Coos River Fish Report for 10-4-2023
Anglers can catch rockfish around the jetties in the lower Coos Bay estuary
Coos River - Coos Bay, OR (Coos County)
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
10-4-2023
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Anglers can catch rockfish around the jetties in the lower Coos Bay estuary. Best fishing is typically near slack tides with good fishing one day and fair fishing the next. A jig fished with a twister tail trailer is always a good option to catch bottomfish.
The 2023 daily general marine fish bag limit is 5 fish plus 2 lingcod with no retention of quillback rockfish. Anglers can harvest 1 cabezon per day as part of you 5 fish daily bag limit.
The best Chinook fishing has been in the Coos River, upper Isthmus Slough, Millicoma River, and South Fork Coos River. Salmon anglers looking to catch coho are having the best success from Charleston to California Street Boat Ramp. The wild coho retention season in the Coos Basin ends on Tuesday, Oct 10. Anglers are trolling cut plug herring or spinners behind a flasher to catch Chinook and coho salmon.
The daily salmon bag limit in Coos Basin is 2 salmon per day. From July 1 – Dec 31, wild Chinook salmon harvest in Coos estuary is restricted to 2 wild adult Chinook salmon per day and 10 for the season. The wild coho season in Coos Basin is from Sept. 15 – Oct. 10. Anglers will be allowed 1 wild coho adult per day and 3 for the season.
Trout fishing in streams and rivers are open through Oct. 31 and anglers can now use bait. River levels are very low for this time of the year, with warm water temperatures. But water temperatures should start to drop as we get longer, cooler nights.
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for Wednesday, October 4th, 2023Deschutes River: Anglers have been reporting good trout fishing lately
Fall River: Fly-anglers report excellent autumn fishing in the Fall River
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is 32 percent full
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 61 percent full
Wickiup Reservoir: Anglers report fair kokanee and bass fishing
Breitenbush River: With nice weather forecasted this week this river looks to be a nice option for trout fishing
Detroit Reservoir: Water levels are slowly dropping and will continue to drop through the fall
Foster Reservoir: The reservoir was stocked several times this spring
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Coho fishing looks very promising these next few weeks
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 2,250 cfs
Alsea River: Fall Chinook is open on the Alsea
Kilchis River: Cutthroat are available throughout the river
Necanicum River: The Necanicum had some fall Chinook move into the river on last week's rain
Nehalem River: Chinook fishing has slowed some but remains fair in Nehalem Bay
Nestucca River: Fall Chinook fishing in the Nestucca has been fair
Siuslaw River: Fall Chinook has started to pick up the last few weeks on the Siuslaw river!
Trask River: Trask River Report
Chetco River: Salmon fishing in the estuary continues to be good
Coquille River: Coho salmon has been good for anglers fishing from the Highway 101 Bridge to Rocky Point
Elk River: Recent rains have brought a few Chinook into the river
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 13 percent full
Fish Lake : Trout fishing should be good
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 34 percent full
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is currently 40 percent full
Illinois River: The Illinois is now closed to fishing between 8 Dollar Bridge and Pomeroy Dam
Lost Creek Lake: Trout and bass fishing should be good
Rogue River- Lower: Angling pressure has dropped considerably in the Rogue Bay
Rogue River - Middle: The current flow is 1280cfs, and the average river temperature is 56 F
Rogue River- Upper: The focus on the upper Rogue continues to be summer steelhead and trout fishing
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): The river upstream of Lost Creek remains a good place to fish
Sixes River: The low flow closure is currently in place for the lower river
Tenmile Lakes: The lake surface water temperature is in the low 60s
Chewaucan River: Fly-fishing with beadheads is probably your best bet throughout the day
Dead Horse Lake: Fishing should be great at this lake as it was stocked
Fourmile Lake: A few lake trout are also showing up in the catch
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is 16 percent full
Holbrook Reservoir: Holbrook Reservoir Fishing Report
John C Boyle Reservoir: Water levels generally remain very similar and drop as the day progresses
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Lake Of The Woods: Fishing should be fair for rainbow trout
Lofton Reservoir: The water is still low, and the boat ramp is roughly 20 feet from the boat launch
Long Creek Reservoir: Fishing should be good for brook trout and redband trout lower in the creek
Miller Lake: Fishing will be slow as most rainbow trout have been caught
Sprague River: Fishing has been slow for redband trout
North Fork Sprague River: Fishing for brook trout is good above Sandhill Crossing and excellent at Lee Thomas Campground area
South Fork Sprague River: Fishing will be fair due to past drought and fire in the watershed
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