There are abundant brown bullhead catfish
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
7-5-2023
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Open and accessible all year. Fishing for crappie and largemouth bass has been sporadically good if you are there at the right time. The hot spell coming this weekend should improve the fishing. Recent sampling showed good numbers of largemouth bass and small pumpkinseed in the shallows near cover.
Keep in mind that aquatic vegetation is very dense and can make fishing quite challenging.
There are abundant brown bullhead catfish. Fishing bait at night should be very effective. Large goldfish up 12 inches are also abundant but rarely caught.
Water levels generally remain very similar and drop as the day progresses as water is released for power generation. There are numerous points of access on the reservoir as most property surrounding the reservoir is BLM or PacifiCorp property. There are three boat ramps on the reservoir.
More Reports
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, July 5th, 2023
Grande Ronde River: Trout fishing in the Grande Ronde River has been fair to good
Imnaha River: Imnaha River Fishing Report
Wallowa River: Wallowa Lake has been stocked with trout this year
Wallowa River: Fishing for trout and mountain whitefish can be good
Haystack Reservoir: Haystack Reservoir Report
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is 64 percent full
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 90 percent full
Wickiup Reservoir: Anglers report fair kokanee and bass fishing
Breitenbush River: The Forest Service Road (FR 46) up the Breitenbush River has re-opened
Detroit Reservoir: Currently the reservoir is at full pool and all boat ramps are in the water
Harriett Lake: No recent reports
Santiam River ( North Fork) : The spring Chinook are entering the upper Willamette basin
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 1,000 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 61 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is at 48 percent full and on the drop
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is 55 percent full and dropping
Rogue River- Lower: Slow
Rogue River - Middle: Early summer steelhead are moving through the middle Rogue
Rogue River- Upper: Early run summer steelhead are in
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): This section of river fishes well below 1,600 cfs, so it should be good at the current level of 830 cfs
Umpqua River: Spring Chinook season is over
• Fishing has been fair in Beulah this spring
Blitzen River: The Blitzen is flowing around 130 cfs near Page Springs
Bully Creek Reservoir: Bully Creek Reservoir filled up this spring after last year’s drought
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir is about 80 percent full
Chickahominy Reservoir: Chickahominy was dry last year but is now nearly full
Delintment Lake: Fishing should be excellent right now
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is 38 percent ful
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