2023 spring turkey hunting forecast

ODFW biologists share the latest updates for wild turkey hunting in their local district, as well as tips and tactics for bagging a bird.

Best bets for weekend fishing

• Just a few weeks left of the winter steelhead season on the north and mid-coast.
• April is a great month for Chinook fishing on the lower Rogue.
• Anglers are catching spring Chinook on the middle and upper Rogue, as well.
• Galesville Reservoir has had very good reports of anglers catching large numbers of holdover trout this week.
• Winter steelhead continue to move into the Clackamas and Sandy systems.
• Spring Chinook fishing opens on the Hood River on Saturday, April 15.
• Krumbo Reservoir is ice-free, has had good fishing for 16 to 18-inch rainbow trout and is being stocked this week.

Need more options? Check out the zone reports.

Apply for a premium big game hunt

A chance to draw an additional deer, elk or pronghorn tag with a months-long season. Need more reasons to apply? Here are a few.

Have you checked the stocking schedule?

Right now we’re stocking dozens of lakes and ponds throughout the state with thousands of rainbow trout. And we’ll be stocking even more places as spring progresses. Check the weekly stocking schedule for a location near you.

Introduction to hunting in Oregon

New to hunting? Or just new to hunting in Oregon? Learn all about what you can hunt for, when you can hunt and what licenses/tags you’ll need to hunt in this two-hour seminar. There are several seminars scheduled for multiple locations. Learn more and register.