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River is currently running over 6,000 cfs

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date:1-15-2025

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

River levels best for fishing are at or below 3,000 cfs, and the river is currently running over 6,000 cfs at the gage in Mehama.

Fishing for steelhead is open year-round, but the use of bait is not allowed between Nov. 1 and April 21.

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for Wednesday, January 15th

Walton Lake: Walton Lake is a popular winter ice-fishing option
Santiam River (South Fork): Still some scattered summer steelhead in the river
Agency Lake: Agency Lake is trying to freeze every day
Beulah Reservoir: Fishing has been good this fall.
Blitzen River: Streamer fishing has been productive
Burns Pond: Burns Pond Updates
Chickahominy Reservoir: Fishing has been good so far this winter
Delintment Lake: The Lake is currently frozen and fishing may be slow
Fish Lake : Ice fishing at Fish Lake can be productive
Fourmile Lake: Access is blocked by snow
Klamath River - Middle: Klamath River Updates
Krumbo Reservoir: Fishing for holdover trout should be great
Lake Of The Woods: The lake is frozen
Malheur Reservoir: There are some very nice trout in Malheur Reservoir
Phillips Reservoir: Philips Reservoir Updates
Pole Creek Reservoir: Black and now white crappie are quite abundant
South Fork Sprague River: Fishing will be slow for brook trout and redband trout
Thief Valley Reservoir: Thief Valley Reservoir has completed filling with water
Unity Reservoir: Ice conditions may be insufficient for ice fishing.
Warm Springs Reservoir: Warm Springs Reservoir Updates
Yellowjacket Lake: Yellowjacket Reservoir Updates
Agate Lake: Agate Lake Updates
Applegate Reservoir: Trout fishing should be good
Applegate River: Open for hatchery steelhead and trout fishing
Butterfield Lake: Butterfield Lake Updates
Chetco River: Dropping and clearing
Coos River: Coos River Basin Updates
Coquille River: Coquille River Basin Updates
Elk River: Low and clear
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant Lake Updates
Empire Lake Lower: Empire Lake Updates
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is slowly filling
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Trout fishing should be fair to good
Illinois River: Illinois River Updates
Lost Creek Lake: Lost Creek Reservoir Updates
Rogue River- Lower: January is a very good month for steelhead fishing
Rogue River - Middle: Middle Rogue River Updates
Rogue River- Upper: River flows are slowly dropping
Sixes River: The river still has pretty good color
Smith River: Winter steelhead are now spread throughout the system
Tenmile Lakes: Steelhead anglers have caught a few winter steelhead
Winchuck River: Low and clear

No reports on the West lately

West Walker River (CA)

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff

Report Date: 1-12-2025

I haven’t had any reports on the West lately, but if I do I’ll be sure to pass them along.......

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