Walter Wirth Lake Fish Report - Salem, OR (Marion County)

Stocked for the first time this fall

Walter Wirth Lake - Salem, OR (Marion County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
11-3-2022
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This urban lake usually gets stocked from about Thanksgiving through May. It was stocked for the first time this fall with about 1,000 averaging greater than 1-pound. Anglers may keep only one fish over 20-inches as part of their 5 trout bag limit.

Walter Wirth is a 20-acre lake located within the City of Salem’s Cascades Gateway Park with good access all the way around.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Thursday, November 3rd, 2022

Grande Ronde River: Anglers have been catching steelhead and coho salmon
Morgan 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
Santiam River ( North Fork) : The gate at Green’s Bridge is now open
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 1,500 cfs at the Waterloo gauge as of Nov 1

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022

Chetco River: Gear restrictions extended on Chetco, Winchuck rivers
Columbia River: Nov. 9 Joint State Hearing to consider 2023 sturgeon fisheries upstream of Bonneville Dam