Chetco River Fish Report - Brookings, OR (Curry County)

The frequent storms are good for the fish

Chetco River - Brookings, OR (Curry County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-19-2025
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The weather has been keeping steelhead anglers on their toes. The frequent storms are good for the fish and distributing steelhead into spawning tributaries and the throughout the mainstem, but make for tougher fishing conditions. Anglers will probably find plunking as the best method to catch moving fish until flows drop a bit.

Anglers need to have the Rogue South Coast Steelhead Validation to fish for steelhead from Dec. 1 through March 30. Anglers cannot use GUEST CHECKOUT to buy their license, validation and tag.

Anglers can learn more about the Rogue South Coast Area Steelhead regulations at MyODFW.com or in the fishing regulation book.

Anglers that see a game violation can report the violation to *OSP (*677) on a mobile device or call 1-800-452-7888. Anglers can also file complaints or potential violations concerning guides to the Oregon State Marine Board.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, February 19th

Crooked River: Anglers should expect high discharge
EE Wilson Angling Pond: The pond is stocked with trout
Foster Reservoir: Look for smallmouth bass and yellow perch
Junction City Pond: This pond will be stocked again this week
Quartzville Creek: This river will likely be too high for the foreseeable future
Roaring River Park Pond: This small pond will be stocked!
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Fishing for steelhead is open
Santiam River (South Fork): Still some scattered summer steelhead
Sunnyside Park Pond: Bluegill and largemouth bass year-round
Timber Linn Lake: Timber Linn Updates
Walter Wirth Lake: Walter Wirth Updates
Waverly Lake: Fair warmwater fishing for bluegill and bass
Necanicum River: Still catch-and-release opportunity for wild steelhead
Nehalem River: Less-than-ideal fishing conditions
Nehalem River- North Fork: Winter steelhead fishing really picked up
Nestucca River: The Nestucca is running a little on the high side
Three Rivers: Three Rivers has been getting some hatchery steelhead
Trask River: The Trask is running high
Wilson River: The Wilson River has been fishable
Agency Lake: Agency Lake is warming up
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir remains frozen
Fourmile Lake: Ice fishing might be possible
Gerber Reservoir: Anglers are ice fishing
Upper Klamath Lake: Most of the lake is frozen
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Fishing remains very slow
Lake Of The Woods: Yellow perch fishing should be good
Link River : Link River is very slow fishing
Miller Lake: The lake is likely frozen
Willow Valley Reservoir: The reservoir is frozen
Agate Lake: Agate Lake is now 100 percent full
Applegate Reservoir: Trout fishing should be good
Applegate River: Steelhead fishing pressure is starting to pick up
Ben Irving Reservoir: No recent reports from anglers