Willow Valley Reservoir - Fishing for warmwater fish should improve with warming weather

Fishing for warmwater fish should improve with warming weather

Willow Valley Reservoir - (Klamath County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
3-28-2024
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ODFW and BLM have restocked the reservoir with small numbers of bass and crappie, and hundreds of pumpkinseed sunfish. ‌

Fishing for warmwater fish should improve with warming weather. Spring break is typically the start of bass fishing at the reservoir. This reservoir warms quickly. This fishery seems to be slow due to turbid conditions. With warmer weather this week fishing should improve.‌

Willow Valley is a very turbid, desert reservoir. The boat ramp is in good condition but there's no dock. Bass and crappie can be found at the habitat structures placed by BLM and ODFW in the past. Yellow perch are prolific in the reservoir but stunted. The Antleope Creek channel can be a good place to start for bass. The flooded aquatic plants just west of the dam is also a good bet.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Thursday, March 28th

Alsea River: The Alsea river has been fair the past few weeks
Kilchis River: The Kilchis is just starting to rise but should be fishable all week
Miami River: The Miami will be fishable all week, with Friday being the best conditions
Necanicum River: The Necanicum will be fishable all week
Nehalem River: It is just starting to rise and will likely get high and off color by Friday
Nestucca River: Winter steelhead fishing picked up the past week on the Nestucca
Siletz River: The Siletz has been remaining fair and steady throughout March
Siuslaw River: The Siuslaw is open for retention of hatchery winter steelhead
Three Rivers: Three Rivers should be fishable throughout the week
Trask River: The Trask River is on the rise and may get a little off color by Friday morning
Wilson River: The Wilson is on the rise and may get a little off color
Yaquina River: Winter steelhead will be entering the system
Detroit Reservoir: Reservoir levels continue to rise
Henry Hagg Lake: Henry Hagg Fishing Report
Hills Creek Reservoir: Hiils Creek Reservoir Report
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Fishing is slow this time of year
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 3,300 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Willamette River: Willamette River Report
Haystack Reservoir: Haystack is currently at 75 percent full
Hood River: The Hood River flow was up over the weekend, but the river has still been fishable
North Twin Lake: Excellent fishing for holdover trout
Applegate Reservoir: Water levels at both Applegate and Lost Creek reservoirs are the highest they have been in March
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 53 percent full
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 60 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 44 percent full
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is currently 53 percent full
Rogue River- Lower: Anglers are still picking up a few steelhead
Rogue River - Middle: After a season of high water and periods of limited visibility, conditions have improved
Willow Lake: Willow is now 100 percent full
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir is not frozen
Chewaucan River: The river is very cold and swollen as spring flows are coursing through the system
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is not frozen
Upper Klamath Lake: Fishing from shore at Howard Bay and Shoalwater Bay is improving slightly
Lake Of The Woods: The lake is open water

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Thursday, March 21st

: ODFW Recreation Report
Owyhee River - East Fork: Fishing should be fair just below the dam