Clackamas River Fish Report for 5-29-2024
Summer steelhead fishing has been good on the Clackamas
Clackamas River - Estacada, OR (Clackamas County)
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
5-29-2024
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Summer steelhead fishing has been good on the Clackamas. Pressure has been decent, but there are a lot of bright fish being caught. Spring Chinook are also now in the system and starting to be caught. Number should only increase in the coming weeks.
The winter steelhead return continues to be excellent on the Clackamas River. The current run prediction is for over 4,000 returning adults. Only in 1962 and 1971 have we had more than 3,000 unmarked winter steelhead return to the trap.
Latest creel showed bank effort is mostly Dog Creek area. Boats were checked from Feldheimer to Carver ramp.
Preliminary catch/effort estimates for Clackamas River (Rivermill Dam-Hwy 99 Bridge), May 13 - May 26:
127 boats
- Chinook- 11 kept, 21 released
- Steelhead- 32 kept, 0 released
288 bank anglers
- Chinook- 12 kept, 0 released
- Steelhead- 69 kept, 0 released
USGS hydrological data readings from the Estacada gauge near Milo McIver State Park. Hydrologic data and river forecasts can also be accessed on the NOAA/National Weather Service NW River Forecast Center -- NW River Forecast Center.
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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, May 29thChewaucan River: The river is slowing down and fishing should be pretty good right now
Dead Horse Lake: The road is still inaccessible due to snow
Dog Lake: The lake is open and the water is warming up fast
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is 40 percent full
Heart Lake: Fishing recently has been excellent
Holbrook Reservoir: The reservoir was stocked with 300 trophy rainbow trout for Memorial weekend
Upper Klamath Lake: Upper Klamath Lake Report
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Lake Of The Woods: Fishing for rainbow trout should be good from shore and boat
Lofton Reservoir: Fishing has been fair for holdover trout
Sprague River: The river is slightly tannin colored but at a great flow for fishing
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is 40 percent full
Chetco River: Cutthroat trout are scattered throughout the river
Cooper Creek Reservoir: There should still be some of the big trophy-size trout in there
Elk River: Trout fishing can be good this time of year
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 77 percent full and water is now being released for irrigation season
Fish Lake : Fish Lake Report
Floras Lake: This lake is best fished by boat as there is very limited bank access
Galesville Reservoir: Galesville Reservoir Report
Garrison Lake: The aquatic vegetation is starting to grow
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is currently 61 percent full
Lake Marie: Lake Marie Report
Lemolo Lake: The reservoir will be stocked this week
Lost Creek Lake: Trollers have had good early spring success at Lost Creek
Rogue River- Lower: Spring chinook fishing has slowed with boats picking up only a handful of fish each day
Rogue River - Middle: Flow in Grants Pass is about 2,400 cfs with a water temperature of around 59F
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): A very strong early season total of almost 2,000 hatchery spring Chinook have made it into the hatchery
Sixes River: Cutthroat are scattered throughout the river
Umpqua River: The mainstem water conditions are looking good
North Umpqua River: A few summer Steelhead are crossing Winchester Dam
Detroit Reservoir: Detroit Reservoir is full and all boat ramps are currently in the water
Foster Reservoir: The reservoir is beginning to fill and the water level is rising
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level in Green Peter continues to rise and is now only 10 feet below full pool
Sandy River: Summer steelhead fishing has been off to a great start this season
Santiam River ( North Fork) : The river is currently running at around 2,800 cfs
Santiam River (South Fork): Summer steelhead are off to a promising start this year
Timothy Lake: Timothy Lake Report
Crane Prairie Reservoir: The reservoir 87 percent full
Crescent Lake: Recent reports of good fishing for large brown and lake trout
Crooked River: The USBOR continues flood control operations from Bowman Dam
Davis Lake: Anglers report excellent bass fishing along the reeds
Fall River: Fly-anglers continue to report productive and consistent fishing in the Fall River
Haystack Reservoir: Haystack is currently at 86 percent full
Hood River: More anglers have been catching springers throughout the system
Lake Billy Chinook: Anglers report good spring kokanee and bull trout fishing
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 99 percent full
South Twin Lake: Anglers continue to report productive fishing
Wickiup Reservoir: The reservoir is 69 percent full
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