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Following is the weekly Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife fishing report that is compiled by regional fisheries biologists.
AGATE RESERVOIR: Agate Reservoir is stocked with rainbow trout, but fishing for bass and panfish is the better bet as water temperatures warm. Crappie fishing is fair to good, with best success in the evening. At Agate, flies, crappie jigs, and bait all are working for crappie. Largemouth bass are also available.
ALL SPORTS POND: All Sports Pond is stocked with legal-sized rainbow trout, and bass and panfish are available.
APPLEGATE RESERVOIR: Applegate Reservoir is stocked with rainbow trout, and fishing should be fair to good. The reservoir also offers land-locked juvenile spring chinook salmon, along with bass and panfish.
COOS COUNTY LAKES: Large "trophy" trout were stocked in Empire Lakes and Powers Pond for free fishing weekend. Additional trophy trout are scheduled to be stocked in Upper Empire Lake the week of June 12. Bass fishing at Tenmile has been good recently but the weedline is starting to show just out from the shore. Bluegill angling has also been good. Tenmile anglers are reminded that largemouth bass over 15 inches must be released unharmed back into the lake.
COOS RIVER BASIN: Shad fishing is still good in the Coos and Millicoma tidewater areas now but will start to slow down soon. Shad fishing is usually best during sunny afternoons. Trolling or casting shad darts is the most common method to catch shad. Trout fishing in upper reaches of the Millicoma has been fair. Artificial flies and lures are required when fishing above tidewater.
COQUILLE RIVER BASIN: Shad are also still available in the Coquille, with fishing best on sunny days. Trolling or casting shad darts around the City of Coquille can be very productive.
Striped bass fishing in the Coquille River is best up to Arago. Other areas where they are commonly caught include Riverton, Randolph Island, Myrtle Point, and adjacent to Johnson Mill Pond. Stripers will take bait such as shrimp or baitfish, as well as large plugs. Most feeding activity is near dawn and dusk.
EMIGRANT RESERVOIR: Stocked rainbow trout are available, but recent warm weather may slow success. Anglers trolling brightly colored lures such as flatfish and roostertails on the surface did very well recently between the boat ramps at the county park and the dam. Bank anglers are also picking up some trout. Bass and panfish are also available, and success on crappie is improving.
EXPO POND: Expo Pond is stocked with rainbow trout. Rainbow-colored floating bait fished off the bottom has been a successful technique for trout recently, along with casting spinners from the bank. Good numbers of trout are still available for anglers at the pond. Largemouth bass and panfish are also available.
FISH LAKE: Fish Lake is stocked with rainbow trout, but anglers will need to adapt to reduced water clarity due to a recent algae bloom. Brook trout are available in addition to rainbow trout.
ILLINOIS RIVER: The Illinois River up to Pomeroy Dam is open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead. Artificial flies and lures only.
LAKE SELMAC: Lake Selmac is stocked with rainbow trout. Largemouth bass fishing has been very good, and panfish are also available.
PACIFIC OCEAN & BEACHES: Ocean salmon has been slow recently due to wind and water conditions preventing boats from fishing. Chinook, coho and bottom fish are being caught when conditions are calm.
The selective coho season opened June 17 for ocean waters from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. Two salmon per day allowed, retained coho must have a healed adipose fin clip. The selective coho season is scheduled to remain open through July 31 or until the quota is reached. The minimum length for coho is 16 inches and Chinook is 20 inches. No more than 2 single point barbless hooks may be used.
COOS COUNTY LAKES: Bass fishing at Tenmile has been good recently but the weedline is starting to show just out from the shore. Bluegill angling has also been good. Tenmile anglers are reminded that largemouth bass over 15 inches must be released unharmed back into the lake.
ROGUE RIVER, LOWER: Emergency regulations are in effect for the Rogue River from the mouth to Whiskey Creek. Anglers must release all wild unmarked Chinook salmon until July 15th. Anglers can still keep up to two adipose clipped Chinook per day. Water temperatures have been best in the morning. Last week boats were averaging almost one hatchery spring Chinook per boat. Fishing has slowed considerably with hotter weather in the valley. There have been no reports of summer steelhead being caught.
ROGUE RIVER, MIDDLE: Spring chinook and early run summer steelhead are available. In response to low returns, the retention of wild, non adipose fin-clipped spring chinook salmon is closed as of June 5 on the Rogue River to protect fish stocks. Anglers still will be allowed to retain adipose fin-clipped chinook. The regulations can be viewed on the ODFW website at http://www.dfw.state.or.us. Flows at Grants Pass are averaging 2,860 cubic feet per second on Tuesday morning. The Rogue is open for trout fishing with a limit is five adipose fin-clipped trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. All non adipose fin-clipped rainbow and all cutthroat trout must be released unharmed.
ROGUE RIVER, UPPER: Spring chinook and early run summer steelhead are available. In response to low returns, the retention of wild, non adipose fin-clipped spring chinook salmon is closed as of June 5 on the Rogue River to protect fish stocks. Anglers still will be allowed to retain adipose fin-clipped chinook. In addition, the fishing season for spring chinook between Gold Ray Dam and Rogue Elk County Park will close July 1. The regulations can be viewed on the ODFW website at http://www.dfw.state.or.us. Reservoir outflows are averaging 2,900 cubic feet per second on Tuesday morning. A total of 6,139 spring chinook and 492 summer steelhead have been counted at Gold Ray Dam as of June 19th. The Rogue is open for trout fishing with a limit is five adipose fin-clipped trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. All non adipose fin-clipped rainbow and all cutthroat trout must be released unharmed.
SMITH RIVER: Trout fishing has been good. Smallmouth are available in Smith River below the falls and fishing should be good.
SOUTH COAST BEACHES: Northwest winds have made fishing tough. Anglers fishing early mornings have done the best. Anglers have a choice of perch fishing off the beaches, or accessing the numerous rock points for bottom fish.
SOUTH COAST LAKES AND PONDS: Anglers should expect slow fishing at most South Coast lakes as water and weed growth continues to rise. Garrison Lake received an additional 100 trophy trout last week. Southard, Babyfoot and Laird Lakes should hold up through the summer and continue to produce good catches of rainbow trout.
SOUTH COAST STREAMS: Warming water and lower flows have kick started the insect hatches. Cutthroat fishing should be excellent in most streams. Early morning is best, with anglers fishing the head of pools or riffles as the sun hits the water. Hunter Creek and Brush Creek are closed.
TENMILE BASIN: Trout angling in Tenmile Creek is open, with flies and lures required above tidewater.
UMPQUA ESTUARY: Sturgeon fishing has been very good in the estuary for oversize with a few legal fish being harvested.
UMPQUA RIVER MAINSTEM: Spring chinook are still being harvest in the mainstem. As water temperatures increase fishing will become difficult for spring chinook. Main-stem Umpqua closed to the retention of all non fin-clipped steelhead, but remains open year round for fin-clipped steelhead. Smallmouth fishing is good and will continue to improve with the warm water temperatures. Shad are still in the river and fishing will be good around the Sawyers Rapids area.
UMPQUA RIVER, NORTH: Fishing remains sporadic for spring chinook and summer steelhead. Water temperatures in the North Umpqua are starting to warm which should improve summer steelhead fishing. Bright spring chinook are still being caught. Winchester Dam counts show 4,259 spring chinook and 1,475 summer steelhead through June 15th.
UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: Smallmouth fishing is improving and will continue to improve as water temperatures warm.
SHELLFISH
Razor clam harvest is OPEN for the entire Oregon coast for the first time in almost 4 years. Harvest of bay clams, mussels, and other shellfish species is also open throughout the state at this time. Always check for health advisories by calling the Oregon Department of Agriculture's Shellfish line at 800-448-2474 for updates.
For more information about razor clams and current status of particular areas see the ODFW razor clam web page at http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/shellfish/razorclams
Good catches of razor clams were reported during the recent low tide series at Whiskey Run beach.
Bay and ocean crabbing tends to be slow at this time of year as Dungeness crab begin reproductive cycles. Crabbing is still worthwhile, but quality and quantity of crab will both be less than what may be expected in the fall or winter. The Coos Bay shoreline along the inside of the North Spit from Empire to Charleston is a good area for crabbing. Public crabbing docks can be found in Winchester Bay, Bandon, Charleston, and Empire.
Following is the weekly Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife fishing report that is compiled by regional fisheries biologists.
AGATE RESERVOIR: Agate Reservoir is stocked with rainbow trout, but fishing for bass and panfish is the better bet as water temperatures warm. Crappie fishing is fair to good, with best success in the evening. At Agate, flies, crappie jigs, and bait all are working for crappie. Largemouth bass are also available.
ALL SPORTS POND: All Sports Pond is stocked with legal-sized rainbow trout, and bass and panfish are available.
APPLEGATE RESERVOIR: Applegate Reservoir is stocked with rainbow trout, and fishing should be fair to good. The reservoir also offers land-locked juvenile spring chinook salmon, along with bass and panfish.
COOS COUNTY LAKES: Large "trophy" trout were stocked in Empire Lakes and Powers Pond for free fishing weekend. Additional trophy trout are scheduled to be stocked in Upper Empire Lake the week of June 12. Bass fishing at Tenmile has been good recently but the weedline is starting to show just out from the shore. Bluegill angling has also been good. Tenmile anglers are reminded that largemouth bass over 15 inches must be released unharmed back into the lake.
COOS RIVER BASIN: Shad fishing is still good in the Coos and Millicoma tidewater areas now but will start to slow down soon. Shad fishing is usually best during sunny afternoons. Trolling or casting shad darts is the most common method to catch shad. Trout fishing in upper reaches of the Millicoma has been fair. Artificial flies and lures are required when fishing above tidewater.
COQUILLE RIVER BASIN: Shad are also still available in the Coquille, with fishing best on sunny days. Trolling or casting shad darts around the City of Coquille can be very productive.
Striped bass fishing in the Coquille River is best up to Arago. Other areas where they are commonly caught include Riverton, Randolph Island, Myrtle Point, and adjacent to Johnson Mill Pond. Stripers will take bait such as shrimp or baitfish, as well as large plugs. Most feeding activity is near dawn and dusk.
EMIGRANT RESERVOIR: Stocked rainbow trout are available, but recent warm weather may slow success. Anglers trolling brightly colored lures such as flatfish and roostertails on the surface did very well recently between the boat ramps at the county park and the dam. Bank anglers are also picking up some trout. Bass and panfish are also available, and success on crappie is improving.
EXPO POND: Expo Pond is stocked with rainbow trout. Rainbow-colored floating bait fished off the bottom has been a successful technique for trout recently, along with casting spinners from the bank. Good numbers of trout are still available for anglers at the pond. Largemouth bass and panfish are also available.
FISH LAKE: Fish Lake is stocked with rainbow trout, but anglers will need to adapt to reduced water clarity due to a recent algae bloom. Brook trout are available in addition to rainbow trout.
ILLINOIS RIVER: The Illinois River up to Pomeroy Dam is open for adipose fin-clipped steelhead. Artificial flies and lures only.
LAKE SELMAC: Lake Selmac is stocked with rainbow trout. Largemouth bass fishing has been very good, and panfish are also available.
PACIFIC OCEAN & BEACHES: Ocean salmon has been slow recently due to wind and water conditions preventing boats from fishing. Chinook, coho and bottom fish are being caught when conditions are calm.
The selective coho season opened June 17 for ocean waters from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. Two salmon per day allowed, retained coho must have a healed adipose fin clip. The selective coho season is scheduled to remain open through July 31 or until the quota is reached. The minimum length for coho is 16 inches and Chinook is 20 inches. No more than 2 single point barbless hooks may be used.
COOS COUNTY LAKES: Bass fishing at Tenmile has been good recently but the weedline is starting to show just out from the shore. Bluegill angling has also been good. Tenmile anglers are reminded that largemouth bass over 15 inches must be released unharmed back into the lake.
ROGUE RIVER, LOWER: Emergency regulations are in effect for the Rogue River from the mouth to Whiskey Creek. Anglers must release all wild unmarked Chinook salmon until July 15th. Anglers can still keep up to two adipose clipped Chinook per day. Water temperatures have been best in the morning. Last week boats were averaging almost one hatchery spring Chinook per boat. Fishing has slowed considerably with hotter weather in the valley. There have been no reports of summer steelhead being caught.
ROGUE RIVER, MIDDLE: Spring chinook and early run summer steelhead are available. In response to low returns, the retention of wild, non adipose fin-clipped spring chinook salmon is closed as of June 5 on the Rogue River to protect fish stocks. Anglers still will be allowed to retain adipose fin-clipped chinook. The regulations can be viewed on the ODFW website at http://www.dfw.state.or.us. Flows at Grants Pass are averaging 2,860 cubic feet per second on Tuesday morning. The Rogue is open for trout fishing with a limit is five adipose fin-clipped trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. All non adipose fin-clipped rainbow and all cutthroat trout must be released unharmed.
ROGUE RIVER, UPPER: Spring chinook and early run summer steelhead are available. In response to low returns, the retention of wild, non adipose fin-clipped spring chinook salmon is closed as of June 5 on the Rogue River to protect fish stocks. Anglers still will be allowed to retain adipose fin-clipped chinook. In addition, the fishing season for spring chinook between Gold Ray Dam and Rogue Elk County Park will close July 1. The regulations can be viewed on the ODFW website at http://www.dfw.state.or.us. Reservoir outflows are averaging 2,900 cubic feet per second on Tuesday morning. A total of 6,139 spring chinook and 492 summer steelhead have been counted at Gold Ray Dam as of June 19th. The Rogue is open for trout fishing with a limit is five adipose fin-clipped trout per day, 8 inch minimum length. All non adipose fin-clipped rainbow and all cutthroat trout must be released unharmed.
SMITH RIVER: Trout fishing has been good. Smallmouth are available in Smith River below the falls and fishing should be good.
SOUTH COAST BEACHES: Northwest winds have made fishing tough. Anglers fishing early mornings have done the best. Anglers have a choice of perch fishing off the beaches, or accessing the numerous rock points for bottom fish.
SOUTH COAST LAKES AND PONDS: Anglers should expect slow fishing at most South Coast lakes as water and weed growth continues to rise. Garrison Lake received an additional 100 trophy trout last week. Southard, Babyfoot and Laird Lakes should hold up through the summer and continue to produce good catches of rainbow trout.
SOUTH COAST STREAMS: Warming water and lower flows have kick started the insect hatches. Cutthroat fishing should be excellent in most streams. Early morning is best, with anglers fishing the head of pools or riffles as the sun hits the water. Hunter Creek and Brush Creek are closed.
TENMILE BASIN: Trout angling in Tenmile Creek is open, with flies and lures required above tidewater.
UMPQUA ESTUARY: Sturgeon fishing has been very good in the estuary for oversize with a few legal fish being harvested.
UMPQUA RIVER MAINSTEM: Spring chinook are still being harvest in the mainstem. As water temperatures increase fishing will become difficult for spring chinook. Main-stem Umpqua closed to the retention of all non fin-clipped steelhead, but remains open year round for fin-clipped steelhead. Smallmouth fishing is good and will continue to improve with the warm water temperatures. Shad are still in the river and fishing will be good around the Sawyers Rapids area.
UMPQUA RIVER, NORTH: Fishing remains sporadic for spring chinook and summer steelhead. Water temperatures in the North Umpqua are starting to warm which should improve summer steelhead fishing. Bright spring chinook are still being caught. Winchester Dam counts show 4,259 spring chinook and 1,475 summer steelhead through June 15th.
UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: Smallmouth fishing is improving and will continue to improve as water temperatures warm.
SHELLFISH
Razor clam harvest is OPEN for the entire Oregon coast for the first time in almost 4 years. Harvest of bay clams, mussels, and other shellfish species is also open throughout the state at this time. Always check for health advisories by calling the Oregon Department of Agriculture's Shellfish line at 800-448-2474 for updates.
For more information about razor clams and current status of particular areas see the ODFW razor clam web page at http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/shellfish/razorclams
Good catches of razor clams were reported during the recent low tide series at Whiskey Run beach.
Bay and ocean crabbing tends to be slow at this time of year as Dungeness crab begin reproductive cycles. Crabbing is still worthwhile, but quality and quantity of crab will both be less than what may be expected in the fall or winter. The Coos Bay shoreline along the inside of the North Spit from Empire to Charleston is a good area for crabbing. Public crabbing docks can be found in Winchester Bay, Bandon, Charleston, and Empire.
