As the flows drop, anglers will have a good shot at some steelhead using the spot and stalk technique with small bait and light line. Boat anglers have had some success side drifting yarnies/eggs/soft beads, fly-fishing, and running plugs. Bank anglers may want to drift yarnies/eggs/soft beads in known steelhead holding areas. When fly-fishing, as steelhead push down river post spawn, they become more aggressive at hitting the fly. Anglers are finding them holding on the inside of seams and deeper riffles under an indicator or using a dry dropper rig with stonefly, egg or leach imitations.

Spawning ground surveyors have seen fish actively spawning in all surveyed tributaries, but please remember that fishing in tributaries this time of year is illegal.

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!