The Siletz has a variety of species to cast for this weekend!

Siletz River - Lincoln City, OR


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
7-19-2023
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The Siletz has a variety of species to cast for this weekend!

More summer steelhead have been seen higher up in the system, with fresh bright color. Over the coming weeks more will start coming into the system. More fish have been seen higher in the basin, and bank casting higher in the gorge may lead to a successful trip. Hatchery steelhead have been caught throughout the system, though not a lot have been reported.

It’s been a slow start overall to summer steelhead, but with the recent rain on the Coast we are hoping to see more fish that have been kegged up start moving throughout the basin again this weekend.

Going into the weekend the Siletz will be your best bet for any summer steelhead coming back into the basin.

We have seen a few fresh springers high in the system as well although not many reports have come in of springers being caught higher in the system. Some fish may be kegged up lower in the system near tide water waiting for enough rain to move up into the Gorge.

With this week’s rain, as little as it was, we have seen more fish moving throughout the basin.

We have gotten reports of spring Chinook being caught lower-mid basin. Not a huge number but the fishery is picking up. 

Trout fishing reopened May 22.





More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, July 19th, 2023

Agate Lake: Agate Reservoir is 62 percent full
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate Reservoir Fish Report
Coquille River: Coquille River Fish Report
Diamond Lake: Diamond Lake Fish Report
Eel Lake: Eel Lake Fishing Report
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 52 percent full
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is at 62 percent full
Galesville Reservoir: Galesville Reservoir Fish Report

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
Cape Meares Lake: Invasive weed treatment at Cape Meares Lake July 13
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 57 percent full
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is at 64 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is at 47 percent full and on the drop
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is 53 percent full and dropping
Plat I Reservoir: Bass fishing in mid-morning may land some good fish
Rogue River - Middle: Current flow is around 2,100 cfs and average river temperature in the mid-60s F
Rogue River- Upper: Summer steelhead are still moving into the upper river
Umpqua River: Steelhead fishing is reportedly slow
Kilchis River: Cutthroat are available throughout the river
Necanicum River: Sea-run cutthroat fishing has been good in tidewater
Trask River: Spring Chinook fishing is slowing down in the Trask River
Wilson Reservoir: There are cutthroat trout throughout the Wilson basin
Breitenbush River: River flows have dropped and are now around 160 cfs
Foster Reservoir: The reservoir was stocked several times this spring
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Currently running at around 1,320 cfs at the gauge in Meham
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Flows are currently around 500 cfs
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 1,000 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Crane Prairie Reservoir: The reservoir is currently 86 percent full
Crescent Lake: Crescent Lake is currently 19 percent full
Haystack Reservoir: The reservoir is currently 79 percent full
Hosmer Lake: Anglers report good brook, cutthroat and rainbow trout fishing
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is 61 percent full
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 88 percent full
Wickiup Reservoir: Anglers report fair kokanee and bass fishing