Idaho Fish Report
Steelhead fishing has been slow
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-19-2025
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Steelhead fishing has been slow, with very few anglers out fishing. Frequent storms have been keeping the river in good condition for plunking. With the frequent storms, anglers will want to hit the river after flows start to drop.
All steelhead anglers will need to buy a Rogue South Coast Steelhead Validation to fish for steelhead, but winter steelhead anglers will also want to check current wild steelhead bag limit reductions before purchasing the wild steelhead harvest tag. Anglers will only be able to retain 1 wild steelhead for the period of Dec. 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025 from the mouth of the Rogue upstream to the mouth of the Illinois.
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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, February 19th
Crooked River: Anglers should expect high discharge
EE Wilson Angling Pond: The pond is stocked with trout
Foster Reservoir: Look for smallmouth bass and yellow perch
Junction City Pond: This pond will be stocked again this week
Quartzville Creek: This river will likely be too high for the foreseeable future
Roaring River Park Pond: This small pond will be stocked!
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Fishing for steelhead is open
Santiam River (South Fork): Still some scattered summer steelhead
Sunnyside Park Pond: Bluegill and largemouth bass year-round
Timber Linn Lake: Timber Linn Updates
Walter Wirth Lake: Walter Wirth Updates
Waverly Lake: Fair warmwater fishing for bluegill and bass
Necanicum River: Still catch-and-release opportunity for wild steelhead
Nehalem River: Less-than-ideal fishing conditions
Nehalem River- North Fork: Winter steelhead fishing really picked up
Nestucca River: The Nestucca is running a little on the high side
Three Rivers: Three Rivers has been getting some hatchery steelhead
Trask River: The Trask is running high
Wilson River: The Wilson River has been fishable
Agency Lake: Agency Lake is warming up
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir remains frozen
Fourmile Lake: Ice fishing might be possible
Gerber Reservoir: Anglers are ice fishing
Upper Klamath Lake: Most of the lake is frozen
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Fishing remains very slow
Lake Of The Woods: Yellow perch fishing should be good
Link River : Link River is very slow fishing
Miller Lake: The lake is likely frozen
Willow Valley Reservoir: The reservoir is frozen
Agate Lake: Agate Lake is now 100 percent full
Applegate Reservoir: Trout fishing should be good
Applegate River: Steelhead fishing pressure is starting to pick up
Ben Irving Reservoir: No recent reports from anglers
Chetco River: The frequent storms are good for the fish
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Weekend fishing should improve
Elk River: Tough fishing conditions
Emigrant Reservoir: Warmwater fishing success is slowing down
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is slowly filling
Galesville Reservoir: The reservoir Is a bit lower
Garrison Lake: Slow fishing
Hemlock Lake: Hemlock Lake Updates
Lake Of The Woods: Winter is here
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is mostly frozen
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt Lake Updates
Lake Marie: Good spot for a quiet fishing experience
Lake Selmac: Please help stop the spread of Oregon's aquatic hitchhikers!