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Willamette Valley – With counts at Bonneville starting to blossom, metro anglers are getting anxious to take on the fall run Chinook that are literally swimming past their doorsteps. Although these prized fish can be somewhat finicky, if the run comes through as predicted, there should be good action to be had in the coming 3 weeks. Wobbler anglers seem to be having the most consistency right now but trollers should come on strong when temperatures start to drop.

Lower Willamette water temperatures are in the mid-70s, making this an ideal environment for warmwater gamefish. Which we encourage anglers to try as long as this heat wave continues. Dave Neels of Fisherman’s Marine Oregon City (503-557-5600) let the cat out of the bag about an upcoming fishery here.

There is no change in level and flow forecast for the McKenzie. Trout fishing has remained fair but steady for quite some time, despite the weather.

Water levels are low on the entire Santiam River system. While this comes as no surprise at this time of year, that some fish are getting caught here raised an eyebrow or two.

Unchanged for some time now and showing no change in forecasts for early next week, the Clackamas River may have reached its bottom limit.

Hot weather finally caught up with the Sandy River which turned milky from glacial runoff this week. Fortunately, Pro guide Jeff Stoeger with O2BFISHN Guide Service (503-704-7920) gave us some inside information.

Northwest Oregon – Buoy 10 anglers finally found a short reprieve from the challenging fishing. Success on Tuesday and Wednesday improved, but fell flat again by Thursday. Despite promising numbers passing at Bonneville Dam, most fisheries downstream of Bonneville remain highly inconsistent. Coho are starting to show, but not in good number, as predicted.

Ocean fishing out of the Columbia is also sporadic, but with the run timing of both Chinook and coho, the CR Buoy or Buoy 1 may provide some of the more consistent options.

Fall salmon anglers are also getting excited about prospects in northern estuaries such as Tillamook, Nestucca and Nehalem Bays. The Necanicum, Salmon and Siletz are also strong options as we nudge into September and action has already been reported in some of these estuaries for fall Chinook to the mid-twenty pound range.

The Nehalem remains stagnant as anglers transition from summer to fall run Chinook. The softer morning tides should allow for some successful jaws fishing for late run summer fish or early run fall Chinook. Bay crabbing should also be improving.

There have been fish reported in Tillamook Bay, which isn’t unusual. Coho will be scarce this year however; there have been no confirmed reports for coho, but this is the time of year when anglers start catching early returning hatchery fish.

The Salmon River near Lincoln City is good early season option and Chinook should start to show in the Nestucca tidewater as well. Boaters working herring in the jaws should find some success this weekend. It should also be a good weekend to do some crabbing.

Bottomfishing remains consistently good but the quota for the nearshore halibut fishery is down to 10%. There remains a substantial quota for all depth fishing however (68%).

Central & South Coast Reports – Catches of nearshore halibut have been excellent the last couple of weeks. So good, in fact that we expect a closure announcement at any moment.

Albacore have moved far offshore along with the warm water they favor. Few private boats are equipped to make so long a trip out and back.

Central Oregon coast charters report good catches of bottom fish along with excellent catches of ocean Dungeness.

We share several indicators which point to a good showing this season for fall Chinook in coastal estuaries.

Reedsport resident and author of fishing lore, Pete Heley, (peteheley.com) tells of good and improving crabbing in Winchester Bay. He says the fishing ain’t bad, either!

Summer and fall Chinook are being caught on Rogue Bay, which has been a blessing as ocean charter boats have been fishing this as an alternative when it’s been too rough to get out. Fishing is best upriver as it has been fairly slow in the middle and lower Rogue.

According to the latest data posted online just today, August 25th, there is plenty of quota remaining for south coast halibut anglers south of Humbug Mountain to continue fishing seven days a week.

Central & Eastern – Escape the heat and catch some high lakes trout! Many of these lakes have just been stocked to so fishing should be easy.

Trolling for kokanee has been successful for anglers fishing Paulina Lake.

Kokanee fishing at Green Peter has remained reliable for good numbers of smallish fish although reports this year indicate there may be some improvement.

Boat anglers who have been trolling at Detroit Lake have been doing well.

SW Washington – Cowlitz River anglers are still cleaning up on summer steelhead and fall Chinook are starting to show in better numbers. In last weekend’s creel check, anglers averaged nearly a fish per rod average when accounting for wild and hatchery steelhead, as well as a few fall Chinook.

The only other quality fishery, besides the mainstem Columbia, is Drano Lake. Drano anglers are also spanking the steelhead and fall Chinook are starting to fall with more regularity. Anglers here averaged better than a fish per rod when accounting for wild and hatchery summer steelhead and a growing number of fall Chinook.

The Kalama and Lewis are quiet but some early returning hatchery coho have already shown at the Lewis River hatchery.

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Willamette Valley – It’s still early on the mainstem Columbia, for fall Chinook anglers in the Portland/Metro area to get too excited about pursuing these fresh run fish. If you ask estuary anglers, they’re already calling the run a bust but those with reliable fish finders are stating that the fish are there, they just aren’t biting. Passage numbers at Bonneville would back that up. Trollers are anxious for a repeat of last year, when anglers working pro-trolls and Brad’s lures were doing very well in October and November. Wobbler dunkers should start to see improving action, starting with the Kalama and mouth of the Cowlitz fisheries but anglers working the I-5 area as well as Bonneville should also start to see improving catches.

Low, warm water has all but stopped fish passage at Willamette Falls. The best bet for action in the lower Willamette is for warmwater fish, particularly smallmouth. They have an affinity for warmer water temperatures and are actively feeding where current and rocks can be found together.

It’s a good thing the McKenzie serves many different types of anglers but is a haven for fly fishers. These wielders of the long rod don’t mind low water and there’s plenty of it here.

With good populations of salmon and steelhead now, this is a good time to hit the North or South Santiam although it will benefit anglers to be prepared for skinny water conditions here.

On the Clackamas River, anglers nay expect to see little difference although levels will actually drop a little more in the coming week. Try fishing it early for best results.

Pro guide Jeff Stoeger of O2BFISHN Guide Service (503-704-7920) reports, the sandy is still producing some fish. Although some of the Chinook are dark, there are still plenty of bright ones left to catch.

Northwest Oregon – Action remains quiet for much of this region, even though we should be seeing peak catches for the Nehalem Bay summer Chinook fishery. Fish are present in Nehalem Bay and catches are coming from the Wheeler to Nehalem area but success rates are down from the previous three summers. This fishery is sub-par right now and will likely remain that way through the end of the month before the fall run comes on. Believe it or not, this fishery is the highlight for the north coast right now.

Fall Chinook should start to kick in near bay entrances in the coming weeks. About 8 Chinook were reportedly taken behind the south jetty out of Tillamook Bay last weekend, by trollers working plug cut herring on the bottom of the shallow water. That’s far from a white-hot bite but a good sign that the coastal fall Chinook might still come on strong versus what we’re seeing in other fisheries this year. Tillamook Bay itself hasn’t produced any measureable results but with the extreme tide series we’re on right now, it’s not out of the realm of possibility, especially in the upper bay.

Offshore action for halibut, tuna and salmon has been quiet out of most northern ports, with the weather and the distance needed to travel the two major factors. Bottomfish are keeping the charter boat fleet happy, at least for the moment. Most are hopeful that they’ll be able to finish strong this season, given the extra regulations that they’ve had to endure for the benefit of more sensitive stocks of fish.

Summer steelhead action will take a hit this weekend, when temperatures warm the coast to unusual temperatures. They’re already stressed under these low, clear water conditions, action likely will be subdued.

Offshore weather doesn’t look all that promising for the all-depth opener on Friday and Saturday. Not only is the swell forecast to be high, but high winds will likely further hamper comfort for the long ride out to the halibut grounds. Hopefully, September will provide some additional opportunity.

Not a great week for crabbing, given the extreme tide series. The lower Columbia remains incredibly slow but more southerly estuaries are producing some catches. It should improve when tides moderate. Ocean crabbing is good however, but there remains a high percentage of soft-shells.

Central & South Coast Reports – If you’re lucky enough to be able to launch out of one of Oregon’s ports for the ocean, be sure to take some crab pots as ocean crabbing is good and getting better.

All-depth Halibut will continue Friday and Saturday this week of the central Oregon coast while nearshore halibut fishing is ongoing seven days a week inside 240 feet of water.

Popular Oregon Angler and blogger, Pete Heley (peteheley.com) reports from Reedsport, “The biggest news at Winchester Bay is the improved crabbing success by dock-bound crabbers. Of course, boat crabbers in the lower portion of Half Moon Bay and in the ocean at depths of 50 to 60 feet are doing even better.

Expect to find heavy pressure at Winchester Bay as optimists in boats are seeking early season Chinook. They are not finding them yet so your time and budget are best spent elsewhere for now.

Offshore tuna fishers are traveling great distances – sometimes 0 miles or more – to find their quarry. While many anglers look forward to this time as the peak of the albacore season, comfort may be taken that it will continue well into September.

Despite good catches of rockfish out of Gold Beach when boats have been able to get out, catches of ling c9od have slowed. Also slowing slightly this week are catches of Chinook in the bay. Lower Rogue fishing is slow while it is poor on the middle river. Chinook and steelhead continue to be taken on the upper Rogue.

Fishing is still good at Diamond Lake for those using bait rather than trolling.

Central & Eastern – Trout fishing has been slow to fair on the lower Deschutes with those studying insect patterns and matching hatches doing the best. Steelheading is slow.

East Lake has been productive again this week with preferred patterns changing frequently but the locally-hatching Chironomids would be a good place to start.

Smallmouth bass fishing is producing jaw-dropping numbers of smallmouth bass for John Day anglers who may not catch the biggest fish of the year in August but may catch 100 or more in a day.

For those who know the ins and out of the tricky Metolius, fishing has been fair too good. For those not so familiar, this can be a challenging river. Try nymphs!

Odell Lake is producing decent numbers of kokanee. The preferred method here is jigging although they say trollers have the upper hand in August.

Detroit Reservoir has gotten so low that, while the ramp at Mongold is still useable, it isn’t possible to use the dock for boats at that location.

SW Washington – Cowlitz River anglers, particularly boat anglers, are still finding good success for summer steelhead from Mission Bar and upstream. Those working the mouth are also taking a few fish. Some fall Chinook are starting to show but more serious Chinook anglers will be sticking to the mainstem Columbia.

There were some steelhead also taken from the North Fork of the Lewis system as well.

Virtually all Drano Lake anglers are catching either a salmon or steelhead for their effort. Steelhead still make up the bulk of the catch and many of those fish are wild, requiring release. Chinook action should continue to pick up however, as numbers improve at the Bonneville facility.

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Willamette Valley – With summer steelhead petering out, metro anglers are anxiously awaiting their opportunity to take advantage of a robust fall Chinook run almost at their doorsteps. It’ll still be a few weeks before fishing becomes a bit more consistent but action in the estuary is far from “on fire,” so plenty of biters should be making it through, assuming Chinook change their attitudes by the time they get higher up in the system. It’ll only be a matter of weeks before anglers have a realistic chance at fair to good action.

Willamette water level and flow dropped a bit over the past week with fish passage indicting the end is nigh for springer and summer steelhead runs. Springer fishing is over in the lower Willamette and shad fishing is done. Try for warmwater gamefish.

Despite another drop in level and flow, the waters of the McKenzie River are inviting to fly anglers. Redsides and summer steelhead await anglers here.

Fishing has been good on the South Santiam and North Santiam doe summer steelhead and, spring Chinook.

Clackamas water is low and clear but that shouldn’t discourage steelheaders from giving it a try. While steelhead numbers are fair to good, there are few springers here.

The brief respite in water clarity on the Sandy River, afforded by cooler weather earlier this month, has passed, along with the break in air temperatures. Anglers are advised to fish high on the system and, unlike the Clackamas, there are springers to catch here.

Northwest Oregon – Ocean coho season south of Cape Falcon is now closed, boy, was it unimpressive. Anglers will now await what is likely to be abundant numbers of fall chinook, awaiting the fall’s first rain freshet to head up most north coast river systems. Until then, the Nehalem should provide some sport for summer Chinook as mid-August is peak season here. The action has been less than the previous few years but this fishery offers the smaller boat operator a fair chance at a nice Chinook salmon.

Newport was the highliner port for the all-depth halibut opener last weekend. Plenty of halibut quota remains, with the next opener on August 19th and 20th. Meanwhile, the nearshore fishery (inside of 40 fathoms) is also producing best out of Newport but Garibaldi certainly offers up options as well. The bottomfishing out of Garibaldi remains very productive.

Tuna remain far offshore, out of most anglers reach. With a strong Chinook run finally making a showing on the lower Columbia, interest has faded, for now at least.

The Buoy 10 fishery is finally starting to heat up. Michael O’ Leary, Nic Callero, Meredith Shield, Amy Baird and Charlie Burr all took their 1 Chinook limits by 9:15 on Thursday morning, trolling sardines and herring from the Astoria/Megler Bridge to Tongue Point in 40 to 50 foot of water. That’s right, sardines are producing very well but are sparsely interspersed with the fresh anchovies available at World Class Fishing by calling (503) 741-1407. If you can find sardines, even frozen in another market, it seems to be producing the best. The Tongue Point bite produced well on Wednesday but not so well on Thursday.

The ocean fishery opens up to a 2 Chinook limit starting August 16th. Fishing remains mediocre off of the Long Beach Peninsula but coho seem fairly abundant SW of the Columbia River Buoy in 250 to 300 foot of water. Many of the coho are wild however, requiring release.

Ocean crabbing is best out of Garibaldi but fair out of the mouth of the Columbia. The lower Columbia River itself is terrible.

Catch and release sturgeon fishing remains an option but no one cares since the salmon are running.

Central & South Coast Reports – The ocean season for hatchery coho ended on August 7th, with a little over seven percent of the 26,000-fish quota taken. Following this disappointing fishery, the ODFW stated that this fishery “mercifully closed last Sunday.”

We’ve been told that “the nonselective ocean coho season will still run from September 3rd through September 30th, or until the 7,500 coho salmon quota is caught – if earlier. With good coho numbers and decent fishing conditions, this season could be very short.” Non-selective refers to hatchery or wild; either may be kept to make up a limit.

Bottom fishing has been great out of most Oregon ports but observers have seen others venturing out too far in search of rockfish and ling cod. The depth limit is 20 fathoms (120 feet).

Nearshore halibut fishing will continue off the central Oregon coast, as will all-depth halibut fishing which is open alternate Thursdays and Fridays with the next opportunity August 18th and 19th.

Tuna are still being caught by a few boats properly sized and equipped to ravel as many as 120 miles or more round trip to find fish no9w as albacore have moved farther offshore.

Charter and sport boats were able to launch out of Gold Beach over the past weekend following 22 days of high winds and rough seas. Rogue Bay has been producing Chinook for trollers but the lower River is slow due to poor water conditions. Steelheaders on the middle river are catching a few while the upper Rogue has continued to be productive for late-season springers and steelhead.

When boats have been able to launch out of the Port of Brookings (which has been difficult in rough seas over the past two weeks), bottom fishing has been very good just outside the harbor.

Trout fishing has held up well at Diamond Lake this week, slowing only a little over past weeks.

Central & Eastern – An ODFW bulletin this week stated that the Lower Deschutes River that borders the Warm Springs Reservation will be open April 22-Dec. 31 in 2017.

Fishing has been fair doe trout at Crane Prairie, slow for bass. There are no hellgrammites available anywhere in the area this year.

While John Day is producing scores of smallmouth bass for nearly everyone who fishes it, larger fish are harder to come by than they were in springtime.

The ODFW has issued a warning to residents of John Day to be on the lookout for scavenging bears. This warning can also apply to visitors in the area.

For months. Trollers at Green Peter have been saying there are plenty of Kokanee in Green Peter but they are all small. Good news this week is the overall size of kokes seems to be improving.

SW Washington – The Cowlitz River continues to produce good numbers of summer steelhead, especially for boaters. Creel checks over the weekend yielded nearly a fish per boat average. Bank anglers are doing fair as well.

Although the Lewis River is a distant 2nd for summer steelhead success, it is far less crowded.

The Drano Lake fishery is producing excellent numbers of steelhead and some fall Chinook already. Boaters are trolling plugs for chinook success while those plunking prawns are faring best for steelhead.

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Willamette Valley – Summer steelhead remain available for Bonneville area anglers but the larger-in-number A-run fish are phasing out, while the larger-in-size B-run fish are starting to show. Small spinners often produce the best results but spin-n-glos tipped with coon shrimp are also a consistent favorite. We’re still weeks away from a viable fall Chinook opportunity but after last year, anglers anxiously await the opportunity to try their pro-trolls and super-baits again.

With water in the lower Willamette in the upper 70s, fish movement has slowed to single digits at the Falls and fishing in the lower river has slowed to a near-standstill with the exception of – what else? – warmwater fishes.

Water flows on the McKenzie have been dropping with the long, hot dry spell. Flows are still fishable, so grab you fly rod & give it a try this weekend!

As with other streams around Oregon, the North and South Santiam rivers are flowing low and very clear. There are decent numbers of summer steelhead around as well as some salmon.

Clackamas water levels have been on the drop for the most part over the past several weeks. There are good numbers of summer steelhead in the river, though, as well as a few late springers.

Summertime often means milky, silty water on the Sandy River and so it is now. There are still fish to be caught in places, though, according to our man on the Sandy, Pro Guide Jeff Stoeger (503-704-7920) of O2BFISHN Guide Service.

Northwest Oregon – The Nehalem Bay summer Chinook fishery should be well underway but action has been fair at best for this estuary. It’s been a productive fishery in years past and should be peaking in the coming 2 weeks. Stronger tides have kept interest higher in the estuary, around Wheeler, where fish are being caught every day, just not in the numbers we’ve seen in the past 2 seasons.

The ocean coho season south of Cape Falcon remains open through August 7th but effort is light due to dismal success rates. Less than 6% of the coho quota has been harvested. The fish are running large however.

Tillamook Bay is open to fall Chinook but action won’t spark until later this month.

Most district streams are closed to salmon fishing but steelhead remain open with the Wilson and Nestucca most likely to produce the best results.

Sea-run cutthroat trout may be the best option for the next several weeks. Trolling the tidewater sections of most north coast streams will likely produce results with little competition to boot.

Bay crabbing has been fair on Tillamook and Nehalem. Tides improve dramatically the middle of next week; fresh salmon carcasses will produce good catches.

Central & South Coast Reports – Wind has kept bots off the ocean over the past week, preventing salmon, tuna and bottom fish anglers from getting a salt fix. The upcoming week looks considerably better.

We discuss and simplify the new two-rod rule which allows an angler fishing any coastal stream open for anadromous fishes to use two rods but only for those species and with a two-rod endorsement. There’s more, of course, but that’s the core. Check the regs before fishing.

With nearshore halibut an ongoing fishery, the Summer All Depth season opens Friday and Saturday, August 5th and 6th. We’ll report on catches and quotas remaining every week!

This week, Oregon author and fishing authority, Pete Heley (peteheley.com) shares information about private and public bass ponds and gives details about the current and future coho fishery.

Rogue Bay has been producing summer and fall Chinook on the troll and a good thing, too, as this was the only option for local boats as winds whipped the coast over the past week. Catches haven’t been red hot but it has remained fair but steady with this fishery becoming easier as the wind calms down. Fall Chinook fishing usually starts up on the lower Rogue in late August or early September. Results are still slow on the middle river recently with better fishing available on the upper Rogue.

Bottom fishing is a pretty steady producer and certainly a worthwhile option for boats launching out of the Port of Brookings. As with other Oregon ports over the past week, wind has disallowed ocean launches but that situation is due for a reversal.

Trout fishers have continued to enjoy fair to good results at Diamond Lake.

Central & Eastern – Summer steelhead have started entering the Deschutes River but the progress of the run seems to have slowed as numbers at the dams on the Columbia River are falling off again. It’s early yet, so the better part of the season on the D is yet to come, with these fish cooperating here well into the fall months.

Usually, high lake reports are all about trout but trout fishing has been tough at Davis Lake. While earning the scorn of some salmonid anglers, largemouth bass have rescued a fishing day or two here.

In addition to plenty of trout) another 3,000 of which were stocked this week) Timothy Lake has a decent population of crawdads which lots of people like to eat.

Decent numbers of kokanee which seem to be coming out of Paulina Lake although they are widely scattered, making it difficult to locate schools.

SW Washington – The Cowlitz River has seen a surge of pressure and success for summer steelhead. Boat anglers are doing best but bank anglers are catching a few as well. Chinook are still weeks away from entering in any good number.

Drano Lake boat anglers are doing very well for steelhead. Bank anglers are catching a few too.

Boat anglers working the mainstem Columbia are still catching fair numbers of steelhead with nearly 75% of the fish being of hatchery origin. This fishery should taper but the larger B-run steelhead should start to show in better numbers in the coming weeks.

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Willamette Valley – Steelhead passage at Bonneville continue to climb but success rates in the area for summer steelhead have slowed. Closer to Longview however, summer steelhead action produced just over a 1 fish per boat average. Chinook action continues to be slow but that’s to be expected as we transition from the summer to fall run of Chinook.

Fish counts at Willamette Falls are nearly up to date and indicate passage of salmon and steelhead has slowed. The water temperature, 74 at the Falls, does not make for productive fishing.

Sparkling waters of the McKenzie harbor rainbow trout, only the flick of a fly away from becoming your adversary. But which fly? Summer steelhead are also in the river now.

Despite the Santiam system dropping to lower levels and running crystal clear, steelheaders are finding some summers to catch.

We remarked this week that we are growing weary of the terms, “low and clear.” Tired of reading it, tired of writing it, but it’s that time of year and the Clackamas reflects just that, making it a tough nut for summer steelheaders. The splash and giggle crowd don’t help either.

An exception to the ‘low and clear’ refrain is the Sandy River, where hot temperatures send milky, glacial water into the river from the flanks of Mt. Hood to create a situation of low but not so clear.

Northwest Oregon – By all counts, fishing on the north coast remains challenging. Ocean salmon fishing for coho, traditionally at peak catch periods right now, remains slow. Coho have either been incredibly elusive or non-existent but anglers are having a hard time finding them.

Bottomfishing remains good but lingcod catches have slowed even further. Black seabass remain abundant and should continue to produce well into August.

Tuna chasers still have to go far offshore to find consistent action but the weekend ocean forecast does not look favorable for a far offshore foray.

The nearshore halibut fishery remains mediocre for success but the halibut are averaging larger than 20 pounds. Another all-depth is planned for August 5 – 6, hopefully, the weather cooperates.

Summer steelhead anglers remain predictably challenged by the low water conditions currently witnessed on the Nestucca, Wilson and Siletz River systems. There are fair numbers of fish present however.

The fin-clipped only requirement in Tillamook Bay and adjacent ocean areas lifts on August 1st but success is likely to remain fair at best for most of the month of August.

Central & South Coast Reports – A fishery bound to get the attention of many offshore anglers, that of the the popular non-hatchery, wild ocean coho may be kept starting September 3rd will continue through September 30th unless the quota of 7,500 fish is caught first.

Although most anglers think summer steelhead when the Siletz River is mentioned, and rightly so, another fishery has just started up, that for sea-run cutthroat trout. Fishing will get better into the fall.

Albacore tuna fishing is hot. It seems those who do it are enraptured with it while those who have never done it want to. An extremely exciting experience wrestling with these critters, which are born swimming and never stop, and doing so in the fishes’ own element.

In his report this week, Fishing sage and author of numerous books on the subject, Pete Heley (peteheley.com) reports that the pinkfin surf perch fishery in the Umpqua River above Winchester Bay has slowed way down this week although there are still some around..

Trollers in Rogue Bay have had some good days with a mix of early fall Chinook mingling with late-season springers. Summer steelhead are entering the low, clear waters of the lower Rogue. Steelheaders on the middle river have been catching a few fish over the past week while fishing on the upper Rogue remains fair to good.

Bottom fishing out of the Port of Brookings has been stellar when winds have allowed boats to launch. Good numbers of rockfish are being landed along with large lingcod. Offshore salmon fishing has improved a little with Chinook and coho being landed. Halibut is open south of Humbug Mountain to the California line seven days a week.

Trout fishing has been good and remains so at Diamond Lake.

Central & Eastern – The big news on the Deschutes River, unfortunastely, isn’t about the fishing but rather the fire actively burning on the west bank from Warm Springs to Trout Creek. While the river is open at this writing, that may change.

East Lake has been producing decent numbers of trout to fly fishers who know which pattern to offer and when.

Timothy Lake is well-known as one of the most productive locations for crawfish in Oregon. There are good-sized trout here as well. What do you suppose they eat to grow so large?

Despite a significant algae bloom, thick and soupy in places, hearty Odell Lake kokanee anglers carry on. While the algae blooms, anglers are catching fish..

Wickiup kokanee fishers have continued to do well for large fish. There is a little algae in the water but nothing major.

SW Washington – The Cowlitz River remains productive for summer steelhead. About a 1/2 fish per rod was tallied for boat anglers last weekend. It should remain productive but will likely taper in the coming weeks. Salmon interest will alleviate some of the crowds here.

Drano Lake is posting impressive catches, especially for boat anglers. Boat anglers produced better than 1 fish per rod in the recent creel data. The majority of the fish were hatchery fish. This fishery is peaking right now.

Most anglers remain focused on mainstem Columbia summer steelhead opportunities. That will also change as salmon become more prevalent and water temperatures continue to rise.

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