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CHETCO RIVER: cutthroat trout Cutthroat fishing is good with the best fishing early in the morning. Fly fishing or tossing small spinners is producing the best. COOPER CREEK RESERVOIR: rainbow trout Cooper Creek was stocked in 2009 with about 11,050 trout, of which 2,000 were 1.5-2 lbs each. Cooper Creek now has about 8,000 trout stocked so far this year. Bass fishing is also picking up with a 7-pounder being caught recently. COOS COUNTY LAKES: trout and bluegills
Trout fishing is still good in Saunders Lake, Eel Lake, Empire Lakes and Tenmile Lakes. Trout have been stocked in the Millicoma Pond at the Millicoma Interpretive Center and fishing is excellent. Millicoma Pond is set aside for kids fishing only and is a great chance for them to hook into fish. Please call before traveling to Millicoma Pond to make sure the gates are open. The phone number is (541)267-2557. Trout have been biting on worms, small spinners, or flies. In many of the area lakes, bluegills are staging in shallow water preparing to spawn. Male bluegills make nests that are saucer shape and are very aggressive protecting their nest. Bluegills will take small flies, small jigs or a small piece of worm on a hook under a bobber. COOS RIVER BASIN: trout, sturgeon, rockfish, Dungeness crab, clams Sturgeon fishing has been slow. Anglers are reminded that new regulations ban the retention of green sturgeon in all Oregon waters. Fishing for rockfish and greenling around the jetties in the lower bay has been good. Be cautious when fishing this part of the bay because weather conditions can change quickly. A jig with a plastic twister tail is a good bait to use for rockfish, while a sand shrimp on or near the bottom will work great for greenling. The Oregon Department of Agriculture closed all recreational razor clam harvesting from Coos Bay to Bandon due to elevated levels of domoic acid. Razor clamming remains open north of Coos Bay and south of Bandon. There good places to dig for bay clams in Coos Bay even on positive ebb tides. Good places to dig for clams in Coos Bay are near Charleston, off Cape Argo Highway, and Clam Island. For more information on shellfish in Coos Bay click on the following link: Shellfish Assessment of Coastal Oregon. Before any shellfish harvest trip, make sure to check the Oregon Department of Agriculture website for any recent shellfish closures. Crabbing has been decent for those crabbing from boats and for those crabbing from the docks. Red rock crabs are the main harvest from the docks. The best baits to use are fish, chicken or turkey legs. COQUILLE RIVER BASIN: trout Trout fishing in the bay and rivers is now open. Angling is restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater. The best fishing for trout will be near structure like logs or large boulders. Cutthroat trout are biting on small streamers or spinners Lemolo Reservoir opened for trout fishing April 24. There should be some hold over trophy trout from last year’s stocking plus over 20,000 rainbow that were stocked last fall. The lake has also been stocked recently with more rainbows. Lemolo also hosts some excellent spring-time brown trout fishing. Browns have recently been caught on Tasmanian devils and castmasters while fishing near the bottom. There has been some recent reports of successful fishing for both rainbows and browns. For additional information on access or fishing contact Lemolo Lake Resort at 541-634-6842. LOON LAKE: rainbow trout, bass Loon Lake recieved over 7,000 legal-sized trout to date. The lake was also stocked with some fingerlings last year that should be legal-sized now. Loon Lake Resort is open, and the BLM and resort boat ramps are open. Bass and bluegill fishing has also been good recently at Loon Lake. LOST CREEK RESERVOIR: rainbow trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass The Department of human Services lifted the blue-green algae alert on June 22, 2010. Over the weekend anglers started coming back to fish and the fish were biting. MEDCO POND: rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill Medco Pond has been stocked with 1,600 legal-sized rainbow trout. It also has good populations of largemouth bass and bluegill. Fishing has been good for both trout and the warmwater fish. PACIFIC OCEAN AND BEACHES: bottomfish, greenling, salmon Fishing for rockfish and lingcod has been excellent when the ocean has been “calm.” Fishing from shore for rockfish has been fair. Concentrate your fishing near rocky outcroppings and drop-offs. Fishing for greenling has been good especially when fishing around rocky shorelines with some kelp growing near by. Sand shrimp is an excellent bait to use. Chinook salmon and fin-clipped coho salmon seasons are open in the ocean. PLAT I RESERVOIR: rainbow trout, warmwater game fish Bass can be harvested from Mar. 1 to Oct. 31. Plat I was stocked with 4,500 trout in 2009. To date nearly 4,000 trout have been stocked. POWERS POND: rainbow trout, bluegills, largemouth bass Fishing for stocked trout has been fair. There is lots of aquatic vegetation growing in the pond making fishing very difficult. Trout are biting on worms suspended under a bobber, small spinners or flies. Look for the pockets of “deeper” water within the vegetation. Fishing for bluegills has been fair. There are some bluegills near shore but most of the keeper size bluegills are out in the pond a little farther. Best fishing is in a small boat or float tube. Use small flies or a piece of worm under a bobber. Largemouth bass fishing is best in the early mornings or in the evening. REINHART POND: rainbow trout, warm water fish Reinhart Pond has been stocked with rainbow trout. Nightcrawlers, small spinners or spoons are catching fish. Yellow PowerBait has been working especially well. Largemouth bass and bluegill are biting also.
ROGUE RIVER To find out more about conservation, management and outreach efforts on the Rogue River, check out the new Rogue River page on the ODFW Web site. Rogue River, lower: chinook, summer steelhead Chinook fishing has slowed in the river and anglers are eagerly awaiting the arrival of fall chinook in the estuary. Summer steelhead fishing has been slow as river flows drop and water temperatures in the lower river have been steadily climbing. Rogue River, middle: chinook salmon, steelhead Spring chinook angling has been fair in the middle Rogue, with the best success occurring above Gold Hill. Back-bouncing row and sardine-wrapped plugs have been producing fish. A few summer steelhead have been taken by anglers using spoons, spinners, and side drifting small pieces of roe. The flow at Grants Pass on June 29 was 1980 cfs and the water temperature was 64oF. Trout and steelhead have been biting small spinners, Panther Martins, and copper colored lures. Rogue River, upper: chinook salmon, steelhead Angling for spring chinook has been good, especially in the river above Shady Cove. Try backbouncing roe, quickfish, beads and roe, or corkies. Summer steelhead are also starting to show up in the creel. As of June 23, a total of 1,004 summer steelhead and 15,355 spring chinook have been counted over Gold Ray Dam. The Rogue River is closed to access from a point 1,000 feet above Gold Ray Dam to a point 500 feet below the dam to accommodate work to remove the dam. Excess adult spring chinook from Cole Rivers Hatchery have been recycled to the Touvelle boat ramp. All nonadipose fin-clipped (wild) chinook salmon must be released unharmed. Check angling regulations for more information. The Rogue River from Gold Ray Dam up to Dodge Bridge will open up to the harvest of non adipose fin-clipped spring chinook salmon from July 1 through August 31. Check angling regulations for more information. On June 29, the flow out of Lost Creek Reservoir was 2,341 cfs, and the flow at Gold Ray was 2,490 cfs. The river temperature was 53oF at the reservoir outflow and 56oF at Gold Ray. The Rogue River is now open to trout fishing; however, only adipose fin-clipped rainbow may be retained. Try small copper colored spinners, flies, worms, PowerBait and Panther Martins. Rogue River, above Lost Creek Reservoir: trout This section of the river will be stocked again with rainbow trout this week. Try bait, flies, and small lures. SODA SPRINGS RESERVOIR: brown and rainbow trout Open year round for trout fishing. The North Umpqua mainstem and the tributaries upstream of Soda Springs Reservoir opened April 24, 2010. The gate to Soda Springs Reservoir has been closed for construction so access is off the Medicine Creek Road. SMITH RIVER: striped bass, trout, fall chinook, steelhead The Smith will re-pen for adipose fin-clipped steelhead and chinook from mouth to Spencer Creek and North Fork from mouth upstream to Johnson Creek on May 22. This area will also open for catch and release trout on May 22. However, this area is open to striped bass year-round, two fish per 24 hours, 24-inch minimum size. Fishing for fin-clipped steelhead on the mainstem Smith from Spencer Creek upstream to Sisters Creek and the North Fork from Johnson Creek to bridge 10 closed April 30. This area will open to catch-and-release trout fishing with artificial flies and lures starting May 22. SOUTH COAST STREAMS: trout Trout season in the Mainstem Umpqua, mainstem tributaries, Smith River, South Umpqua, Cow Creek, North Umpqua, and North Umpqua tributaries below Soda Springs Reservoir opened May 22. Check regulations for gear and boundary restrictions. SPAULDING POND: trout Spaulding Pond has been stocked with legal-sized rainbow trout. Anging should be good from the bank with flies, lures and bait.
TENMILE Basin: trout, largemouth bass Fishing for trout in Tenmile lakes has been good. The best technique is to troll spinners or nightcrawlers behind a wedding ring or trolling small crankbaits. Most fish have been 8 to 15-inches long with an occasional fish over 15 inches. Fishing for largemouth bass is good. Bass are still in shallow water along the weedlines or other cover. Bass are biting on crankbaits, jigs, plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and topwater baits. Best fishing is in the early mornings and evenings. TOKETEE LAKE: brown trout Fishing is open in Toketee year-round. The lake has both good bank and boat access throughout. Fishing is slow. The nearby Lemolo Two Forebay was stocked recently with some rainbow and brown trout. UMPQUA ESTUARY: sturgeon, striped bass, chinook Ocean chinook fishing out of Winchester Bay is starting to pick up. The South Jetty has continued to provide good rockfish angling and surfperch fishing is good above Winchester Bay. Crabbing continues to improve as the water levels drop. Both sturgeon and striped bass fishing have been slow in the lower Umpqua. Check with the Coast Guard for new deadlines in the lower Umpqua when the bar is closed (541-271-4847). UMPQUA HIGH LAKES AND FOREBAYS: trout Clearwater Forebay #2 was stocked with over 1,500 trout so far this year. Lake of the Woods and Hemlock have now been stocked. Red Top Lake above Myrtle Creek was also stocked with legal sized trout recently. Other high lakes including Maidu, Bull Pup, Connie, Skookum (N. Umpqua), Calamut, Fuller, Wolf, Cliff, Buckeye, Linda, and Big Twin Lakes are annually stocked with brook trout. Linda and Calamut were stocked with rainbow trout fingerlings in 2009 instead of the normal brook trout. UMPQUA RIVER MAINSTEM: steelhead, coho, chinook Umpqua Basin Note: Trout season in the Mainstem Umpqua, mainstem tributaries, Smith River, South Umpqua, Cow Creek, North Umpqua, and North Umpqua tributaries below Soda Springs Reservoir opened May 22. Check regulations for gear and boundary restrictions. UMPQUA RIVER, MAINSTEM: steelhead, chinook, bass Remember the mainstem Umpqua is closed to wild steelhead harvest, but remains open year-round for adipose fin-clipped steelhead. Please report anybody harvesting wild steelhead to OSP. Spring chinook should be moving out of the lower Umpqua and heading toward the North Umpqua. There was a good jack count in 2009, so run should be similar to last year which had over 14,000 spring chinook at Winchester Dam. Over 7,000 chinook have crossed Winchester Dam as of early June. Fishing should improve as the water temperature warms up. Shad are still being caught in the Yellow Creek area, but the number of fish and anglers have both dropped. Bass fishing will pickup as the water temperatures increase. UMPQUA RIVER, NORTH: steelhead, spring chinook Remember that only adipose fin-clipped steelhead can be harvested on the North Umpqua. The final count for winter steelhead this year at Winchester Dam was 10,608. All steelhead passing from May 1 to December 1 are considered summer steelhead. There is a North Umpqua summer steelhead hatchery program, so the number of fin-clipped steelhead available for harvest should increase as summer approaches. Springers are reported being caught from Winchester Dam and up to Swiftwater. The North is open to catch-and-release trout fishing from the mouth upstream to Soda Springs Dam. UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: trout, smallmouth bass The South Umpqua opens to trout and smallmouth bass fishing May 22. The South and its tributaries are open from Jackson Creek downstream to the mouth. Jackson Creek and above is closed to angling. Tributaries to the South Umpqua, plus Cow Creek and its tributaries require the use of artificial flies and lures. Bait is allowed in the Mainstem South. The South has been high and muddy. Bass fishing should improve once the river drops and the water temperature increases. WILLOW LAKE: rainbow trout, largemouth bass, crappie, yellow perch, bullhead The Department of Human Services blue-green algae warning for Willow Lake is still in effect. The Jackson County Campground is open. Recent rain and snowmelt have increased the level of the lake to where the boat ramp is now usable. WINCHESTER BAY: sturgeon, coho, rockfish Ocean fishing for chinook is starting to improve. Crabbing has also improved lately. Fishing for rockfish at the South Jetty has been productive recently. The “pinkfins” have started to arrive. Anglers can fish for these surfperch via boat up to Gardiner or try surf fishing. Check with the Coast Guard for new deadlines in the lower Umpqua when the bar is closed (541-271-4847). WINCHUCK RIVER: cutthroat trout Cutthroat fishing is good. The best areas for fishing access are either in the estuary or up on Forest Service property. OREGON COAST Always check for health advisories by calling the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Shellfish line at 1-800-448-2474 for updates. Crabbing has been good. Crabbing from public docks or boat if available is a great opportunity for families to catch a delicious dinner. Kids often enjoy sorting out the smaller crab that can be abundant. Public crabbing docks can be found in Winchester Bay, Bandon, Charleston, and Empire. Clamming. The Oregon Department of Agriculture has opened coastal bays along the Oregon Coast to recreational clam harvest. Mussel harvesting, from the mouth of the Columbia River closed south of Bastendorf Beach near Charleston to the California border because of elevated levels of paralytic shellfish toxins. The closure of mussel harvesting north of Bastendorf Beach north to the Columbia River is now open | ||||||
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