Pistol River Fish Report - Pistol River, Oregon (Curry County)

Water levels are low as we have not had much rain recently

Pistol River - Pistol River, Oregon (Curry County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-16-2022
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Water levels are low as we have not had much rain recently. Anglers can find steelhead spread throughout the river but should be prepared to fish fairly clear water. The river is difficult to fish as there is very little road access and only few miles of floatable water.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, February 16th, 2022

: ODFW Staff Recommendations for 2022 Recreational Halibut Seasons Available
Upper Klamath Lake: The lake is 2.9 feet below full pool and 55 percent full
Agate Lake: Agate received 1,000 legal rainbow trout this week
Applegate Reservoir: The reservoir is at 19 percent capacity
Applegate River: The river coloreed up a little bit with the Monday rain
Arizona Pond: Young anglers may have some success early in the morning
Chetco River: Current water conditions are low and clear
Elk River: Steelhead fishing is slow as water conditions are low and clear
Fish Lake : There were still anglers on the ice this past weekend
Floras Lake: Current water temperatures are on the chilly side
Garrison Lake: The lake can hold some pretty good numbers of holdover trout
Lake Selmac: About 5,000 legal rainbow trout were stocked here on Valentine’s day

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