link River Updates
Lofton Reservoir: Lake is Frozen
Lost River: Fishing is slow
South Fork Sprague River: Cold Conditions at South Fork Sprague
Applegate Reservoir: Trout fishing should be good
Ben Irving Reservoir: Fishing effort and success has slowed
Chetco River: The river is high and muddy
Cooper Creek Reservoir: With cooling weather trout fishing has slowed
Diamond Lake: Diamond Lake continues to be a good spot
Galesville Reservoir: Galesville Reservoir Updates
Garrison Lake: The lake is a good option
Hemlock Lake: Great place to check out
Lake Of The Woods: Lots of Leftover Trout
Lost Creek Reservoir: Very good opportunities for winter trout fishing!
Plat I Reservoir: Fall bass fishing can be decent
Rogue River- Lower: Check current wild steelhead bag limit reductions
Rogue River - Middle: Middle Rogue River Updates
Rogue River- Upper: River flows are finally rising
Sixes River: Sixes River is High and Muddy
Umpqua River: North Umpqua River Updates
Winchuck River: Winchuck River Updates

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Thursday, November 14th

: Free fishing days in Oregon Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 29-30
: Recreational, commercial bay crabbing closed Cape Blanco to California
: ODFW Recreation Report

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