Nehalem River- North Fork Fish Report

The North Fork is getting low and clear

Nehalem River- North Fork - Hamlet, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
3-18-2024
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The North Fork is getting low and clear, but there is still steelhead angling opportunity. The majority of the hatchery run is over, but there are still wild broodstock hatchery steelhead coming in and will continue through the season, although numbers will be lower than earlier in the run. There's also catch-and-release opportunity for wild steelhead

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Monday, March 18th

Dexter Reservoir: Will be stocked the week of March 25th
Foster Reservoir: The first spring stocking will be in a couple of weeks
Kilchis River: The Kilchis is getting a little on the low and clear side
Necanicum River: The Necanicum will be getting a little on the low and clear side this week
Nehalem River: Good catch-and-release opportunities for wild steelhead throughout the basin

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Friday, March 15th

Kilchis River: The Kilchis is looking very fishy right now
Miami River: Fishing conditions are good on the Miami River
Necanicum River: The Necanicum should be in good shape through the weekend
Nehalem River: The Nehalem has good catch-and-release opportunities for wild steelhead
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork is slightly on the high side but has good color and is on the drop
Nestucca River: Should drop into great shape by the weekend
Three Rivers: Three Rivers should be dropping into shape
Wilson River: The Wilson is a little high still but is greening up and should be in prime shape tomorrow
Dexter Reservoir: May be increased fishing opportunity for warmwater game fish
Foster Reservoir: The first spring stocking will be in a couple of weeks
Santiam River ( North Fork) : River is currently running at around 3,200 cfs at the gauge in Mehama
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 2,000 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir is not frozen
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is 30 percent full
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Agate Lake: Agate Reservoir continues to rise and is now 100 percent full
Ben Irving Reservoir: Fishing will be picking up this week
Chetco River: The final two weeks of the season are here
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Trout fishing should be good
Coquille River: The North Fork Coquille River should be in good shape during the week
Diamond Lake: Diamond Lake is frozen over
Elk River: The few anglers fishing the river are finding steelhead are scattered throughout
Garrison Lake: Conditions are excellent for trout fishing
Plat I Reservoir: Plat I was overfull as of last week
Rogue River- Lower: Fishing has been good for both steelhead and Chinook when flows have been dropping
Rogue River - Middle: Should be in perfect shape by this weekend
Rogue River- Upper: Expect releases from the dam to increase by this weekend
Sixes River: Finally the river conditions look like they will be improving
Umpqua River: The mainstem Umpqua has been cold, high and muddy lately
North Umpqua River: The North Umpqua is still high, but conditions are improving
South Umpqua River : Conditions should start to improve
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