Fish Report
River is currently running around 2,930 cfs at the gauge in Mehama
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
12-1-2022
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No recent fishing reports. River levels best for fishing are at or below 3,000 cfs, and the river is currently running around 2,930 cfs at the gauge in Mehama. Flows will be fairly volatile over the next few weeks with expected high rainfall and reservoir levels continuing to drop.
Summer steelhead counts were much improved over last year with the count now up to 5,900 fish. Counts at Stayton show over 900 summer steelhead have entered the upper river. Some of these fish are still around and are available to anglers.
Fishing for hatchery steelhead is open year-round. Trout season below Big Cliff dam closed on Nov. 1. Bait is not allowed from Nov. 1 through April 21. Any unclipped (wild) steelhead or trout that are caught must be released unharmed.