Yaquina River Fish Report

Fall Chinook is open on the Yaquina

Yaquina River - Newport, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
12-13-2023
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Fall Chinook is open on the Yaquina. It's been particularly slow on the Yaquina with not as many fish being caught in the basin compared to our other Mid Coast Basins. The slow bite on the Yaquina has gotten even slower the past few weeks and not many fish are being caught. Like the rest of our Mid Coast basins chinook fishing is all but done. ‌

Winter steelhead will be entering the system and like our other basins will likely take advantage of the recent rains to move quickly upriver.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, December 13th, 2023

John Day River: The Service Creek gage is currently above 1,000 CFS, allowing for good access for drift boats and rafts
Crescent Lake: Crescent Lake is currently 10 percent full
Metolius River: The Metolius River continues to fish well
North Twin Lake: Anglers continue to report excellent winter fishing for stocked trout
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is 32 percent full
South Twin Lake: Anglers continue to report good winter fishing for stocked trout
Foster Reservoir: Foster Reservoir Report
Green Peter Reservoir: The reservoir is effectively off-limits to fishing through at least the end of December
Santiam River ( North Fork) : River is currently running at around 12,000 cfs at the gauge in Mehama.
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 9,500 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Alsea River: Fall Chinook is still open on the Alsea
Kilchis River: The Kilchis has dropped into shape and is green
Necanicum River: Should be dropping and have good fishing conditions through the week
Nehalem River: The Nehalem River is still high and off color and being a large basin
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork is in good condition
Nestucca River: The Nestucca River is still around 8 feet at this time and is dropping slowly
Salmon River: Early winter steelhead have been entering the system though
Siletz River: Siletz River Report
Siltcoos Lake: Coho fishing on Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes is still open
Siuslaw River: Fall Chinook has been slowing down the past few weeks and is nearly done
Three Rivers: Three Rivers is in shape and should fish through the week
Trask River: The Trask River is still high but is dropping and should be in good condition for angling by the weekend
Wilson River: The Wilson is dropping into shape and should be in good condition for fishing through the week

Hyatt is currently 41 percent full and should provide good trout fishing opportunities

Hyatt Lake

12-8-2023
Hyatt is currently 41 percent full and should provide good trout fishing opportunities. Some good-size trout were caught near the...... Read More