by Bob Rees | Feb 28, 2019 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Report – It’s been a good week for Clackamas River steelheaders. Predictably, steelhead surged into the Clackamas River this week and catches have been good. Fish have been spread throughout the river and a variety of tactics are... by Bob Rees | Feb 28, 2019 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River fishing Report – With the river being high and muddy since last weekend, nobody has been out in pursuit of the few spring Chinook that are available. The river is dropping and clearing rapidly however changing the game for this weekend. With no... by Bob Rees | Feb 28, 2019 | Columbia River, Oregon Fishing Report
Columbia River Fishing Report – Most notable are the new regulations that should effectively keep us off of critically low numbers of Cowlitz spring Chinook this season. In essence, the mainstem is closed downstream of Warrior Rock as of now. Here is the cut and... by Bob Rees | Feb 28, 2019 | Central Oregon, Eastern Oregon, Oregon Fishing Report
Central and Eastern Oregon Fishing Reports – From our friend Tim Moran: With 3 to 6 feet of snow on the ground, I didn’t go fishing this week or talk to anyone who did. The guides and flyfishing shops were quiet too. This would be a great weekend if... by Bob Rees | Feb 28, 2019 | Oregon Fishing Report, Southwest Oregon
From Pete Heley at PeteHeley.com Coos County received its first trout plants this week. Altogether 14,000 trout will be planted and all of them will be in the “legal” size classification measuring 8 to 10-inches. The waters being planted are: Bradley Lake (3,000);... by Bob Rees | Feb 28, 2019 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – Metro rivers from the Sandy and Clackamas to the Willamette have been dropping and clearing all week. That puts smaller systems into low and clear water conditions, and the larger Willamette prime for spring Chinook action once again. The... by Bob Rees | Feb 21, 2019 | Oregon Fishing Report, Willamette Valley/Metro
Willamette River Fishing Report – Well, at the time of this report, anglers hadn’t had a great deal of time to pursue spring Chinook in the Willamette, but on Thursday, they did and at least three were taken according to the Sultan. It sounded like the... by Bob Rees | Feb 21, 2019 | Columbia River, Oregon Fishing Report
Columbia River Fishing Report – Still not much happening on the mainstem Columbia. With high, cold flows, fish are slow to move and slower to bite. There are certainly a few spring Chinook, wild and hatchery steelhead available, especially for plunkers working... by Bob Rees | Feb 21, 2019 | Clackamas and Sandy River, Oregon Fishing Report
Clackamas River Fishing Report – The Clackamas showed some promise over the weekend, after coming off a nice river rise and a slow drop due to the slow snow-melt from the cold weather front. Saturday produced good results for anglers, with one guide boat... by Bob Rees | Feb 21, 2019 | Northwest Oregon, Oregon Fishing Report
North Coast Fishing Report – After a great couple of days of steelhead fishing late last week and through the weekend, catches have since slowed to a crawl despite effort remaining fairly robust. Starting with the Wilson, river conditions have remained fairly... by Bob Rees | Feb 21, 2019 | Central Oregon, Eastern Oregon, Oregon Fishing Report
Central and Eastern Oregon Fishing Reports – From our friend Tim Moran: Deschutes River – Nymph fishing is consistent throughout the day and BWO’s are coming off sporadically in the afternoon so be ready to change over from wet to dry fly fishing. ... by Bob Rees | Feb 21, 2019 | Free Reports, Oregon Fishing Report, SW Washington
Willamette Valley/Metro – With metro rivers just coming off of their high from last week’s precipitation, activity is coming about for steelhead and spring Chinook may be on the table this weekend as well. Steelheaders working the Clackamas finally tallied some... by Bob Rees | Feb 21, 2019 | Oregon Fishing Report, Southwest Oregon
From Pete Heley at www.PeteHeley.com Winter steelhead are in all of our local streams and fishing success depends on stream conditions in most cases. Two streams that never seem to muddy up are Eel Creek and Tenmile Creek. Eel Creek is extremely “snaggy” and difficult... by Bob Rees | Feb 14, 2019 | Northwest Oregon, Oregon Fishing Report
North Coast Fishing Report – Following a long awaited rain freshet early this week, steelheaders got out in earnest on Wednesday and Thursday finding fish both days after the deluge. It was a long awaited return of precipitation to return river levels back to a... by Bob Rees | Feb 14, 2019 | Columbia River, Oregon Fishing Report
Columbia River Fishing Report – It won’t be a banner weekend on the Columbia, and even though the water is turbid, there should still be a chance at a steelhead, less of a chance at a springer, along the lower Columbia River beaches. When the water clears,... 