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Willamette Valley - Lower Willamette spring Chinook fishing has been slow built sturgeon fishing has remained a solid bet. The shad season, which is just starting, will produce thousands of fish once it gets rolling.
Waters of the McKenzie River will increase in level and flow with the rain that's currently falling but this will be short-lived with the river looking beautiful and fishing well this weekend.
Even anglers with sights set on the Santiams have reason for optimism as numbers of summer steelhead and even spring Chinook are improving daily.
The Clackamas level and flow are sharply increasing but the impact will be slight and short-lived with the river dropping over the coming weekend. Summers and springers are in the water here.
Pro guide Jeff Stoeger of O2Bfishin Guide Service (503-704-7920), reporting on the Sandy River, tells us that downsizing baits and lures as well as fishing light, short leaders will improve odds of a summer steelhead hookup this coming weekend.
Northwest Oregon- Spring Chinook fishing is underway on Tillamook Bay. and last week was quite good. Most anglers stuck to the salt where south jetty troller's did quite well for most of the week. There are seals and sea lions to contend with however. It just seems we can't shake these things this year. The upper Bay fished well for spinner trollers on the incoming tide and the jetties fished well for the few boats trolling herring close to low slack on Thursday.
Following last weeks drizzle, river levels only came up a fraction of the foot. The Trask remains a top bet but rivers remain very low so conditions will be challenging.
The Nestucca and Wilson Rivers are also options but the lower reaches will remain the best bet since levels remain very low.
Offshore halibut anglers fared well out of Newport in depoe bay, but Garibaldi was mediocre. Bottom fishing remains excellent, and the fleet is starting to utilize the bottom fishing grounds off of arch Cape and Cannon Beach.
Another good set of razor clam tides are coming this weekend. The last series proved quite remarkable. If the swell lies down, it should be another great dig.
Columbia river – as expected, last weekends opener was less than impressive. Of course some boaters scored fair numbers of fish, but overall the fishing was quite slow. Chinook continue to pass and fair numbers and the run looks like it is tracking as predicted.
The best fishing was up towards the Dalles dam, But that reach of river will not reopen, unlike downstream of Bonneville dam where anglers will get an additional three days starting this Friday.
Central & South Coast Reports - All-depth halibut will be open again this week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There will be additional opportunities in the near future as it is highly unlikely the quota will fill this early in the season.
All-salmon-except-coho ocean salmon season will open on May 28 in the Oregon Klamath Management Zone, which is an area from Humbug Mountain south to the Oregon/California border.
Ocean crabbing has been slow on the southern coast but better for central coast crabbers. Bays and estuaries have been poor producers, however.
Spring Chinook fishing improved this week on the lower Rogue River around Agness but the action has died on the middle river. Anglers on the upper Rogue have been doing well for springers and there seems to be no slowing here.
Bottom fishing has been excellent out of the Port of Brookings with anglers taking limits of ling cod as well as a variety of colorful rockfish.
Trout fishing has been improving on Diamond Lake as the water warms. Bait fishing worms or Power Bait is more effective than trolling,
While the Applegate, Chetco, Coos, Illinois, Rogue, and Umpqua rivers will open for trout fishing on Sunday, May 22nd, the Chetco and Elk rivers are closed for the season.
Central & Eastern - Golden Stones and Salmon Flies are still hatching on the Deschutes but it's important to track them down for the best fishing.
With many thousands of trout already planted, Timothy Lake fishing should only improveas the IDFW is stocking trophy-sized trout this week.
Wickiup Reservoir has been fishing well for kokanee and is producing some very large fish.
John Day River smallmouth fishing remains excellent while area lake are producing jumboa largemouth bass.
A free fishing day provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will take place on Saturday, May 21 at Pine Nursery Pond, located at Pine Nursery Community Park in Bend.
SW Washington – although the Cowlitz River remains king for spring Chinook, action is tapering in the room size was clearly overestimated.
Some summer steelhead are starting to show but it will be several more weeks before this fishery peaks.
The Kalama and Lewis rivers remain poor prospects.
The wind River and Drano lake fisheries are still worthwhile but catch rates are starting to taper. Effort will start to shift to the upper reaches of these systems as fish prepare to enter their respective hatcheries.
Razor clam diggers will have one more three day opportunity starting Friday to harvest the tasty shellfish. After Sunday, the season will close for the summer months.
The Guide's Forecast - Oregon fishing reports
Waters of the McKenzie River will increase in level and flow with the rain that's currently falling but this will be short-lived with the river looking beautiful and fishing well this weekend.
Even anglers with sights set on the Santiams have reason for optimism as numbers of summer steelhead and even spring Chinook are improving daily.
The Clackamas level and flow are sharply increasing but the impact will be slight and short-lived with the river dropping over the coming weekend. Summers and springers are in the water here.
Pro guide Jeff Stoeger of O2Bfishin Guide Service (503-704-7920), reporting on the Sandy River, tells us that downsizing baits and lures as well as fishing light, short leaders will improve odds of a summer steelhead hookup this coming weekend.
Northwest Oregon- Spring Chinook fishing is underway on Tillamook Bay. and last week was quite good. Most anglers stuck to the salt where south jetty troller's did quite well for most of the week. There are seals and sea lions to contend with however. It just seems we can't shake these things this year. The upper Bay fished well for spinner trollers on the incoming tide and the jetties fished well for the few boats trolling herring close to low slack on Thursday.
Following last weeks drizzle, river levels only came up a fraction of the foot. The Trask remains a top bet but rivers remain very low so conditions will be challenging.
The Nestucca and Wilson Rivers are also options but the lower reaches will remain the best bet since levels remain very low.
Offshore halibut anglers fared well out of Newport in depoe bay, but Garibaldi was mediocre. Bottom fishing remains excellent, and the fleet is starting to utilize the bottom fishing grounds off of arch Cape and Cannon Beach.
Another good set of razor clam tides are coming this weekend. The last series proved quite remarkable. If the swell lies down, it should be another great dig.
Columbia river – as expected, last weekends opener was less than impressive. Of course some boaters scored fair numbers of fish, but overall the fishing was quite slow. Chinook continue to pass and fair numbers and the run looks like it is tracking as predicted.
The best fishing was up towards the Dalles dam, But that reach of river will not reopen, unlike downstream of Bonneville dam where anglers will get an additional three days starting this Friday.
Central & South Coast Reports - All-depth halibut will be open again this week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There will be additional opportunities in the near future as it is highly unlikely the quota will fill this early in the season.
All-salmon-except-coho ocean salmon season will open on May 28 in the Oregon Klamath Management Zone, which is an area from Humbug Mountain south to the Oregon/California border.
Ocean crabbing has been slow on the southern coast but better for central coast crabbers. Bays and estuaries have been poor producers, however.
Spring Chinook fishing improved this week on the lower Rogue River around Agness but the action has died on the middle river. Anglers on the upper Rogue have been doing well for springers and there seems to be no slowing here.
Bottom fishing has been excellent out of the Port of Brookings with anglers taking limits of ling cod as well as a variety of colorful rockfish.
Trout fishing has been improving on Diamond Lake as the water warms. Bait fishing worms or Power Bait is more effective than trolling,
While the Applegate, Chetco, Coos, Illinois, Rogue, and Umpqua rivers will open for trout fishing on Sunday, May 22nd, the Chetco and Elk rivers are closed for the season.
Central & Eastern - Golden Stones and Salmon Flies are still hatching on the Deschutes but it's important to track them down for the best fishing.
With many thousands of trout already planted, Timothy Lake fishing should only improveas the IDFW is stocking trophy-sized trout this week.
Wickiup Reservoir has been fishing well for kokanee and is producing some very large fish.
John Day River smallmouth fishing remains excellent while area lake are producing jumboa largemouth bass.
A free fishing day provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will take place on Saturday, May 21 at Pine Nursery Pond, located at Pine Nursery Community Park in Bend.
SW Washington – although the Cowlitz River remains king for spring Chinook, action is tapering in the room size was clearly overestimated.
Some summer steelhead are starting to show but it will be several more weeks before this fishery peaks.
The Kalama and Lewis rivers remain poor prospects.
The wind River and Drano lake fisheries are still worthwhile but catch rates are starting to taper. Effort will start to shift to the upper reaches of these systems as fish prepare to enter their respective hatcheries.
Razor clam diggers will have one more three day opportunity starting Friday to harvest the tasty shellfish. After Sunday, the season will close for the summer months.
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Oregon fishing report for April 30th
Willamette Valley - Spring Chinook passage at Bonneville is dismal. Peak passage is supposed to happen during the first week of May and if that's when the peak happens this year, it's likely to be a bust of a run. Keep your fingers crossed, a lot is at stake.
Spring Chinook fishing is slow on the lower Willamette although catch-and-release sturgeon fishing remains good. There has been reports of better action at Oregon City but with the sea lions awaiting you to hook up, anglers are becoming quickly discouraged. A really good day is 2 or 3 fish, and we're in peak season. Can you say mis-prediction?
McKenzie fly fishers may expect good and improving water conditions over the coming weekend with fair to good results for trout. Although the Santiam system will be gradually dropping over the coming week, there are too few fish in the system to expect great results here.
Fishing on the Clackamas has been slow not that winter steelheading is all but over and summer steelhead and spring season has barely started.
Pro guide Jeff Stoeger of O2Bfishin Guide Service (503-704-7920), reporting on the Sandy River, tells us that fishing is slow but more summer steelhead will be coming into the river in coming weeks.
Northwest Oregon - It's early for good numbers of spring Chinook in Tillamook Bay but given the poor results in the Willamette and tributary fisheries, you still may want to consider it. It's late for steelhead as most of the winter run is spawning although there are some summer runs available in the Wilson and Nestucca systems.
Bottom fishing is excellent however, especially for sea bass. Garibaldi Charters writes, "Garibaldi Charters 1-800-900-HOOK . The weather pattern has prevented us from doing much ocean fishing this last week, but when it was nice enough to get out we were able to get easy limits of rockfish on the nearshore reefs around Three Arch Rocks."
Razor clam digging has been good on the minus tides. Unfortunately, we don't have those this weekend. Crabbing has been fair at best.
There are some spring Chinook available in Clatsop County, on Big Creek and the Klaskanine Rivers.
Central & South Coast Reports - Surf perch fishing has been producing many limits for anglers fishing off most of the south coast beaches.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife announced regulations for offshore salmon and halibut for 2016. It looks a little bleak for coho fishing this season.
In his regular weekly report, author of several books on fishing, Pete Heley (PeteHeley.com) reports that pinkfin perch have yet to make their annual appearance in Winchester Bay although spring Chinook catches have been decent on the Umpqua. Warmwater fishing is really picking up and trout are available in most area lakes and ponds
Bottomfishing has been outstanding out of most south coast ports. With lingcod spawning now, they are aggressive and anxious to cooperate with anglers.
The spring Chinook season on the lower Rogue is just getting underway, although there are a few springers clear up to the hatchery. Fishing on the middle river has been spotty with upper Rogue results being fair to good.
Now clear of ice, Diamond Lake trout fishing is slow to fair but is expected to improve.
Central & Eastern - Deschutes conditions are decent with some fly anglers catching redsides, although they aren't in good shape now. They are just coming off of the spawn.
Owyhee River is receiving a great deal of pressure now on the stretch below the dam.
With Timothy Lake open and accessible now, this is another opportunity for eastside stillwater fly fishers.
Fishing has been fair to good and very good at times at Wickiup Reservoir. The opener over the past weekend was a hottie.
Odell Lake has been very productive, producing fairly consistent limits of kokanee.
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Spring Chinook fishing is slow on the lower Willamette although catch-and-release sturgeon fishing remains good. There has been reports of better action at Oregon City but with the sea lions awaiting you to hook up, anglers are becoming quickly discouraged. A really good day is 2 or 3 fish, and we're in peak season. Can you say mis-prediction?
McKenzie fly fishers may expect good and improving water conditions over the coming weekend with fair to good results for trout. Although the Santiam system will be gradually dropping over the coming week, there are too few fish in the system to expect great results here.
Fishing on the Clackamas has been slow not that winter steelheading is all but over and summer steelhead and spring season has barely started.
Pro guide Jeff Stoeger of O2Bfishin Guide Service (503-704-7920), reporting on the Sandy River, tells us that fishing is slow but more summer steelhead will be coming into the river in coming weeks.
Northwest Oregon - It's early for good numbers of spring Chinook in Tillamook Bay but given the poor results in the Willamette and tributary fisheries, you still may want to consider it. It's late for steelhead as most of the winter run is spawning although there are some summer runs available in the Wilson and Nestucca systems.
Bottom fishing is excellent however, especially for sea bass. Garibaldi Charters writes, "Garibaldi Charters 1-800-900-HOOK . The weather pattern has prevented us from doing much ocean fishing this last week, but when it was nice enough to get out we were able to get easy limits of rockfish on the nearshore reefs around Three Arch Rocks."
Razor clam digging has been good on the minus tides. Unfortunately, we don't have those this weekend. Crabbing has been fair at best.
There are some spring Chinook available in Clatsop County, on Big Creek and the Klaskanine Rivers.
Central & South Coast Reports - Surf perch fishing has been producing many limits for anglers fishing off most of the south coast beaches.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife announced regulations for offshore salmon and halibut for 2016. It looks a little bleak for coho fishing this season.
In his regular weekly report, author of several books on fishing, Pete Heley (PeteHeley.com) reports that pinkfin perch have yet to make their annual appearance in Winchester Bay although spring Chinook catches have been decent on the Umpqua. Warmwater fishing is really picking up and trout are available in most area lakes and ponds
Bottomfishing has been outstanding out of most south coast ports. With lingcod spawning now, they are aggressive and anxious to cooperate with anglers.
The spring Chinook season on the lower Rogue is just getting underway, although there are a few springers clear up to the hatchery. Fishing on the middle river has been spotty with upper Rogue results being fair to good.
Now clear of ice, Diamond Lake trout fishing is slow to fair but is expected to improve.
Central & Eastern - Deschutes conditions are decent with some fly anglers catching redsides, although they aren't in good shape now. They are just coming off of the spawn.
Owyhee River is receiving a great deal of pressure now on the stretch below the dam.
With Timothy Lake open and accessible now, this is another opportunity for eastside stillwater fly fishers.
Fishing has been fair to good and very good at times at Wickiup Reservoir. The opener over the past weekend was a hottie.
Odell Lake has been very productive, producing fairly consistent limits of kokanee.
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Thursday, April 21, 2016
Fish on
Willamette Valley - Spring Chinook passage at Bonneville Dam is now concerning. It's understandable that we're lagging behind last years under-predicted run, but to lag behind the 10-year average by more than double, it makes you wonder. Regardless, either a late returning run or diminished returns will spell lower opportunity for sportanglers when that peak passage date actually does come, commonly, in the first week of May. We'll need a strong uptick in passage really soon to remain optimistic.
Willamette River water levels and flow are good, Trollers are catching spring Chinook daily in the lower Willamette but not a great many of them although there was an 18 Chinook for 24 boat check on the lower Channel on Thursday. Catch-and release sturgeon fishing is still producing many fish.
McKenzie fly fishers will face a little challenge with rising water over the next few days but as the river comes into shape, trout fishing will be good.
North Santiam river levels are rising and will pit the river out of shape through much of the coming week. After recovery, there should be some steelhead available.
Sandy water conditions are good although it remains to be seen what effect rainfall over the next several will have. Up to now, steelheading and springer fishing have been slow. Much the same on the Clackamas River.
Northwest Oregon - Steelheaders have hung it up for the season on the north coast. There should be some summer steelhead available in the Wilson and Nestucca systems but anglers are starting to focus on spring Chinook in the region. Although it's still a bit early, there have been reports from a few locations in Tillamook Bay and the Nestucca system. Peak season is still 3 weeks away.
Bottomfishing has been off the hook but consistent catches of lingcod are hard to come by. The mouth of the Columbia and the Port of Garibaldi have both been putting out easy limits of sea bass.
Low tides through the weekend could prove productive for razor clam diggers but if the ocean swell prediction comes through with the low pressure system, all bets are off.
Central & South Coast Reports - Fishery managers set salmon fishing seasons this week. Chinook on the central coast will last through Oct. 31. An un-marked coho season Sept. 3-30, or quota of 7,500 fish.The Oregon commission will be asked to approve an Elk/Sixes River ocean bubble fishery the same as last year, but reduce the Chetco bubble fishery to two weekends, Oct. 1-3 and 8-9.
Rockfish and lingcod catches are excellent off the central Oregon coast with ocean crabbing picking up slightly.
The lower Umpqua has produced a few spring Chinook and will be steadily picking up in the coming weeks as we move into the season. Crabbing is poor in Winchester Bay.
Spring Chinook will be entering the lower Rogue but anglers should be aware of fluctuating water levels and fish accordingly. The Grants Pass stretches have been producing some winter steelhead. Prospects for steelheaders are fair to good on the upper Rogue. The chance to keep one wild winter steelhead 24 inches or longer per day and five per year is over at the end of April.
Boats launching out of the Port of Brookings have been doing well for rockfish and lingcod. Anglers are reminded that the Chetco River is closed for now.
Fishing is closed for now on the Elk River.
Diamond Lake is nearly ice-free although trout fishing has been slow in the cold water here.
Central & Eastern - Trout fishing on the Deschutes has been fair to good although prospects look to be improving over the week to come.
Kokanee fishing has remained good all week at Odell Lake with jigs most effective.
Among other high lakes, Lava Lake will be accessible for the coming weekend.
The John Day River has been producing good catches of large smallmouth.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will open the upper Snake River for spring Chinook fishing on Saturday, April 23rd. Be certain to check the regulations for this fishery.
SW Washington - The Cowlitz River continues to boot out fantastic catches of steelhead for boaters and spring Chinook fishing is good too. It may not be 25,000 returning adults good however. This writer is starting to speculate that the prediction of springers to the mouth may have been over-estimated. Bank anglers are doing well too, with both steelhead and springers hitting the bank.
There are some fish coming from the Kalama and pressure is much lighter here than on the Cowlitz.
The Wind and Drano Lake fisheries are under-performing, not unexpected given passage over Bonneville Dam. We should start to see numbers climb to 1,000 to 2,000 adults per day if this prediction is going to come through.
The Guide's Forecast
Willamette River water levels and flow are good, Trollers are catching spring Chinook daily in the lower Willamette but not a great many of them although there was an 18 Chinook for 24 boat check on the lower Channel on Thursday. Catch-and release sturgeon fishing is still producing many fish.
McKenzie fly fishers will face a little challenge with rising water over the next few days but as the river comes into shape, trout fishing will be good.
North Santiam river levels are rising and will pit the river out of shape through much of the coming week. After recovery, there should be some steelhead available.
Sandy water conditions are good although it remains to be seen what effect rainfall over the next several will have. Up to now, steelheading and springer fishing have been slow. Much the same on the Clackamas River.
Northwest Oregon - Steelheaders have hung it up for the season on the north coast. There should be some summer steelhead available in the Wilson and Nestucca systems but anglers are starting to focus on spring Chinook in the region. Although it's still a bit early, there have been reports from a few locations in Tillamook Bay and the Nestucca system. Peak season is still 3 weeks away.
Bottomfishing has been off the hook but consistent catches of lingcod are hard to come by. The mouth of the Columbia and the Port of Garibaldi have both been putting out easy limits of sea bass.
Low tides through the weekend could prove productive for razor clam diggers but if the ocean swell prediction comes through with the low pressure system, all bets are off.
Central & South Coast Reports - Fishery managers set salmon fishing seasons this week. Chinook on the central coast will last through Oct. 31. An un-marked coho season Sept. 3-30, or quota of 7,500 fish.The Oregon commission will be asked to approve an Elk/Sixes River ocean bubble fishery the same as last year, but reduce the Chetco bubble fishery to two weekends, Oct. 1-3 and 8-9.
Rockfish and lingcod catches are excellent off the central Oregon coast with ocean crabbing picking up slightly.
The lower Umpqua has produced a few spring Chinook and will be steadily picking up in the coming weeks as we move into the season. Crabbing is poor in Winchester Bay.
Spring Chinook will be entering the lower Rogue but anglers should be aware of fluctuating water levels and fish accordingly. The Grants Pass stretches have been producing some winter steelhead. Prospects for steelheaders are fair to good on the upper Rogue. The chance to keep one wild winter steelhead 24 inches or longer per day and five per year is over at the end of April.
Boats launching out of the Port of Brookings have been doing well for rockfish and lingcod. Anglers are reminded that the Chetco River is closed for now.
Fishing is closed for now on the Elk River.
Diamond Lake is nearly ice-free although trout fishing has been slow in the cold water here.
Central & Eastern - Trout fishing on the Deschutes has been fair to good although prospects look to be improving over the week to come.
Kokanee fishing has remained good all week at Odell Lake with jigs most effective.
Among other high lakes, Lava Lake will be accessible for the coming weekend.
The John Day River has been producing good catches of large smallmouth.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will open the upper Snake River for spring Chinook fishing on Saturday, April 23rd. Be certain to check the regulations for this fishery.
SW Washington - The Cowlitz River continues to boot out fantastic catches of steelhead for boaters and spring Chinook fishing is good too. It may not be 25,000 returning adults good however. This writer is starting to speculate that the prediction of springers to the mouth may have been over-estimated. Bank anglers are doing well too, with both steelhead and springers hitting the bank.
There are some fish coming from the Kalama and pressure is much lighter here than on the Cowlitz.
The Wind and Drano Lake fisheries are under-performing, not unexpected given passage over Bonneville Dam. We should start to see numbers climb to 1,000 to 2,000 adults per day if this prediction is going to come through.
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