Willamette Valley/Metro - Catch and release sturgeon fishing will produce for anglers willing to give it a try below Bonneville Dam. The Bonneville Pool fishery will be discussed on Tuesday of next week; managers will confer with stakeholders on 2014 season structure beginning at 6:30 p.m. at The Dalles Screens Shop, located at 3561 Klindt Drive in The Dalles.
Catch and release sturgeon is about all that's available on the Willamette River. Anglers are already starting to line the bank at Meldrum Bar and soon the first winter steelhead of the season will be taken.
The McKenzie River could be a stretch this week. Dry weather is forecast but levels were rising recently. Take an assortment of nymphs and dries if you try it.
North Santiam levels rose dramatically mid-week although anglers will find it dropping by the weekend. Coho are available but few are being caught.
A few local anglers continue to fish for late summer steelhead and mostly wild coho salmon on the Clackamas River. Anglers must cover a lot of water to find a willing biter, as there are very few fish per mile of river.
Sandy River anglers are waiting for winter steelhead to arrive. The first of which could be taken any day now, but the run won't show in earnest until sometime after Thanksgiving.
Northwest – North coast anglers are hoping for one last strong crack at Tillamook district chinook. The recent high water will give driftboaters ideal conditions by the weekend. Chinook and some chum, possibly an early steelhead should be available on the Wilson and Kilchis Rivers. The Trask may also get a few late, fresh chinook. Bank anglers and boaters alike should score some results. Anglers are no longer allowed to target chum salmon as they are spawning in good numbers on the Kilchis and Miami Rivers right now.
Tillamook Bay trollers may also find a few fresh fish late this week, working the Ghost Hole and Bay City areas. The lower bay will likely produce the best catches as most chinook are destined for the Wilson, Kilchis and Miami rivers. Recent rains may clear out juvenile crab enough to produce some sturgeon catches in the upper bay. Sand shrimp will produce best. Crabbing will likely be challenging despite good tides coming up.
The Nestucca is likely over for the season, winter steelhead will show below Three Rivers and in Three Rivers itself by month's end.
Netarts crabbing will likely be fair at best but the lower Columbia will draw a lot of interested crabbers this weekend. Recent reports state success rates aren't what most are used to but this weekend will likely be good. An attempt for a late coho will be futile however.
Southwest- Offshore forecasts were off the mark earlier this week but long-range predictions indicate a friendly ocean for the weekend. It's best to check at the last minute. Rockfish and lingcod will reward those able to launch.
Fishing for wild coho has been slow on Siltcoos Lake and will remain so until a decent rainfall. The fishery overall has been disappointing.
Crabbing has picked up at Winchester Bay and is reported to have produced a few limits recently.
Coquille trollers are using spinners to connect with chinook but many are showing signs of age. A freshet will bring in brighter, late-season fish.
Little is happening on Rogue Bay although a few chinook are being taken near Indian Creek. Lower river fishing is slow with the exception of half-pounder catches near Agness. Steelheading on the middle Rogue is spotty but has been best at tributary mouths. Steelheaders have continued to fare well on the upper Rogue with summers on the move and coho in the mix thanks to a little rain over the past week.
Boats launching out of Brookings have been able to slip out to the ocean occasionally to jig up rockfish and a few lingcod. Chetco water flows got a little help from Mother Nature earlier this week but as the weekend approaches, levels will once again be dropping. Steelheaders report taking a few winters recently.
Rain is needed to get the chinook fishery underway on the Elk and Sixes rivers, early December is often peak.
Eastern – Steelhead are scattered on the lower Deschutes but catches remain poor to fair. Chinook and summer steelhead counts have dwindled to single digits at Sherars Falls, another sign of the change in seasons.
Nymphing is generally most effective in the Metolius at this time of year although there are occasional hatches. Fly anglers throwing streamers are taking a few large bull trout. Pressure on the river is light in November.
Fishing for steelhead is reported as fair on the Grande Ronde River.
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