Sprague River- North Fork Fish Report

Water tempeartures will be approaching freezing

Sprague River- North Fork

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
12-17-2025
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Water tempeartures will be approaching freezing. Closed to angling for salmon. Open year-round. Fishing should be slow for Brook Trout up high near Lee Thomas Crossing. You might encounter snow. Fishing near Sandhill crossing is slow. Best Redband Trout fishing is upstream of the lowermost 3411 road bridge. Large brown trout occur in the river. Best Brown Trout fishing is downstream of Boulder Creek to the private property boundary below the 3411 road bridge.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, December 17th, 2025

Chetco River: Heavy rainfall is predicted to raise the river flow significantly this week
Coos River: Chinook salmon have moved through the bay
Coquille River: Striped bass fishing in the lower Coquille has slowed substantially
Elk River: The river has been low and clear, but should come up significantly this week from heavy rainfall
Floras Lake: Anglers may want to fish in the afternoon when conditions are a little warmer
Garrison Lake: Streams in the area may become too high and muddy to fish this week after heavy rainfall
Rogue River- Lower: Heavy rainfall is predicted to bring flows up this week
Tenmile Lakes: Tenmile Lakes Report
Agency Lake: The lake remians ice free
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir will begin to freeze on the edges with freezing nights
Fourmile Lake: The lake will begin to freeze soon
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is at 51 percent full
Upper Klamath Lake: Upper Klamath Lake Report
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Report
Link River : Redband Trout are in the river in very low numbers
Lost River: Water quality is fair
Miller Lake: Access was available last week but you might encounter snow this week

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Tuesday, December 16th, 2025

Grande Ronde River: Fishing for steelhead has been good when the water clarity and flows have been good
Imnaha River: Steelhead fishing has been good in the lower portion of the river
Wallowa Lake : Fish are still available for hardy anglers
Wallowa River: Steelhead are starting to move into the Wallowa River and are being caught by anglers
Alsea River: Fall Chinook is winding to a close on the Alsea river
Kilchis River: It is still early for winter steelhead on the Kilchis River, the run peaks January through March
Necanicum River: The Necanicum is in decent shape but may blow out again on Thursday
Nehalem River: The mainstem Nehalem will likely go another weekend without dropping into decent condition
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork Nehalem dropped back into fishable condition last weekend
Nestucca River: The Nestucca peaked over 16 feet last week and is still high and off color
Salmon River: Winter steelhead will start moving into the basin
Siletz River: Fall Chinook is slowing down as we progress towards the end of the season
Three Rivers: Three Rivers has some steelhead showing up
Trask River: Steelhead are just getting started and will peak January through March
Wilson River: The Wilson peaked near 15 feet (flood stage) and is still high