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Catches of a Nice Rainbow Trout

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Report Date:1-22-2025

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The Rogue and tributaries above Lost Creek Reservoir remain open year-round, with a daily retention limit of 5 trout (no limit on brook trout). Area snow is likely restricting access to a few portions of the river.

An angler recently caught a nice rainbow on a Little Cleo upstream of Prospect.

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for Wednesday, January 22nd

Detroit Reservoir: Fishing can be surprisingly good
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level in the reservoir is down
Quartzville Creek: Trout are active year-round
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Santiam River North Fork Updates
Santiam River (South Fork): The forecast is for dry weather
Kilchis River: Winter steelhead are in the Kilchis
Necanicum River: Challenging fishing conditions on the Necanicum
Nehalem River: Lower Nehalem is fishable
Nehalem River- North Fork: There is a boating hazard
Nestucca River: The Nestucca is low and clear
Trask River: Winter steelhead are in the Trask
Wilson River: Fishing conditions are challenging
Agency Lake: Agency Lake is mostly frozen
Fourmile Lake: Access is blocked by snow
Gerber Reservoir: Gerber can be a good ice fishing destination
Klamath River - Middle: Klamath River Updates
Lake Of The Woods: The lake is frozen
Link River : Closed to salmon fishing
Lost River: The river is mostly frozen
Applegate River: Steelhead fishing pressure is starting to pick up
Chetco River: Steelhead fishing is slow
Coos River: Best fishing is typically near slack tides
Coquille River: River in the Coquille Basin are low and clear
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is slowly filling
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie Updates
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt Lake Updates
Illinois River: Steelhead fishing should be getting good
Rogue River- Lower: January is a very good month for steelhead fishing
Rogue River- Upper: River flows are slowly dropping
Sixes River: Steelhead fishing has been slow
Umpqua River: South Umpqua River Updates
Willow Lake: The lake is iced over
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for Wednesday, January 15th

Walton Lake: Walton Lake is a popular winter ice-fishing option
Santiam River ( North Fork) : River is currently running over 6,000 cfs
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

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