Winter steelhead fishing has been fair over the last few weeks. After the recent rain storms anglers caught fish throughout the system, all the way up to the hatchery located on the NF Alsea.

Dry conditions have slowed fishing again this last week but forecasted rain storms should get fish moving throughout the system again and create better conditions for winter steelheading. When the river starts to drop back into shape there will be good opportunities for both boat and bank anglers. The NF Alsea offers good bank access for the bank angler.

The Alsea River receives two different stocks of hatchery steelhead, one “traditional” stock that is an early returner and peaks in December/January and a later returning wild broodstock that peaks January-March. These two stocks combine to provide winter steelhead fishing opportunities from late November through March. 

Trout fishing in streams will reopen on May 22, 2020.