Water conditions have returned to almost perfect after the recent storms and are still dropping. Plunkers have been doing pretty good fishing Spin-n-Glos. Boat anglers have also had some success side drifting, fly-fishing, and running plugs. January is a very crowded month on the river.   

ODFW runs an angler-caught broodstock program for winter steelhead on the Chetco. Anglers interested in participating can call the ODFW Gold Beach office at 541-247-7605 for more information.

Also, ODFW is interested to hear if your hatchery catch has secondary marks/clips.  If your catch is missing an adipose fin, please also check the pelvic/ventral fins (on the bottom/belly) for right or left fin clips and let us know!