Fishing Articles

Boat anglers have been picking up a few trout by fishing bait suspended under a bobber or by trolling with wedding rings. Last updated 4/7/21.   Crappie will start transitioning from deep water to the weedline edges. On warm sunny days crappies could be found feeding in shallower water.   Last updated 4/14/21.  ...
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Striped bass will be spreading out throughout tidewater of the Coquille River. Anglers typically do well catching striped bass in April between the towns of Coquille and Myrtle Point. There is no size limit or daily bag limit on striped bass.

Cooper was stocked with 3,500 rainbow trout in the first week of March and was just stocked with another 3,000 trout last week. With warmer temperatures, fishing should be good for trout and bass. Beginning in 2016, Cooper has been stocked with coho and Chinook salmon juveniles (20,000 coho in 2019). These are often mistaken for kokanee. Anglers may retain up...
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rophy trout are scheduled to be stocked this week in Bradley Lake. Anglers will have the most success trolling wedding ring spinners tipped with a worm. Last updated 4/14/21. ...
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The Applegate River closed to steelhead and trout fishing on March 31. Trout season will again reopen on May 22, with only hatchery trout allowed for retention. All other fishing is closed while steelhead/trout season is closed. This includes catch-and-release fishing or fishing for other species such as bass or pikeminnow.  Smolts are out-migrating and there are mainstem spawning adults...
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Steelhead are moving upstream from winter holding areas in the lower Grande Ronde River and Rondowa. Hatchery facilities at Big Canyon and Wallowa Hatcheries are actively trapping fish. The river is in great condition for fishing, although creel reports indicate variable catch rates. April can be the best time to fish the Wallowa River Canyon upstream of Minam.