Santiam River ( North Fork) Fish Report for 11-3-2022
The gate at Green’s Bridge is now open
Santiam River ( North Fork) - Stayton, OR
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
11-3-2022
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No recent fishing reports. River levels best for fishing are at or below 3,000 cfs, and the river is currently running at over 7,000 cfs at the gauge in Mehama. Flows will be fairly volatile over the next few weeks with expected high rainfall and reservoir levels continuing to drop.
Summer steelhead counts were much improved over last year with the count now up to 5,900 fish. Counts at Stayton show over 870 summer steelhead have entered the upper river.
The coho salmon run is quite strong again this year, and so far they have counted over 17,000 adults at the Willamette Falls fish ladder as of Oct. 30. Enough of these fish have arrived in the basin that it is worth targeting them. Best opportunities to catch these fish are in the lower sections of the river below Mehama.
Anglers may see salmon actively spawning along the river. Please keep your distance and do not disturb them during this time so they can complete this vital step in their life cycle. Also, please keep your dog away from salmon carcasses as they can make dogs very ill, even fatally so, if they are consumed.
Fishing for hatchery steelhead is open year-round. Trout season below Big Cliff dam closes on Nov. 1. Bait will also be no longer allowed from Nov. 1 through April 21. Any unclipped (wild) steelhead or trout that are caught must be released unharmed.
The gate at Green’s Bridge is now open.
More Reports
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, November 3rd, 2022Morgan Lake: Morgan Lake closed to fishing on Oct. 31
Umatilla River: Umatilla River Fishing Report
Walla Walla River: Steelhead fishing will not be open on the river during the 2022-23 season
Wallowa River: Recently trout fishing has been very good on the Wallowa River
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Crane Prairie closed for the season on Nov. 1
Crooked River: Flows in the Crooked River are projected to increase to 50 cfs
East Lake: Anglers report good fishing
Hosmer Lake: Anglers report that fishing at Hosmer has improved
Laurance Lake: Closed for fishing Oct. 31
Lava Lake: Recent reports of good fishing
Odell Lake: Odell Lake closed for the season
Paulina Lake: Anglers are reporting good kokanee fishing in Paulina Lake
Fern Ridge Reservoir: Fern Ridge Reservoir Report
Foster Reservoir: Foster Reservoir Report
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level in this reservoir is slowly beginning to drop
Quartzville Creek: After recent rains the river is up to 150 cfs as of Nov. 1
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022Columbia River: Nov. 9 Joint State Hearing to consider 2023 sturgeon fisheries upstream of Bonneville Dam
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