Santiam River (South Fork) Fish Report for 4-24-2024
ummer steelhead are off to a pretty good start
Santiam River (South Fork) - Sweet Home, OR (Linn County)
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
4-24-2024
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Fishing is generally best when flows are below 3,000 cfs. Currently flows are around 2,200 cfs at the Waterloo gauge as of April 23. Fishing is starting to heat up with the arrival of the first few summer steelhead of the season. Summer steelhead are off to a pretty good start this year with over 1,750 adults having crossed into the upper Willamette River so far. A few of these fish have already arrived in the South Santiam and are being caught by anglers, with more arriving each day.
A few weeks behind are the spring chinook, but their numbers are expected to rise dramatically in the next couple of weeks. Now that we are beyond April 22, bait restrictions are lifted and anglers can use bait through the end of October.
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for Wednesday, April 24thApplegate Reservoir: Applegate was stocked recently
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 69 percent full and continues to fill
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 62 percent full
Galesville Reservoir: Stories that some of the trophy trout have been being caught
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 50 percent full
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is currently 59 percent full
Rogue River - Middle: Winter steelhead are spread throughout the middle Rogue
Rogue River- Upper: Lots of winter steelhead are present in the upper Rogue
Umpqua River: The mainstem has decent water conditions this week
Kilchis River: Winter steelhead on the Kilchis River is all but over
Alsea River: The Alsea River has remained fair the past few weeks
Nestucca River: The first summer steelhead of the season should show up anytime now
Siletz River: Spring Chinook fishing has begun on the Siletz
Trask River: The Trask River is just about done for winter steelhead
Wilson River: The first summer steelhead should be showing up any time now
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level in Green Peter continues to rise
Harriett Lake: There's still a fair amount of snow at Harriet
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