ODFW Recreation Report


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
10-3-2024
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View this week's report.

 

10/03/2024 09:32 AM PDT
 

Includes updates to fishing, crabbing and clamming, and hunting

5 things to do before hunting this weekend

This weekend is biggest hunting weekend of the year with the opening of general (ALW) season deer. Here are five things you should do before you head out:

  1. Buy your tag or redeem your Sports Pac voucher before 11:59 p.m. Friday.
  2. Update the MyODFW.com app on your phone. Visit the Apple App Store or Google Play Store to download version 4.0.
  3. Double check the Hunter's checklist to make sure you're good to go.
  4. Make plans to get your harvested animal (think positive!) tested for CWD. Here are your options.
  5. Finally, buy your bear and cougar tag. Because you can multi-task!

Best bets for weekend fishing:

Trout, coho and Chinook headline this week's best bets. With steelhead in a supporting role.

  • With cooler temperatures, trout fishing continues to be good in lakes and reservoirs that were stocked earlier this year.
  • Fall is a great time to head for the hills and enjoy fishing the high mountain lakes in the Wallowa and Cascade ranges, and Sky and Mountain Lakes wilderness areas. Trout are biting, mosquitoes are not.
  • Fall Chinook and coho fishing continues to pick up in Nestucca, Tillamook and Nehalem bays.
  • Sea-run cutthroat trout are in most North Coast rivers and fishing should be fair to good.
  • Salmon catch rates have been picking up in the lower Umpqua.
  • Thanks to a robust return, several areas above Willamette Falls opened to coho fishing on Oct. 1. See the zone report for details.
  • There are lots of coho in the Clackamas and Sandy rivers. And lots of anglers on the river chasing them.
  • Several locations above Willamette Falls open to coho fishing on Oct. 1.
  • Now is the peak of steelhead season on the lower Deschutes River.
  • October is the last month to enjoy fishing at Crane Prairie Reservoir, Odell Lake and Wickiup Reservoir before they close for the season on Oct. 31.
  • Salmon fishing is starting to pick up on the lower Umatilla River.

These examples are for demonstration purposes only. Check the zone reports for more.

Take a class with ODFW

Registration is now open for these ODFW classes and workshops:

  • Introduction to Hunting – Oct. 17 and Nov. 14 (pick one) in Tualatin.
  • Shotgun Skills workshop – Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 (pick one) in Monmouth.
  • Steelhead 101 and Broodstock Collection – Oct. 18-19 – Troy

Get more details, including how to register, on the Workshop and Events page.

Help protect Oregon's wildlife: Turn in poachers

Poaching takes a serious toll on of Oregon's wildlife. You can help by reporting poaching when you take to the field or hit the water this season. Find out more about poaching in Oregon, including ways you can report it.




More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, September 25th

Grande Ronde River: Grande Ronde River Updates
Imnaha River: Steelhead Fishing Moving Into the Imnaha
Wallowa Lake : Fall can be a great time to visit Wallowa
Wallowa River: Opportunities to catch some really nice fish!
Bikini Pond: Scheduled to Be Stocked This Week!
Crescent Lake: Area Surrounding Crescent Closed Due to Red Fire
Crooked River: Crooked continues to fish well through the fall
Deschutes River: Deschutes River Updates
Haystack Reservoir: Rare Opportunities on Haystack
Laurance Lake: Fly-anglers are catching trout at Laurance!
Ochoco Reservoir: Reports of good rainbow trout fishing
Pine Hollow Reservoir: Fall Stocking Scheduled This Week!
Prinevile Reservoir: Anglers report fair fishing at Prinevile
Taylor Lake: Taylor to be stocked this week
Wickiup Reservoir: Reports of Productive Fishing on Wickiup
Alton Baker Canoe Canal: The ABCC is Open to Fishing All Year
Detroit Reservoir: Fishing can be surprisingly good at Detroit
Dexter Reservoir: Dexter Reservoir Updates
Dorena Reservoir: Trout and Warmwater Fish Available at Dorena
Foster Reservoir: Foster Reservoir Updates
Green Peter Reservoir: Green Peter Updates
Hills Creek Reservoir: Hills Creek Updates
McKenzie River: McKenzie River Updates
Willamette River: Middle Fork Willamette Updates
Quartzville Creek: Quartzville Creek Updates
Row River Pond: Offers Fishing and Wildlife Viewing Opportunities
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Fish the Lower Sections of the River for Coho
Santiam River (South Fork): Fish will be available for several more months
Willamette River: Willamette offers convenience, fairly good access and variety!
Alsea River: Fishing will be best in the Alsea Bay
Kilchis River: Fishing for cutthroat trout should be fair to good
Necanicum River: Trout fishing should be fair to good!
Nehalem River: Chinook fishing has been fair although sporadic
Nestucca River: Fishing has been good at times
Siletz River: Conditions and fishing will improve in the next few weeks
Siuslaw River: Fishing has been fair to good at Siuslaw
Three Rivers: Three Rivers Updates
Tillamook Bay: Overall fishing is fair but there are fish being caught daily
Trask River: Trask River Updates
Wilson River: Wilson River Updates
Chetco River: Good number of salmon!
Plat I Reservoir: Decent Bass Fishing
Sixes River: Sixes River Updates
Smith River: Still Some Fish Around
Umpqua River: Umpqua Mainstem Has Good Catch Rates

No Recent Reports on Hood
Hood River

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