Idaho Fish Report
Fishing has been fair the past few week
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
4-12-2023
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Winter steelhead fishing typically peaks on the Yaquina January-March. Fishing has been fair the past few weeks but winter steelhead has come to a close on the Yaquina as well. Fishing was fair throughout the season and fish have been observed throughout the system spawning.
Trout fishing in streams closed on Oct. 31 and will reopen on May 22.
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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, April 12th, 2023
Haystack Reservoir: Haystack Reservoir Report
Hood River: Winter steelhead fishing on the Hood River has been good
Laurance Lake: Reopens to fishing April 22, 2023
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is low at 22 percent full
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir is filling but still very low at 27 percent full
Clackamas River: Water should only increase as the river drops back into shape
Foster Reservoir: The reservoir is slowly being refilled for the summer
Green Peter Reservoir: The reservoir is slowly filling up
Sandy River: Last week’s rain event should have raised levels enough to bring some new fish into the system
Santiam River ( North Fork) : River is currently running around 7,200 cfs at the gauge in Mehama
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 6,500 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Alsea River: The later returning wild broodstock hatchery fish are being caught in the NF Alsea
Kilchis River: The Kilchis is fishable and on the drop
Nehalem River: The Nehalem is big as of this writing and still on the rise
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork should be fishable and remain so through the weekend
Salmon River: The river is low and clear
Siletz River: Winter steelhead are moving up in the Siletz River
Siuslaw River: The colder temps made the Siuslaw challenging
Trask River: The Trask still has steelhead throughout the fishery
Wilson River: We were still seeing steelhead caught on the Wilson before Sundays rains when it blew out.
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Friday, April 7th, 2023Hebo Lake: Hebo Lake family fishing event postponed until May 20