Fish Report
Trout Fishing Has Slowed Down With the Warm Water Temperatures
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
7-14-2021
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Water temperatures over the weekend were in the low to mid-70s. Largemouth bass are in their summer locations. Some bass are hitting topwater baits in the mornings and evenings. During the middle of the day bass can be caught on jigs and plastic worms/stickbaits by fishing in the shade or deeper water. The lake level is very low for this time of the year so many submerged logs are out of the water.
Anglers can catch yellow perch by fishing the outside edges of weedlines using a small jig or a worm on a hook fished near the bottom. The outside edges of weedlines typically are in 9-10 feet of water.
Trout fishing has slowed down with the warm water temperatures. Trout anglers will want to concentrate their fishing in the deeper water.
Trout fishing in streams opened on Saturday, May 22. For streams above tidewater, anglers must use artificial flies and lures.
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