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
8-30-2023
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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. Fishing from Weed Road to Petric was very slow last week. ‌

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 30th, 2023

John Day River: Steelhead fishing will be open for this year as we've reached our minimum target of returning wild adults over Bonneville Dam
Umatilla River: Anglers should focus on deeper holes
Deschutes River: Anglers have been reporting good trout fishing lately
Laurance Lake: Air quality is poor at Laurance Lake due to wildfire smoke
Clackamas River: Both Chinook and steelhead fishing has slowed down significantly
Sandy River: Summer steelhead and Chinook can still be found throughout the river
Alsea River: Fish are moving and jumping throughout the basin
Salmon River: The Bridge hole has been a popular space for bank casting
Siletz River: The Siletz has a variety of species to cast for this weekend! ‌
Siuslaw River: We have had a few reports coming in of fish being caught in the bay
Trask River: The Trask gets a hatchery coho run, but it's still early
Yaquina River: Fall Chinook is back open on the Yaquina
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir is about 50 percent full
Fourmile Lake: The lake is currently 12 percent full and declining fast
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is 21 percent full
Upper Klamath Lake: The lake is 3.9 feet below full pool and 41 percent full
Miller Lake: Miller Lake is accessible and was stocked heavily with rainbow trout
North Fork Sprague River: Water temperatures have increased slightly
South Fork Sprague River: Fishing will be fair due to past drought and fire in the watershed
Sycan River: Flows are declining quickly at 12 cfs
Williamson River: Williamson River Report

Longleader gear fishery (midwater rockfish) bag limit reduction to 10-fish per angler beginning September 5

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