Three Rivers

Three Rivers should have a few hatchery winter steelhead showing up once it comes back into shape

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
12-9-2025
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Three Rivers should have a few hatchery winter steelhead showing up once it comes back into shape. It should be fishable by the weekend, but numbers of steelhead may still be low this early.

Fall Chinook season closed December 1st. There is no retention or angling for Chinook salmon allowed the rest of the year. No retention of wild coho is allowed.

Cutthroat trout season closed November 1.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Tuesday, December 9th

Applegate Reservoir: Trout fishing should be good throughout the reservoir
Applegate River: The Applegate River is open for hatchery trout fishing
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant Lake is 20 percent full and the boat ramp may be difficult to use at this level
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 60 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 78 percent full
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is 73 percent full
Illinois River: The Illinois River is open for trout and steelhead fishing using flies and lures only
Medco Pond: Try a bobber and small jig for bluegill and crappie
Rogue River- Lower: Low and clear
Rogue River - Middle: Summer steelhead and coho are throughout the Middle Rogue
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is around 1,150cfs
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): No major snowpack yet
Kilchis River: It is still early for winter steelhead on the Kilchis River
Necanicum River: The Necanicum River gets a run of early returning hatchery winter steelhead and are off to a good start
Nehalem River: The mainstem Nehalem is at flood stage and this large basin takes a long time to drop and clear
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork Nehalem hatchery is getting hatchery winter steelhead back and fishing has been fair

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