Clackamas and Sandy River Fishing Reports – The Clackamas River was still a little high a murky on Tuesday this week though turning green. It’s running a nice color as of Thursday, February 19th, and…
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Smelt is becoming the bait of choice
Willamette, McKenzie & Santiam Rivers Fishing Report – Flows of the Willamette at the Falls have been moderating and the water has been clearing. The latest temperature reading was right at 50 degrees as of…
Looking forward to March on the Columbia
Columbia River Fishing Report – No news is bad news. Nothing continuing to go on here although the first spring chinook of the year passed by Bonneville Dam on February 8th. Let’s hope we get…
Indications are good numbers of steelhead around and as expected
Willamette Valley/Metro – Anglers anxiously await more spring chinook news and plunkers as well as boaters ply the waters in hopes of an early prize. The season’s first spring chinook made itself visible at Bonneville Dam on February 8th. The mainstem Columbia season is projected to run through April 10th. Lower Willamette sturgeon fishing is…
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High Water Steelhead Feb. 10, 2015 Oregon Experience: Astoria Angling regulation, hatchery production changes for the Coos-Coquille-Tenmile Lakes
Steelhead on the lower Deschutes now not worth the trouble
Central and Eastern Oregon – If one can find any summer steelhead on the lower Deschutes now, they’re not worth the trouble. Winters will start to show in fishable numbers in July with better fishing…
South coast surf anglers have been making good catches
Central & South Coast Reports – Offshore launches should be possible this coming weekend off the central Oregon coast. Saturday is the transition but Sunday looks positively friendly according to NOAA forecasts. South coast surf…
Late winter steelhead run pretty good
North Coast Fishing Report – Not much to report this early in the drop-down from all the rain we had last week. Some of the smaller streams put out some fish at mid-week however with…
The Sandy fishing well
Clackamas and Sandy River Fishing Reports – The Clackamas felt the brunt of precipitation early, with the water starting to rise Wednesday, February 4th. This trend continued through Tuesday, February 10th, at which time it…
Catch and release sturgeon on the lower Willamette
Willamette, McKenzie & Santiam Rivers Fishing Report – Passage of winter steelhead at the Falls has slowed over the past couple of weeks. Water flowing from upstream is still muddy, adding to the turbidity of…
Columbia still a big nothing
Columbia River Fishing Report – No news is bad news. Nothing continuing to go on here although the first spring chinook of the year passed by Bonneville Dam on February 8th. Let’s hope we get…
Anglers anxiously await
Willamette Valley/Metro – Passage of winter steelhead at the Falls has slowed over the past couple of weeks. Water flowing from upstream is still muddy, adding to the turbidity of the lower river. Water levels remain high on the McKenzie River. The Santiam system has not yet recovered from rainfall earlier this week. The Clackamas…