Nehalem River Fish Report

The Nehalem mainstem is in good shape

Nehalem River - Nehalm, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
3-30-2022
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The Nehalem mainstem is in good shape and should remain so until at least early next week. This large river fishes best when the rest of the North Coast is low and clear and will be a good bet for those looking for catch and release opportunities this weekend. The Nehalem mainstem is a mostly wild steelhead river without any hatchery releases, but there is plenty of catch-and-release opportunity for wild steelhead.

The upper mainstem Nehalem above the Hwy 26 bridge at Elsie closes to fishing on April 1 to protect spawning wild steelhead and out-migrating juveniles.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, March 30th, 2022

Umatilla River: The flows in the Umatilla have come up in the last week
Wallowa Lake : The ice is gone from Wallowa Lake
Wallowa River: Steelhead are moving throughout the Wallowa River now
Willow Creek Reservoir: There is no ice on Willow Creek and the boat ramp is accessible
Pine Hollow Reservoir: Stocked Recently
Carmen Reservoir: Latest estimates for when access and fish stocking will resume are now 2024
Foster Reservoir: Will be stocked this week
Hills Creek Reservoir: Hills Creek Reservoir was last stocked the week of March 14
Santiam River ( North Fork) : No recent fishing reports
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 2,100 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Walling Pond: The pond will be stocked this week
Waverly Lake: This lake will be stocked this week
Kilchis River: The Kilchis River is getting very low and clear
Necanicum River: The Necanicum River closes to fishing on April 1

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