Empire Lake Lower Fish Report - Coos Bay, OR (Coos County)

Pound-size trout are scheduled to be stocked into Lower Empire Lake this week

Empire Lake Lower - Coos Bay, OR (Coos County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
4-21-2022
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Pound-size trout are scheduled to be stocked into Lower Empire Lake this week. Previously trophy trout were stocked into Lower and Middle Empire lakes. Excess hatchery steelhead from the Millicoma Hatchery were stocked into Middle Empire Lake in March. If you catch one of these excess hatchery steelhead you may keep it as part of your daily trout bag limit. Remember trout anglers can only have 1 fish over 20 inches per day.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Thursday, April 21st, 2022

North Umpqua River: ODFW monitoring North Umpqua summer steelhead, preparing for possible angling closures
Anthony Lake: Over the winter, anglers had good fishing for rainbow trout
John C Boyle Reservoir: Fishing will slow significantly this week
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Lake Of The Woods: The lake is ice-free and water temperatures are still very cold
Phillips Reservoir: Phillips Reservoir will be stocked with trout throughout the spring
Pilcher Reservoir: We have not received any recent fishing reports for Pilcher Reservoir
Sprague River: Will open Friday, April 22
North Fork Sprague River: Flows have increased to 139 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir: Thief Valley Reservoir is now nearly full
Unity Reservoir: Unity Reservoir is mostly full
Williamson River: Fishing is typically slow on the Upper Williamson on opening day
Wolf Creek Reservoir: Wolf Creek Reservoir is slowing filling
Wood River: The Wood River opens this Friday, April 22
Applegate River: The Applegate River is currently closed to trout and steelhead fishing
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Cooper was stocked a few weeks ago
Diamond Lake: The snowpack at Diamond has returned to the normal amount for this time of year

The river levels are up with the recent rain

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