Salmon River - The river is low and clear

The river is low and clear

Salmon River - Otis, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
4-5-2023
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Winter steelhead are in the Salmon River. The river is low and clear and fishing pressure has been consistent. Steelhead have pushed up and throughout the system but with the cold temps fish aren’t moving as much. Conditions are similar to the rest of the mid-coast rivers -- fair but challenging. With the recent snow melt and rains fish have been seen spawning in mainstem waters and moving higher up into the system. The fishery has slowed down the past week and will continue to slow down in the coming weeks.

January-March is the typical peak for winter steelhead in the Salmon River.

Trout fishing in streams will reopen on May 22.

More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, April 5th, 2023

Crescent Lake: The lake level remains extremely low
Fall River: Fly-anglers continue to report good spring fishing in the Fall River
Hood River: Winter steelhead fishing on the Hood River has been good
Metolius River: The Metolius River continues to fish well
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is very low at 16 percent full
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir is slowly filling but still very low at 20 percent full
Rock Creek Reservoir: The reservoir is accessible and ice has melted
Blue River Reservoir: Reservoir level is still extremely low
Foster Reservoir: The boat ramp at Sunnyside Park County Park should be in good shape to launch boats
Green Peter Reservoir: The reservoir is slowly filling up
McKenzie River: McKenzie River Report
Santiam River (South Fork): About 100 summer steelhead have already crossed into the upper Willamette Basin
Waverly Lake: Waverly Lake Warning
Alsea River: The Alsea will river level has gone back down over the past few days
Kilchis River: The Kilchis is fishable and should remain so through the week
Nehalem River: The Nehalem is already off color and is predicted to go up again
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork may get off color Thursday and Friday
Siletz River: Fishing has picked up with the recent rains over the past few weeks
Trask River: The Trask is predicted to go back up over 10 feet late this week
Wilson River: Wilson River Trophy Winter Steelhead
Yaquina River: Fishing has been fair the past few weeks but coming into April it will slow down
Diamond Lake: Some anglers have been catching tiger trout while ice fishing
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 42 percent full
Galesville Reservoir: There have been very good reports of anglers catching a lot of hold over trout
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is at 20 percent full
Rogue River- Lower: Spring Chinook fishing has been pretty good
Rogue River - Middle: Current flow is around 3,100 cfs and temperature in the low-40s
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): Winter conditions now limit access to most of this area
Umpqua River: Anglers have had poor luck on the mainstem Umpqua over the past week
North Umpqua River: Steelhead fishing has been slowing down throughout basin over the past week
Willow Lake: The reservoir is 75 percent ful
Chewaucan River: Fishing will be slow until water temperatures warm up
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir remains very low at 17 percent full
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report

States extend recreational spring Chinook season below Bonneville Dam through Tuesday, April 11

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