Santiam River (South Fork) Fish Report - Sweet Home, OR (Linn County)

Trout harvest is now closed until May 22

Santiam River (South Fork) - Sweet Home, OR (Linn County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
5-4-2022
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Fishing is generally best when flows are below 3,000 cfs. Currently flows are around 3,750 cfs at the Waterloo gauge.

Steelhead fishing is open year-round. The first few hundred summer steelhead of 2022 have started to arrive at Willamette Falls, including a few that have made it to the base of Foster dam, but it will be at least another few weeks before they can be reliably targeted in the South Santiam.

Trout harvest is now closed until May 22. Fishing with bait is only allowed between April 22 and Oct 31. Anglers are reminded that only fin-clipped trout may be kept.

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for Wednesday, May 4th, 2022

Columbia River: Salmon fishing closed above Bonneville Dam as of May 4
Brownlee Reservoir: Anglers in the Powder River arm have recently had good catches of perch and bass
Oxbow Reservoir: Anglers have been successful catching bass in Oxbow Reservoir
Hells Canyon Reservoir: Bass anglers have had some success on Hells Canyon reservoir
Snake River- Below Hells Canyon Reservoir: Steelhead fishing has closed on the Snake River
Grande Ronde River: Steelhead fishing is closed on the Grande Ronde River
Imnaha River: Steelhead fishing is closed on the Imnaha River
Morgan Lake: Morgan Lake opened for fishing on April 22
Umatilla River: The flows in the Umatilla came up me up in the past week
Wallowa Lake : Fishing has been good for rainbow trout
Wallowa River: Steelhead fishing is closed on the Wallowa River
Alton Baker Canoe Canal: This Saturday, May 7, ODFW will host a free Family Fishing event
Foster Reservoir: The water level in the reservoir is currently low

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