Some backwater bays are freezing including Ball Bay, Howard Bay and Shoalwater Bay. Open all yea.. Most anglers fish with dead minnows along Howard and Shoalwater Bays.

Boat ramps are open. This includes Rocky Point, Henzel Park, Petric Park, Wocus Bay and Eagle Ridge. Lake levels are very low thus boats might be difficult to launch. Also, areas around boat ramps are starting to freeze especially Petric Park and Howard Bay.

The Wood River mouth is impassable to most boats. Please plan accordingly. Hagelstein Park boat ramp, restroom and campground is closed. Please remember that nets of any type cannot be used to catch any species of fish. This includes minnows to use for bait.

Diet studies of redband trout the past two years showed redband trout are focusing on forage fish when returning to the lake in the fall.

ODFW encourages catch-and-release on this fishery due to record low spawning numbers this year and low numbers two years prior. Please fight your fish quickly and then release your fish immediately without removing it from the water.

The lake is 4.3 feet below full pool and 36 percent full. Launching bigger boats will be challenging. The lake is very shallow in many areas. Water temperature is peaking around 33 degrees near the bottom.

Please remember that once you retain your one redband/rainbow trout limit you must stop fishing for redband/rainbow trout. Also, all radio tagged redband trout must be released unharmed. Redband trout will have what looks to be fishing line coming from the abdomen. These fish will be 6-18 inches in length.