Anglers report productive rainbow and brown trout fishing with some brown trout

Paulina Lake - La Pine, OR (Deschutes County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
8-21-2024
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Open to fishing all year. Anglers report productive rainbow and brown trout fishing with some brown trout in the 6- to 8-pound range caught in recent weeks. Anglers can now keep 5 kokanee in addition to daily trout limit.





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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, August 21st
Agency Lake: Redband trout are moving around with some returning to the main lake
Blitzen River: The Blitzen is flowing around 45 cfs
Bully Creek Reservoir: The reservoir is around 45 percent full
Delintment Lake: Fishing should be great
Fourmile Lake: The lake is currently 11 percent full
Gerber Reservoir: Fishing should be improving for brown bullhead and yellow perch
Upper Klamath Lake: A few redband trout have moved out into the lake
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Lake Of The Woods: Fishing for warmwater fish should be good this week with continued warm weather
Link River : Flows have increased to 1,200 cfs
Malheur Reservoir: Malheur Reservoir still has plenty of water and the boat ramp is usable
Phillips Reservoir: Phillips Reservoir has drained substantially this summer and is only about 1/3 full
Pole Creek Reservoir: Pole Creek Reservoir filled up this spring
Thief Valley Reservoir: Thief Valley has drained completely and is only 2 percent full
Warm Springs Reservoir: Warm springs is around 56 percent full right now
Wood River: The Wood River should continue improving for brown trout this week
Yellowjacket Lake: Fishing for holdover trout on Yellowjacket has been great this spring
Agate Lake: Agate Lake is 40 percent full
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate's reservoir level is currently at 1,942 feet or 57 percent full
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Bass fishing should also be good
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 21 percent full and water is being released for irrigation season
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 55 percent full and anglers continue to do well
Galesville Reservoir: The reservoir should be mostly full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 44 percent full
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is currently 44 percent full
Lake Marie: Lake Marie can be a good option to escape the valley heat
Lost Creek Lake: Trollers have had good success at Lost Creek on holdover and stocked trout
Rogue River- Lower: Rain last week raised the river and dropped water temperatures
Rogue River - Middle: Flow in Grants Pass is about 1,900 cfs with a water temperature of around 66F
Rogue River- Upper: The upper Rogue above Dodge Bridge to the hatchery is now closed to Chinook angling
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): The Rogue above Lost Creek is open for fishing and with flows dropping fishing has been good
Sixes River: August is a good time to look for sea-run cutthroat in the lower river
Umpqua River: Some anglers are reportedly getting some large smallmouth
Alsea River: Fall Chinook is back open on the Alsea River!
Kilchis River: Fishing for cutthroat trout should be fair to good throughout the river
Necanicum River: Trout fishing should be fair to good
Nehalem River: Nehalem River Report
Nestucca River: Summer steelhead are in the Nestucca and there are some fish being caught
Salmon River: The Salmon River is back open for Fall Chinook
Siletz River: Anglers have still been catching summer steelhead throughout the Siletz Gorge
Siuslaw River: Fall Chinook is back open on the Siuslaw
Trask River: Cutthroat trout fishing should be fair to good
Wilson River: Trout fishing should be fair throughout the river
Yaquina River: Chinook fishing is open on the Yaquina
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level in Green Peter is about 48 feet below full pool and dropping slowly
Quartzville Creek: Flows on Aug. 19 were around 36 cfs and will continue to drop as the summer continues
Santiam River ( North Fork) : The river is currently running at around 1,030 cfs at the gauge in Mehama
Santiam River (South Fork): Flows are currently in great shape, about 900 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Sandy River: Summer chrome
Crane Prairie Reservoir: The reservoir 72 percent full
Crescent Lake: Crescent Lake is currently 15 percent full
Deschutes River: There was a big storm on the lower Deschutes over the weekend
Haystack Reservoir: Haystack is currently at 71 percent full
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is 64 percent full
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 72 percent full
Wickiup Reservoir: Wickiup Reservoir is 32 percent full
Morgan Lake: Morgan Lake closed due to high fire danger


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