The Nestucca River is in pretty good shape after running high for the past several weeks
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
1-25-2023
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The Nestucca River is in pretty good shape after running high for the past several weeks. This river has just a bit more color when many other North Coast Rivers get clear, and is the authors pick for those searching for hatchery steelhead this weekend. This late in January there should be hatchery and wild (catch and release only for wilds) steelhead throughout the fishery. Last updated 1/24/23.
The Nestucca River is one of the North Coast most popular winter steelhead rivers and gets one of our largest hatchery releases. Hatchery winter steelhead on the Nestucca are from wild broodstock; as such they tend to mimic wild steelhead timing and there are hatchery steelhead available December through early April. The Nestucca has several good drift boat stretches and some good bank access on the upper river.
River levels and predictions for the Nestucca are available here.
More Reports
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, January 25th, 2023
Applegate River: River was steelhead green last weekend and saw very little pressure
Chetco River: Steelhead fishing has been slow, boat anglers are faring the bes
Coos River: Steelhead anglers have been catching a few hatchery winter steelhead
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
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