Hells Canyon Reservoir Fish Report

Water Temps Ripe For Smallmouth Bass Fishing

Hells Canyon Reservoir

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
6-16-2021
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Water temperatures at Oxbow Dam are fairly consistent in the 60*-70* range, and is ripe for smallmouth bass fishing. Focus on targeting shallower water with soft plastics.

More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Thursday, June 10th, 2021

: ODFW Recreation Report
: Prineville couple on the hook for $1400 after illegally selling crab in Hermiston
Columbia River: More fishing days, increased bag limit for spring Chinook before summer season begins June 16 - Sturgeon retention day set for June 12 in lo

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, June 9th, 2021

Coast Fork Willamette River: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With 1,000 Legal-Size Rainbow Trout
Junction City Pond: There Will Be Construction Work on the Junction City Pond Parking Lot Between June 16 and June 18
Leaburg Lake: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With 800 Legal-Size Rainbow Trout
McKenzie River: Will Be Stocked Again This Week With 1,000 Legal-Size Trout
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Anglers Report Fair Fishing With Catch Rates Picking Up over The Last Couple Weeks
Davis Lake: Water Is Low and It May Be Difficult to Launch a Bigger Boat
Deschutes River: Anglers Report Fair Fishing in The Mornings and Evenings
Fall River: The River Will Be Stocked Again With Rainbow Trout This Week
Hosmer Lake: Anglers Report Good Fishing
Odell Lake: Anglers Report Fair Fishing For Kokanee and Good Fishing For Lake Trout
Paulina Lake: Anglers Report Good Fishing For Kokanee and Brown Trout
Three Creek Lake: Anglers Report Good Fishing
Wickiup Reservoir: Five Kokanee Per Day in Addition to Daily Trout Limit
McNary Channel Ponds: About 2,000 Legal and 100 Trophy Trout Will Be Stocked This Week
Umatilla River: Steelhead Fishing Is Closed and Will Not Open Until Sept. 1
Willow Creek Reservoir: There Will Be 750 Trophy Trout Stocked This Week
Kilchis River: Trout Fishing in Streams Opened on May 22
Miami River: Trout Fishing in Streams Opened on May 22
Nehalem River: Not Much Going on This Time of Year on The Nehalem
Siletz River: A Few Summer Steelhead and Spring Chinook are Starting To Show up
Tillamook Bay: Spring Chinook Fishing on Tillamook Bay Remained on the Slow Side of Fair This Past Week
Trask River: The Trask Continued to Be Fair For Spring Chinook
Wilson River: Fishing on The Wilson Remains Slow
Agate Lake: Agate Lake Is At 72 Percent Capacity
Emigrant Reservoir: Bass Fishing Has Really Picked Up in The Last Few Weeks
Fish Lake : Fish Lake Has Been Fishing Very Good
Rogue River- Upper: The Hatchery Hole is Closed to All Fishing Through July 31
Beulah Reservoir: Fishing Has Been Good For Rainbow Trout
Campbell Reservoir: The Reservoir is Partly on BLM Property and Remains Open
Upper Klamath Lake: Water Clarity Continues to Improve and the Algae Bloom Continues to be Very Light
Lake Of The Woods: Lake of The Woods Was Heavily Stocked With Trophy and Legal Rainbow Trout
Miller Lake: Miller Lake is Accessible
Owyhee Reservoir: Bass Fishing Has Been Good Recently
Owyhee River: There Are Still Plenty of Large Brown and Rainbow Trout Available
Sprague River: Fishing is Fair For Redband Trout With and Occasional Brown Trout
North Fork Sprague River: Fishing Is Slow For Brook Trout, Redband Trout and and the Occasional Large Brown Trout
Warm Springs Reservoir: Fishing For Smallmouth Bass Has Been Heating Up Recently
Williamson River: Williamson River Fishing Update