Rain this week may improve conditions enough for boat anglers to get on the river

Elk River - Port Orford, OR (Curry County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-23-2023
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Low and clear. Rain this week may improve conditions enough for boat anglers to get on the river. This is a good time of year to run plugs as steelhead are getting pretty aggressive.   

There are new license requirements to fish for winter steelhead in 2023 on south coast rivers and anglers should check the new regulation book prior to fishing.




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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, February 23rd, 2023

Grande Ronde River: Anglers have been catching steelhead on the Grande Ronde River
Imnaha River: Steelhead fishing recently has been slow on the Imnaha River but should improve in the coming week
Wallowa River: Trout fishing has been good on the Wallowa River this winter
Crooked River: Anglers report fair fishing with most trout in the 6 to 12-inch range
Fall River: Fly-anglers continue to report good winter fishing in the Fall River
Hills Creek Reservoir: Hills Creek Reservoir Update
Alsea River: The popular NF Alsea fishery is open and improving
Kilchis River: The Kilchis remains low and clear
Miami River: Miami remains low and clear
Necanicum River: The Necanicum will remain low and clear at least until the rains come early next week
Nehalem River: The lower Nehalem is getting a little bump in flows today and will be on the drop through Sunday
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork Nehalem remains low and clear
Siletz River: We are seeing a handful of newer fish push into the system and push higher into the system
Trask River: Fishing was slow on the Trask last weekend, but there were a few fish caught
Wilson River: Steelhead fishing on the Wilson was slow over the weekend
Yaquina River: Fishing has been challenging the past few weeks but it’s starting to pick up
Chetco River: Rain and snow this week should change river conditions enough to give anglers a chance at catching a steelhead

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