Texas Fish Report
The conditions should be great for fishing this week
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
12-13-2023
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It may be early for winter steelhead to show up in the South Umpqua, but with recent rains there might be some moving up. The conditions should be great for fishing this week. No recent reports aside from an angler catching a late season hatchery coho.
Anglers that catch a hatchery steelhead are encouraged to donate the snout at the ODFW office in Roseburg. Collection barrels will be deployed on the South soon. These snouts may contain a coded-wire tag that will help inform managers on the best release strategy to improve the program. Those who contribute snouts with coded-wire tags are entered into a monthly drawing for a gift card to Sportsman's Warehouse.
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for Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
John Day River: The Service Creek gage is currently above 1,000 CFS, allowing for good access for drift boats and rafts
Crescent Lake: Crescent Lake is currently 10 percent full
Metolius River: The Metolius River continues to fish well
North Twin Lake: Anglers continue to report excellent winter fishing for stocked trout
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is 32 percent full
South Twin Lake: Anglers continue to report good winter fishing for stocked trout
Foster Reservoir: Foster Reservoir Report
Green Peter Reservoir: The reservoir is effectively off-limits to fishing through at least the end of December
Santiam River ( North Fork) : River is currently running at around 12,000 cfs at the gauge in Mehama.
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 9,500 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Alsea River: Fall Chinook is still open on the Alsea
Kilchis River: The Kilchis has dropped into shape and is green
Necanicum River: Should be dropping and have good fishing conditions through the week
Nehalem River: The Nehalem River is still high and off color and being a large basin
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork is in good condition
Nestucca River: The Nestucca River is still around 8 feet at this time and is dropping slowly
Salmon River: Early winter steelhead have been entering the system though
Siletz River: Siletz River Report
Siltcoos Lake: Coho fishing on Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes is still open
Siuslaw River: Fall Chinook has been slowing down the past few weeks and is nearly done
Three Rivers: Three Rivers is in shape and should fish through the week
Trask River: The Trask River is still high but is dropping and should be in good condition for angling by the weekend
Wilson River: The Wilson is dropping into shape and should be in good condition for fishing through the week
Yaquina River: Fall Chinook is open on the Yaquina
Applegate Reservoir: The reservoir near its normal wintertime level
Ben Irving Reservoir: Anglers have had some luck fishing for rainbow trout
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Trout fishing should be good at Cooper Creek
Diamond Lake: The water is still open and there still should be a decent chance to catch some trout before the ice sets on
Galesville Reservoir: Trout fishing should be good throughout the day
Rogue River - Middle: Fish activity and movement should continue through the weekend with the increased river temperatures
Rogue River- Upper: The focus on the upper Rogue continues to be summer steelhead and trout fishing
Umpqua River: This week should be a good chance to catch an early winter steelhead
Umpqua River- North : Some steelhead have been spotted moving up the North Umpqua
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