Fishing should improve when we get some rain

Kilchis River - Idaville, OR (Tillamook County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
1-21-2026
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Winter steelhead fishing is slow on the Kilchis River as conditions are very low and clear, but there are steelhead in the system. There are no hatchery releases on the Kilchis, so this is mostly a catch and release fishery for wild steelhead. Fishing should improve when we get some rain.





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