Fish are moving higher upstream
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
12-20-2023
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Fall Chinook has been slowing down the past few weeks and is nearly done. Fall Chinook will close Dec. 31.
Although a decent number of fish were caught early on, the Siuslaw has since slowed down quite a bit. We likely won't see another push of fish coming into the Siuslaw Basin.
As fish are moving higher upstream, remember Lake Creek on the Siuslaw is closed to all salmon fishing.
The Siuslaw is open for retention of hatchery winter steelhead. Although it's still early in the season fish have likely taken advantage of the incoming rains and moved quickly through tide water and into the upper river.
Trout fishing closed Oct. 31.
More Reports
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, December 20th, 2023
Crooked River: Post-irrigation season flows in the Crooked River below Bowman Dam will be maintained at 100 cfs for the winter
Deschutes River: Anglers have been reporting good trout fishing lately between Warm Springs, Mecca, Trout Creek and Maupin
Fall River: Fly-anglers report good winter fishing in the Fall River
Hood River: Winter steelhead are starting to show up in the Hood River
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 59 percent full
Walton Lake: Anglers should be prepared for winter conditions
Detroit Reservoir: Water is again being released out of Detroit to maximize storage for the winter
Santiam River ( North Fork) : River is currently running at around 6,600 cfs at the gauge in Mehama
Santiam River (South Fork): The river is very turbid due to high sediment load
Willamette River: Willamette River Report
Alsea River: Fall Chinook is still open on the Alsea, but the season is just about done
Kilchis River: The Kilchis is getting low but is still fishable
Nehalem River: The Nehalem River is dropping, but still on the high side
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork is getting low, but is still fishable
Nestucca River: Nestucca River Report
Salmon River: The past few weeks of rains have moved fish high into the system
Siletz River: The rains we have had these last weeks have pushed any lingering fish high into the spawning grounds
Siltcoos Lake: Coho fishing on Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes is still open
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