Idaho Fish Report
Wallowa River Update
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
10-2-2019
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Trout fishing on the Wallowa River is currently good with fish to 20-inches being reported. Dry flies during the last few hours of daylight have been effective.
Steelhead season opened on Sept.1 with a reduced daily bag limit of one hatchery steelhead through at least Dec. 31. Poor returns of steelhead are forecasted for the Snake River Basin prompting managers to reduce bag limits to ensure hatchery production can be met. Managers will continue to evaluate the run and adjust bag limits as necessary.
While steelhead season is open, it will be later in the fall when fish appear in catchable numbers.
Remember that bull trout and coho will be present in the Wallowa River throughout the fall. If you encounter these species, they must be released immediately and unharmed.