Oregon Fishing Report
Updated for for the week of June 3rd – June 9th, 2005
Sturgeon fishing remains good in the Columbia River gorge and only fair in the estuary. It is an unusual scenario for this time of year as the estuary fishery should be well underway by this time of the year. Smelt are taking keepers in the gorge and shad are a must for oversized sturgeon in the same area. Anchovies are the bait of choice for estuary anglers but shrimp produce well in the shallows.
Shad counts are beginning to climb at Bonneville as this fishery enters into its peak period.
Steelheaders on the mainstem Columbia are not too excited over the results they are seeing from last weeks minus tide series. The next series should bring in more fish but that is about 10 days away.
Tillamook springers are hit and miss and we are entering into a tide series that favors lower bay herring trollers. Good spinner fishing was had by many in the upper bay last Saturday. North coast rivers are getting low for high expectations for spring Chinook. Very few summer steelhead are showing this early in the Wilson and Nestucca.
Crabbing in Tillamook and Netarts Bay was good over the weekend. It should remain that way with little freshwater influence.
All Oregon beaches remain closed to the harvest of razor clams. Some estuary and bay areas are effected, so be certain to check the Shellfish Hotline (800-448-2474) for safety information.
Surf perch fishing is good from beaches coast-wide whenever wind and wave conditions allow for the activity. Offshore salmon fishing has been fair to good and bottom fishing is excellent whenever the bars allow safe crossing.
Umpqua anglers are finding fair fishing for springers, improving for shad and good for smallmouth bass.
Water conditions have improved recently on the Rogue providing fresh opportunities for chinook in the upper river.
The lower Willamette is slow for springers but fishing is good for shad from bank or boat.
The Clackamas is poor to slow. A mudslide has the Sandy out of shape below Dabney. Above there, opportunities exist but it's been a slow week. The Santiams have yet to start producing any stellar results for springers or summer steelhead.
This week, trout have been planted at Thissell Pond, Estacada Lake, Faraday Lake, North Fork Reservoir, Small Fry Lake, Smith Reservoir, Breitenbush River, Detroit Reservoir, E. E. Wilson Pond, Junction City Pond, Leaburg Lake, the Upper McKenzie River, Quartzville Creek, Lost Lake, Olallie Lake, Smock Prairie Reservoir, Fall River and Spring Creek were stocked.
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