Idaho Fish Report

The low water closure is in effect in the lower river. This is a good time of year to look for Chinook in the estuary downstream of the closure. Access is mainly by foot, but a few anglers will take small boats downstream from the Hughes House boat ramp. No motors are allowed on Sixes River.

New this year, a portion of the upper river, which is already closed to Chinook, will be closed to ALL fishing to protect Chinook staging to enter spawning tributaries. This area is normally open to steelhead fishing, but very few steelhead are in the system when the Chinook are around and this closure will keep anglers who are targeting steelhead from hooking fall chinook.

Anglers are always reminded to check the regulation updates for the low water closure period, wild Chinook bag limits, and fishing boundary changes. The low water closure will not be lifted until river flows increase and are expected to stay up to allow Chinook to migrate upstream.