Fishing effort is ticking up and there are a couple early reports of winter steelhead

Rogue River- Lower - Gold Beach, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
12-7-2022
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Fishing effort is ticking up and there are a couple early reports of winter steelhead. Rain this week will improve fishing conditions for anglers targeting winter steelhead. Reminder: Anglers regardless of age need a valid Combined Angling Tag in possession to fish for salmon and steelhead (even catch-and-release).

The new winter steelhead authorization and wild steelhead tag requirements do not start until Jan. 1, 2023.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

Grande Ronde River: Anglers have been catching steelhead on the Grande Ronde River
Imnaha River: Steelhead fishing may be good throughout the winter when the weather warms
Wallowa River: Coho salmon have moved into the Wallowa River watershed to spawn
Crooked River: Anglers report fair fishing on the Crooked
Fall River: Fly-anglers continue to report good early winter fishing in the Fall River
Clackamas River: There are still some late returning wild coho in the lower system,
Eagle Creek: Eagle Creek Fishing Report
Henry Hagg Lake: Henry Hagg Fishing Report
Sandy River: Coho continue to trickle through the Sandy
Alsea River: Winter steelhead are starting to show up in the Alsea
Siuslaw River: Winter steelhead typically start to show up in December on the Siuslaw River
Applegate Reservoir: With cool temperatures trout fishing should be decent
Chetco River: More rain is forecasted for this week and river levels are predicted to rise
Illinois River: Trout fishing is open
Lost Creek Lake: Cooler temperatures allow the trout to spread out throughout Lost Creek

Application period for nearly $10 million in grants for high priority fish passage and screening projects opens January 2023

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