MCKENZIE RIVER below Leaburg Lake (R1):

Fishing for summer steelhead has been good (84 over Leaburg Dam already) and spring Chinook should be heating up (a handful over Leaburg Dam already). ‌

Will be stocked the week of May 20, with 5,000 rainbow trout. Bait can be used from April 22 – Oct. 31, but beginning Nov. 1, anglers may only use lures and artificial flies. ‌

All non-adipose fin-clipped trout must be released unharmed. Check the 2024 Sport Fishing Regulations for bait restrictions in the segment you plan to fish. Beginning Nov. 1, anglers may only use lures and artificial flies.‌

The lower McKenzie River is open to retention of adipose fin-clipped salmon and steelhead and non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead greater than 24 inches long. A Columbia River Basin Endorsement is required for anglers targeting salmon and steelhead in the McKenzie. L

MCKENZIE RIVER above Leaburg Lake (R2):

Will be stocked the week of May 27with 1,000 rainbow trout.‌

All non-adipose fin-clipped trout must be released unharmed. Bait is allowed from Leaburg Dam to Forest Glen Boat Ramp from April 22 – Oct 31.