Idaho Fish Report
Fishing has been very slow
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-12-2025
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Most of the lake is frozen except a small piece of open water near Pelican Marina to Link River Dam.. Fishing has been very slow. The lake is open to fishing all year.
Please remember that nets or traps of any type cannot be used to catch any species of fish. This includes minnows to use for bait. See page 20 of the Sport Fishing Regulations for legal harvest methods for minnows and chubs.
ODFW encourages catch-and-release on this fishery due to record low spawning numbers in 2020 and very low numbers in 2019 and the record setting drought from 2020 through 2022 which reduced survival. Please fight your fish quickly and then release your fish immediately without removing it from the water. Releasing fish is easier with barbless hooks.
The lake is 1.3 feet below full pool and 79 percent full.
Please remember that once you retain your one redband/rainbow trout limit you must stop fishing for redband/rainbow trout. Also, all radio tagged redband trout must be released unharmed. Redband trout will have what looks to be fishing line coming from the abdomen.
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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, February 12th
Grande Ronde River: Steelhead fishing may begin to slow
Imnaha River: Anglers can still catch fish
Wallowa Lake : Any travel onto the ice is not advisable
Metolius River: The Metolius River continues to be excellent
Alton Baker Canoe Canal: The canoe canal is open to fishing all year
EE Wilson Angling Pond: EE Wilson Angling Pond Updates
Hills Creek Reservoir: Hills Creek Reservoir Updates
Junction City Pond: Junction City Pond Updates
Quartzville Creek: Light tackle including flies works best
Row River Pond: Row River Pond Updates
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Fishing for steelhead is open year-round
Santiam River (South Fork): Still some scattered summer steelhead
Sunnyside Park Pond: Sunnyside Park Pond Updates
Walling Pond: ODFW will no longer be stocking Walling Pond
Walter Wirth Lake: Good access all the way around
Waverly Lake: Fair warmwater fishing for bluegill and bass
Kilchis River: The Kilchis River is still low and clear
Necanicum River: The steelhead run is starting to wind down
Nehalem River: Conditions should improve on the Nehalem
Nehalem River- North Fork: Rain predicted for this weekend should get fish moving
Three Rivers: Three Rivers will get some much-needed rain
Wilson River: Rain this weekend will improve angling conditions
Agency Lake: Agency Lake is almost completely frozen
Beulah Reservoir: Fishing was good this past fall
Burns Pond: Stocked this fall with rainbow trout
Bully Creek Reservoir: Fishing should be good for crappie
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir remains frozen
Chickahominy Reservoir: There are some nice holdover trout
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir can be a good ice fishing destination
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