Chetco River Fishing Report

Chetco River - Brookings, OR (Curry County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
3-25-2020
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Angling pressure has been light. In lower clear water conditions like we’ve had recently, anglers will likely have better luck if they switch to lighter tackle. In varying water conditions, fly-fishing, tossing spinners, running plugs, bobber and jig, and drifting/bouncing eggs are all tried and true options.

ODFW has been conducting some spawning surveys/redd counts this year to monitor steelhead during these low flow periods. Surveys have indicated this has been a really good year for steelhead spawning on the south coast.  In addition, anglers have noticed quite few down-running spawned-out steelhead in their catch.

Steelhead may be harvested through March 31. Wild steelhead bag limits are 1/day and 3/year (accumulative zone-wide) as part of a daily or annual salmon/steelhead bag limit.




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for Wednesday, March 25th, 2020
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