Water conditions are clear and steelhead fishing effort has slowed some

Rogue River- Lower - Gold Beach, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-16-2022
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With a lack of recent rain in the region, water conditions are clear and steelhead fishing effort has slowed some. Though still a successful tactic, plunking may be a bit challenging in current conditions and bank anglers may want to try tossing a spinner or a fly. Boat anglers have had some success catching steelhead with plugs, side drifting, and bobber-dogging. Most of the steelhead are wild so anglers will want to check regulations before heading out. Anglers can only retain 1 wild steelhead a day and it must be 24 inches or larger.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, February 16th, 2022

: ODFW Staff Recommendations for 2022 Recreational Halibut Seasons Available
Upper Klamath Lake: The lake is 2.9 feet below full pool and 55 percent full
Agate Lake: Agate received 1,000 legal rainbow trout this week
Applegate Reservoir: The reservoir is at 19 percent capacity
Applegate River: The river coloreed up a little bit with the Monday rain
Arizona Pond: Young anglers may have some success early in the morning
Chetco River: Current water conditions are low and clear
Elk River: Steelhead fishing is slow as water conditions are low and clear
Fish Lake : There were still anglers on the ice this past weekend
Floras Lake: Current water temperatures are on the chilly side
Garrison Lake: The lake can hold some pretty good numbers of holdover trout
Lake Selmac: About 5,000 legal rainbow trout were stocked here on Valentine’s day
Pistol River: Water levels are low as we have not had much rain recently
Plat I Reservoir: Plat I is a great place to fish for warmwater fish this time of year

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