Oregon Fish Report
Owyhee River- Lower Fish Report for 4-8-2026


Flows from the dam are around 111 cfs

Owyhee River- Lower - Oregon (Malheur County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
4-8-2026
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Flows from the dam are around 111 cfs. Anglers can check flows here.

No recent reports on insect hatches, there will likely be some baetis mayflies, stoneflies, and caddis starting to show up.

Please avoid wading and fishing in gravely areas to protect buried eggs.

ODFW is using a tagging study to evaluate brown trout distribution and movement in the Owyhee tailwater this year. If you catch a tagged fish please report it here.

Tags can be left in the fish, just record the four-digit number and report the river reach where you caught the fish.




More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, April 8th
Deschutes River- Lower: First spring Chinook season in the Lower Deschutes since 2018 to open May 5-20
Beulah Reservoir: Beulah is around 62 percent full
Chewaucan River: Fishing will start to pick up as temperatures increase this spring
Chickahominy Reservoir: The reservoir still has plenty of water and conditoins have been ideal
Delintment Lake: There are plenty of holdover trout available in Delintment Lake this year
Fourmile Lake: The lake is currently 36 percent full
Holbrook Reservoir: Access is available and fishing will get better as water temperatures increase
Upper Klamath Lake: The lake is 0.7 foot below full pool and 89 percent full
Krumbo Reservoir: The reservoir was stocked this spring with 13,000 legal rainbow trout
Malheur Reservoir: Conditions should be ideal
Malheur River: Malheur River Report
Mann Lake: Mann Lake was stocked with fingerling Lahontan Cutthroat in October
Owyhee Reservoir: Owyhee Reservoir is around 65 percent full

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Tuesday, April 7th

Agency Lake: Angling is fair for Redband Trout
Campbell Reservoir: Fishing should pick up with this unusually warm weather
Gerber Reservoir: Fishing should improve for brown bullhead using bait on the bottom
Haines Pond 1: Haines pond is very low
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Lake Of The Woods: Largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing is picking up
Link River : A few Redband Trout are being caught
Lost River: Water quality is fair
Miller Lake: Access is likely available