The Illinois River opens May 22 for trout fishing

Illinois River - Cave Junction, OR


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
5-22-2024
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The Illinois River opens May 22 for trout fishing. Only adipose fin clipped rainbow trout may be retained. All wild rainbow and cutthroat trout must be released unharmed. Consult the fishing regulations for more information and locations open to fishing as the East Fork and West Fork Illinois are CLOSED to angling.





More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, May 22nd

Umatilla River: The spring Chinook fishery on the Umatilla River is open currently
Crescent Lake: Recent reports of good fishing for large brown and lake trou
Davis Lake: Anglers report excellent bass fishing along the reeds
East Lake: Lingering snow may limit access to some boat ramps
Haystack Reservoir: Haystack is currently at 68 percent full
Hood River: Hood River Report
Hosmer Lake: Hosmer Lake Report
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is 97 percent full
Paulina Lake: Anglers report productive rainbow trout fishing and excellent kokanee fishing
Wickiup Reservoir: The reservoir is 72 percent full
Blue River: Will be stocked the week of May 20
Blue River Reservoir: Will be stocked the week of May 27
Detroit Reservoir: Recent rains have filled the reservoir almost to the top
Foster Reservoir: Will be stocked again this week
Gold Lake: Gold Lake fishing officially open for fishing May 22, 2024
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level in Green Peter continues to rise
McKenzie River: McKenzie River Report
Willamette River: Fishing for summer steelhead has been productive
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Spring chinook numbers increased dramatically over the last couple of weeks
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: lows are currently around 1,000 cfs
Santiam River (South Fork): Summer steelhead are off to a pretty good start this year
Kilchis River: Angling for cutthroat trout should be fair to good throughout the river
Necanicum River: Trout fishing should be fair to good
Nestucca River: Cutthroat trout fishing should be fair to good
Three Rivers: The Anti-Snagging Gear Restriction went into effect on Three Rivers on May 1
Trask River: Cutthroat trout fishing should be fair to good
Applegate River: The Applegate River opens May 22 for trout fishing
Chetco River: The river reopened to trout fishing on May 22
Ben Irving Reservoir: This should be a good time to fish Ben Irving
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Should be some good trout fishing now
Diamond Lake: Anglers willing to confront the changing weather are catching fish
Elk River: The river reopened to trout fishing on May 22
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 68 percent full
Galesville Reservoir: No direct reports from anglers, but stories that some of the trophy trout have been caught


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