Currently the reservoir is at full pool and all boat ramps are in the water

Detroit Reservoir - Detroit, OR


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
7-5-2023
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Currently the reservoir is at full pool and all boat ramps are in the water. Anglers can also bank fish from access points such as Mongold State Park or Detroit Flats Day Use area.

It’s always a good idea to check the water levels at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website before using the boat ramps. For the latest information on water levels at Detroit Reservoir check with the Army Corps of Engineers’ website for more information

Detroit Reservoir is one of the premier kokanee fisheries in the state. Despite a slow start to the season, kokanee fishing is slowly heating up and should continue to be good throughout the summer. Trout fishing is also getting stronger. The reservoir was stocked last week with about 4,000 hatchery trout. As a reminder, anglers are allowed to keep up to five trout, with an additional five kokanee bag limit. 

Trout fishing can be good all year. Pretty much all techniques will catch fish, but it might take some experimenting to find out what is most effective on the day you’re out there.  With the onset of summer weather, the best times to fish tend to be early or late in the day.

As a reminder to anglers, fishing for and harvesting Chinook in the lake and the rivers above is prohibited. Any Chinook caught in Detroit must be released unharmed.

Anglers are encouraged to report their catch on an on-line form. Remember to indicate whether the fish you catch have their adipose fin or not. This information will allow ODFW to manage the fishery for the benefit of both recreational anglers and the resource.





More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, July 5th, 2023
Grande Ronde River: Trout fishing in the Grande Ronde River has been fair to good
Imnaha River: Imnaha River Fishing Report
Wallowa River: Wallowa Lake has been stocked with trout this year
Wallowa River: Fishing for trout and mountain whitefish can be good
Haystack Reservoir: Haystack Reservoir Report
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is 64 percent full
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 90 percent full
Wickiup Reservoir: Anglers report fair kokanee and bass fishing
Breitenbush River: The Forest Service Road (FR 46) up the Breitenbush River has re-opened
Harriett Lake: No recent reports
Santiam River ( North Fork) : The spring Chinook are entering the upper Willamette basin
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 1,000 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 61 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is at 48 percent full and on the drop
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is 55 percent full and dropping
Rogue River- Lower: Slow
Rogue River - Middle: Early summer steelhead are moving through the middle Rogue
Rogue River- Upper: Early run summer steelhead are in
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): This section of river fishes well below 1,600 cfs, so it should be good at the current level of 830 cfs
Umpqua River: Spring Chinook season is over
: Fishing has been fair in Beulah this spring
Blitzen River: The Blitzen is flowing around 130 cfs near Page Springs
Bully Creek Reservoir: Bully Creek Reservoir filled up this spring after last year’s drought
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir is about 80 percent full
Chickahominy Reservoir: Chickahominy was dry last year but is now nearly full
Delintment Lake: Fishing should be excellent right now
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is 38 percent ful
John C Boyle Reservoir: There are abundant brown bullhead catfish
Lake Of The Woods: Lake of the Woods was stocked with rainbow trout for Fourth of July weekend
Malheur Reservoir: Filled up quite a bit this spring
Phillips Reservoir: Phillips Reservoir filled to nearly ¾ full this year before beginning to slowly drop again
Sprague River: Flows are at 308 cfs
Brownlee Reservoir: Bass fishing has been fair in the Powder River arm


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