Idaho Fish Report
Steelhead anglers have been catching a few hatchery winter steelhead
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
1-25-2023
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Anglers can catch rockfish around the jetties in the lower Coos Bay estuary. Best fishing is typically near slack tides. A jig fished with a twister tail trailer is always a good option to catch bottomfish. The 2023 daily general marine fish bag limit is 5 fish plus 2 lingcod with no retention of quillback rockfish. There is also no retention of cabezon until July 1.
Steelhead anglers have been catching a few hatchery winter steelhead in the Coos Basin steelhead rivers but overall fishing has been slow. This year’s steelhead run does not appear to be a big run of fish so anglers will have to work a little harder to catch a fish to take home.
Anglers can find bank fishing access on the West Fork Millicoma River at the Millicoma Interpretive Center and on the East Fork Millicoma River at Nesika Park. Anglers wanting to fish on the South Fork Coos River above Dellwood will need a Weyerhaeuser fishing permit.
Trout fishing in streams and rivers will reopen May 22
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for Wednesday, January 25th, 2023Chetco River: Steelhead fishing has been slow, boat anglers are faring the bes
Coquille River: The mainstem Coquille has been running high and muddy
Elk River: Elk River is Low and Clear
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is now at 40 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie has started to fill and is at 16 percent full
Rogue River- Lower: Fishing pressure has slowed as flows have dropped
Rogue River - Middle: Current flow is around 1,600 cfs and temperature in the low-40s F
Rogue River- Upper: The first three winter steelhead showed up to the hatchery two weeks ago
Sixes River: Flows have dropped and the river has cleared up
Winchuck River: Winchuck is Low and Clear
Alsea River: Winter steelhead are throughout the Alsea system
Necanicum River: Necanicum is Low and Clear This Week
Nehalem River: The Nehalem should be in prime shape this weekend
Nehalem River- North Fork: Fishing on the North Fork Nehalem has been slow but there are hatchery steelhead in the river
Nestucca River: The Nestucca River is in pretty good shape after running high for the past several weeks
Salmon River: Winter steelhead are in the Salmon River
Siletz River: Winter steelhead are showing up in the Siletz River
Trask River: The Trask is going to be low and clear this week
Wilson River: Winter steelhead fishing on the Wilson picked up a little last week
Yaquina River: Fishing has been challenging the past few weeks but it’s starting to pick up
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Flows have come down significantly
Santiam River (South Fork): A few late summer steelhead are all that is available for anglers at this time of year
Sandy River: Fresh winter steelhead
Crooked River: Steelhead have begun entering the Crooked River basin
Prinevile Reservoir: Much of the reservoir is ice-covered
Imnaha River: Imnaha River Fishing Report
Wallowa Lake : We have had some recent reports that ice has begun to form around the edges
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