Oregon Fish Report
Smith River Fish Report for 2-19-2025


Winter steelhead are now spread throughout

Smith River - Reedsport, OR (Douglas County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-19-2025
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Winter steelhead are now spread throughout the system. Warmer temperatures likely have the fish moving. The Smith clears much faster than other rivers. Open for hatchery steelhead all year below Spencer Creek.

The area above Spencer creek to Sisters creek is open to hatchery steelhead through April 30. Trout fishing opens May 22. 




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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, February 19th
Crooked River: Anglers should expect high discharge
EE Wilson Angling Pond: The pond is stocked with trout
Foster Reservoir: Look for smallmouth bass and yellow perch
Junction City Pond: This pond will be stocked again this week
Quartzville Creek: This river will likely be too high for the foreseeable future
Roaring River Park Pond: This small pond will be stocked!
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Fishing for steelhead is open
Santiam River (South Fork): Still some scattered summer steelhead
Sunnyside Park Pond: Bluegill and largemouth bass year-round
Timber Linn Lake: Timber Linn Updates
Walter Wirth Lake: Walter Wirth Updates
Waverly Lake: Fair warmwater fishing for bluegill and bass
Necanicum River: Still catch-and-release opportunity for wild steelhead
Nehalem River: Less-than-ideal fishing conditions
Nehalem River- North Fork: Winter steelhead fishing really picked up
Nestucca River: The Nestucca is running a little on the high side
Three Rivers: Three Rivers has been getting some hatchery steelhead
Trask River: The Trask is running high
Wilson River: The Wilson River has been fishable
Agency Lake: Agency Lake is warming up
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir remains frozen
Fourmile Lake: Ice fishing might be possible
Gerber Reservoir: Anglers are ice fishing
Upper Klamath Lake: Most of the lake is frozen
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Fishing remains very slow
Lake Of The Woods: Yellow perch fishing should be good
Link River : Link River is very slow fishing
Miller Lake: The lake is likely frozen
Willow Valley Reservoir: The reservoir is frozen
Agate Lake: Agate Lake is now 100 percent full
Applegate Reservoir: Trout fishing should be good
Applegate River: Steelhead fishing pressure is starting to pick up
Ben Irving Reservoir: No recent reports from anglers
Chetco River: The frequent storms are good for the fish
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Weekend fishing should improve
Elk River: Tough fishing conditions
Emigrant Reservoir: Warmwater fishing success is slowing down
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is slowly filling
Galesville Reservoir: The reservoir Is a bit lower
Garrison Lake: Slow fishing
Hemlock Lake: Hemlock Lake Updates
Lake Of The Woods: Winter is here
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is mostly frozen
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt Lake Updates
Lake Marie: Good spot for a quiet fishing experience
Lake Selmac: Please help stop the spread of Oregon's aquatic hitchhikers! 
Rogue River- Lower: Steelhead fishing has been slow
Rogue River - Middle: High water techniques can be effective
Rogue River- Upper: Upper Rogue is high and muddy right now
Sixes River: Most likely the river will be unfishable
Umpqua River: Umpqua Updates
Winchuck River: River in shape for steelhead anglers