Wood River - Best fishing for brown trout is below Loosley Rd to Crooked Creek

Best fishing for brown trout is below Loosley Rd to Crooked Creek

Wood River - Klamath Falls, OR (Klamath County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
8-16-2023
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Fishing remains fair due to cold water temperatures and very turbid water from Sun and Annie Creeks. Brown trout are primarily feeding on crayfish therefore patterns mimicking crayfish can work well. Best fishing for brown trout is below Loosley Rd to Crooked Creek.‌

Grasshoppers are out and imitations can work really well if water temperature and clarity are suitable. The best section to fish grasshopper dry flies is from the Hwy 62 bridge to Weed Rd.‌

Drift boats can launch at Petric Park or Weed Road. Drift boats cannot get under the numerous bridges above Weed Road. Smaller watercraft can launch at the USFS Day Use Area, off Hwy 62 and at Loosley Rd Crossing.‌

Remember all redband trout must be released. Keep you eye out for bull trout and report any caught to the Klamath Falls ODFW office at 541-883-5732

More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, August 16th, 2023

Crane Prairie Reservoir: Trout fishing at Crane Prairie continues to be inconsistent
Deschutes River- Lower: There have been more reports of Chinook being caught in the lower Deschutes
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 76 percent full
Wickiup Reservoir: Anglers report fair kokanee and bass fishing
Breitenbush River: River flows have dropped and are now around 150 cfs
Detroit Reservoir: Water levels are slowly dropping but are still in relatively good shape
Green Peter Reservoir: Green Peter Reservoir Report
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Flows are currently around 450 cfs
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Currently flows are around 1,800 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate dropped six feet in the last week as part of the annual drawdown
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 33 percent full, dropping five feet since last week
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 48 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is at 39 percent full and dropping
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is 44 percent full and dropping
Lost Creek Lake: Lost Creek dropped six feet in the last week as part of the annual drawdown
Rogue River- Lower: Anglers are picking up quite a few Chinook in the estuary
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is 1950 cfs and 56F
Willow Lake: Willow is still 74 percent full
Fourmile Lake: ODFW stocked the lake with trophy and legal rainbow trout
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is 26 percent full
Sprague River: Flows are at 148 cfs
North Fork Sprague River: Water temperatures have increased slightly
Willow Valley Reservoir: If any fish survived the drought last year, they should be biting

ODFW Recreation Report

8-10-2023
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