The Kilchis is high and off color but is dropping fast
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
12-6-2023
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The Kilchis is high and off color but is dropping fast; it may green up by Friday. That said, there isn't much opportunity in the Kilchis River right now. Fishing for chum salmon is closed. There could be a few winter steelhead showing up but being a mostly wild steelhead river (catch-and-release only for wilds) numbers will be low. The steelhead run on the Kilchis peaks January through March.
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Miami River: The steelhead run on Miami will peak January through March
Necanicum River: The Necanicum River has one of our earlier returning hatchery steelhead runs
Nehalem River: The Nehalem River crested over minor flood stage and may not be fishable this week
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork Nehalem has our largest early returning hatchery steelhead release
Nestucca River: The Nestucca River peaked right at action stage
Three Rivers: Three Rivers will drop much faster than the Nestucca mainstem and may be fishable by the weekend
Trask River: The Trask River reached minor flood stage and probably won't drop into prime fishing condition this week
Wilson River: The Wilson crested in moderate flood stage yesterday
Coquille River: All the steelhead rivers flooded this past weekend.
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is still at 12 percent full and drafting very slowly
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 50 percent full and trout fishing should continue to be good
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 35 percent full
Rogue River- Lower: Rains this week blown the river out, but as the river drops back in shape early next week
Rogue River - Middle: The current flow is 1,800 cfs, and the average river temperature has bumped up to the mid-high 40s F
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is 1,060 cfs and the temperature at release is 44F
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): Even though trout stocking has stopped for the year, the river upstream of Lost Creek remains a good place to fish
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