Nehalem River Fish Report

Less-than-ideal fishing conditions

Nehalem River - Nehalm, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-19-2025
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The lower Nehalem River will most likely stay high and off color through the weekend making for less-than-ideal fishing conditions. The upper river is probably in decent shape today and Friday but may get muddy again by Saturday afternoon. When conditions are fishable there should be steelhead throughout the basin. There are no hatchery steelhead releases in the Nehalem so this is mostly a catch-and-release fishery for wild steelhead.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, February 19th

Crooked River: Anglers should expect high discharge
EE Wilson Angling Pond: The pond is stocked with trout
Foster Reservoir: Look for smallmouth bass and yellow perch
Junction City Pond: This pond will be stocked again this week
Quartzville Creek: This river will likely be too high for the foreseeable future
Roaring River Park Pond: This small pond will be stocked!
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Fishing for steelhead is open
Santiam River (South Fork): Still some scattered summer steelhead
Sunnyside Park Pond: Bluegill and largemouth bass year-round
Timber Linn Lake: Timber Linn Updates
Walter Wirth Lake: Walter Wirth Updates
Waverly Lake: Fair warmwater fishing for bluegill and bass
Necanicum River: Still catch-and-release opportunity for wild steelhead