Fish Report
Fall Chinook fishing continues to be fair on the Siletz but it should improve with the forecasted rain
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
11-3-2022
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Fall Chinook fishing continues to be fair on the Siletz but it should improve with the forecasted rain events. The river should be on the rise over the weekend and be dropping into shape next week. Expect the river fishing to pick up over the next couple of weeks.
Wild coho retention closed on Oct. 15 on the Siletz River. All wild Coho will have to be released for the remainder of the season.
Cutthroat trout are also abundant and available throughout the Siletz basin, check the regulations for opens areas and bag limits. Trout fishing in streams closed on Oct. 31.
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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, November 3rd, 2022
Grande Ronde River: Anglers have been catching steelhead and coho salmon
Morgan Lake: Morgan Lake closed to fishing on Oct. 31
Umatilla River: Umatilla River Fishing Report
Walla Walla River: Steelhead fishing will not be open on the river during the 2022-23 season
Wallowa River: Recently trout fishing has been very good on the Wallowa River
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Crane Prairie closed for the season on Nov. 1
Crooked River: Flows in the Crooked River are projected to increase to 50 cfs
East Lake: Anglers report good fishing
Hosmer Lake: Anglers report that fishing at Hosmer has improved
Laurance Lake: Closed for fishing Oct. 31
Lava Lake: Recent reports of good fishing
Odell Lake: Odell Lake closed for the season
Paulina Lake: Anglers are reporting good kokanee fishing in Paulina Lake
Fern Ridge Reservoir: Fern Ridge Reservoir Report
Foster Reservoir: Foster Reservoir Report
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level in this reservoir is slowly beginning to drop
Quartzville Creek: After recent rains the river is up to 150 cfs as of Nov. 1
Santiam River ( North Fork) : The gate at Green’s Bridge is now open
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 1,500 cfs at the Waterloo gauge as of Nov 1
Walter Wirth Lake: Stocked for the first time this fall
Alsea River: Fall Chinook fishing should improve this weekend
Kilchis River: The Kilchis will be open for retention of hatchery salmon but will be closed to wild Chinook
Necanicum River: Fall Chinook are available in the Necanicum basin
Nehalem River: Salmon fishing on Nehalem Bay has really dropped off the past week
Nehalem River- North Fork: North Fork Nehalem River Report
Nestucca River: The majority of the fall Chinook should be in the river at this point and throughout the fishery
Salmon River: Fall Chinook fishing should improve this weekend
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022
Chetco River: Gear restrictions extended on Chetco, Winchuck rivers
Columbia River: Nov. 9 Joint State Hearing to consider 2023 sturgeon fisheries upstream of Bonneville Dam