Santiam River (South Fork) Fish Report - Sweet Home, OR (Linn County)

Currently flows are around 1,500 cfs at the Waterloo gauge as of Nov 1

Santiam River (South Fork) - Sweet Home, OR (Linn County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
11-3-2022
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Fishing is generally best when flows are below 3,000 cfs. Currently flows are around 1,500 cfs at the Waterloo gauge as of Nov 1, but these conditions are likely to change by the weekend where heavy rain is expected.

Anglers may see salmon actively spawning along the river. Please keep your distance and do not disturb them during this time so they can complete this vital step in their life cycle. Also, please keep your dog away from salmon carcasses as they can make dogs very ill, even fatally so, if they are consumed.

Hatchery trout harvest season closes Nov. 1. Fishing with bait is only allowed between April 22 and Oct. 31. Anglers are reminded that only fin-clipped trout may be kept.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Thursday, November 3rd, 2022

Grande Ronde River: Anglers have been catching steelhead and coho salmon
Morgan Lake: Morgan Lake closed to fishing on Oct. 31
Umatilla River: Umatilla River Fishing Report
Walla Walla River: Steelhead fishing will not be open on the river during the 2022-23 season
Wallowa River: Recently trout fishing has been very good on the Wallowa River
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Crane Prairie closed for the season on Nov. 1
Crooked River: Flows in the Crooked River are projected to increase to 50 cfs
East Lake: Anglers report good fishing
Hosmer Lake: Anglers report that fishing at Hosmer has improved
Laurance Lake: Closed for fishing Oct. 31
Lava Lake: Recent reports of good fishing
Odell Lake: Odell Lake closed for the season
Paulina Lake: Anglers are reporting good kokanee fishing in Paulina Lake
Fern Ridge Reservoir: Fern Ridge Reservoir Report
Foster Reservoir: Foster Reservoir Report
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level in this reservoir is slowly beginning to drop
Quartzville Creek: After recent rains the river is up to 150 cfs as of Nov. 1
Santiam River ( North Fork) : The gate at Green’s Bridge is now open
Walter Wirth Lake: Stocked for the first time this fall
Alsea River: Fall Chinook fishing should improve this weekend
Kilchis River: The Kilchis will be open for retention of hatchery salmon but will be closed to wild Chinook
Necanicum River: Fall Chinook are available in the Necanicum basin
Nehalem River: Salmon fishing on Nehalem Bay has really dropped off the past week
Nehalem River- North Fork: North Fork Nehalem River Report
Nestucca River: The majority of the fall Chinook should be in the river at this point and throughout the fishery
Salmon River: Fall Chinook fishing should improve this weekend
Siletz River: Fall Chinook fishing continues to be fair on the Siletz but it should improve with the forecasted rain
Siltcoos Lake: Coho fishing should really improve this weekend
Trask River: Track River Report
Yaquina River: Fall Chinook fishing continues to be fair on the Yaquina
Ben Irving Reservoir: Ben Irving Reservoir Report
Chetco River: The wild Chinook bag limit has been reduced this year
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Midday trout fishing should pick up more as temperatures cool
Diamond Lake: Snow has already started falling on Diamond Lake
Galesville Reservoir: The water level is now so low you are unable to launch most watercraft
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie remains at 6 percent full at the end of irrigation season
Plat I Reservoir: Fishing at Plat I is slowing down
Rogue River - Middle: Chinook are likely winding down for the year
Umpqua River: Chinook fishing has been moderate this fall
North Umpqua River: Summer steelhead fishing remains steady around Swiftwater park
Willow Lake: Willow Lake Report
Winchuck River: Gear restrictions were extended through Nov. 15
Ana Reservoir: The reservoir has been lowered 5 feet to decrease erosion throughout the winter
Chewaucan River: Chewaucan River Fishing Report
Heart Lake: Heart Lake Fishing Report
Holbrook Reservoir: Holbrook Reservoir Fishing Report
Upper Klamath Lake: Upper Klamath Lake Fishing Report
Lofton Reservoir: Lofton Reservoir Fishing Report
Miller Lake: Brown trout are cruising the shallows looking for spawning habitat
Sycan River: Fishing not recommended due to extensive drought and fire in most of the river corridor

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022

Chetco River: Gear restrictions extended on Chetco, Winchuck rivers
Columbia River: Nov. 9 Joint State Hearing to consider 2023 sturgeon fisheries upstream of Bonneville Dam
Applegate Reservoir: Surface temperature is 55 degrees
Elk River: Elk River Fishing Report
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant has dropped to 3 percent full at the end of irrigation season
Fish Lake : Fish Lake Fishing Report
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is starting to fill and is now at 2 percent full
Lemolo Lake: Fall fishing at Lemolo can be great
Rogue River- Upper: The first coho of the year arrived at Cole Rivers Hatchery