Water temperatures remain cold

Wood River - Klamath Falls, OR (Klamath County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
7-6-2022
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Water temperatures remain cold (48° F) and the river is still slightly turbid due to snowmelt in Annie and Sun creeks. Go to the Oregon Water Resources Near Real Time Website to look at flows for Annie Creek. Best fishing is below Weed Road.

Brown trout typically feed on organisms on the bottom of the river this time of year. These include sculpin, earthworms, crayfish and stoneflies. Patterns or lures that match these will be more successful. Grasshoppers are starting to show themselves and will become important food items in coming weeks.

The pale morning duns are the most prolific insects throughout the river. Match the hatch dry fly fishing will be good this month.

Please handle redband trout carefully and be on the lookout for bull trout. Report any you capture to ODFW in Klamath Falls. 

The boundary of the Wood River is outside the narrow riverine channels surrounded by vegetation. This is almost a mile below the Wood River BLM Wetland Bridge. The Wood River includes the Petric Canal that is on the north side of the Wood River Wetlands so please follow the Wood River fishing regulations for this area.




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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, July 6th, 2022

Imnaha River: Fishing pressure for Chinook salmon picked up over the weekend
John Day River: Conditions for bass and catfish fishing are improving
Wallowa Lake : There are some nice kokanee available this year
Wallowa River: Flows have been steadily dropping on the Wallowa River
Crane Prairie Reservoir: After a slow start, anglers are reporting that fishing is improving
Crooked River: The Crooked River is flowing at 208 cfs below Bowman Dam
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is very low at 24 percent
Odell Lake: Anglers report good kokanee fishing
Prinevile Reservoir: Trout fishing continues to be good
Quartzville Creek: Conditions are excellent
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Chinook salmon returns indicate a fairly decent run year so far
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: lows are around currently 900 cfs
Santiam River (South Fork): Both summer steelhead and Chinook salmon are available
Ben Irving Reservoir: Ben Irving Reservoir Report
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Anglers are finding a good grade of bass
Diamond Lake: Mixed reports are coming from Diamond
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant Reservoir Fishing Report
Galesville Reservoir: Anglers are still catching some really nice trout in Galesville
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Anglers are still catching trout up at Howard Prairie
Lemolo Lake: Trout fishing should be good at Lemolo
Rogue River- Lower: Anglers have been picking up a few Chinook in the bay
Rogue River- Upper: Chinook fishing is in full swing in the upper river
Umpqua River: Some anglers will start fishing the bay for Chinook
North Umpqua River: Summer steelhead season is going well
South Umpqua River : Bass fishing seems to be good on the South
Campbell Reservoir: There are likely no fish in the reservoir
Upper Klamath Lake: Upper Klamath Lake Fishing Report
Sycan River: Fishing not recommended due to extensive drought

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