11-28-2007, 08:10 PM
Surplus hatchery summer steelhead were released in Town and Cape Meares lakes recently. Approximately 175 fish have been released in Town Lake and 87 in Cape Meares Lake .
Anglers should use caution when heading to Lost Lake ( Clatsop County ) as logging activities are continuing. Call the Tillamook office at (503) 842-2741 or Astoria Oregon Department of Forestry at (503) 325-5451 for more information.
MID COAST LAKES:
Siltcoos and Tahkenitch Lakes (located just south of Florence along Hwy 101) are open to wild coho salmon retention through Dec. 31. The daily bag limit is one adult coho salmon and one jack coho salmon. Anglers are limited to retaining five adult coho, in combination, from Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes during the season. The fishery at both lakes has picked up recently and fishing has been fair to good. Anglers are having the most success near the lake outlet and/or by lake feeder tributary streams. Trolling or casting lures and fishing bait from a bobber are effective methods. The coho fishing boundaries are as follows.
The waters of Siltcoos Lake open for coho angling are defined as that area upstream from the Highway 101 Bridge and downstream of the railroad trestle on the Maple Creek arm and the Fivemile Road crossing on the Fiddle Creek arm.
The waters of Tahkenitch Lake open for coho angling are defined as that area upstream from the Highway 101 Bridge and downstream of the first road crossing on the Leitel Creek arm and the ODFW Mark er at the bridge on the 059 Road just west of Douglas County Road 49.
Chinook Salmon
-Oregon Fish and Wildlife-<br />
ALSEA RIVER: : Chinook, winter steelhead
Anglers are still picking up a few fall chinook in the mainstem river. Most fish are dark this time of year and are preferred to be released to spawn. Both drift boat fishing and bank angling has been productive floating eggs or back trolling. A few winter steelhead will start showing up any time now. Typically good numbers start showing late December to mid January.
Current river levels<br />
BIG CREEK: steelhead
A few early winter steelhead are being caught. Expect angling to improve in December.
NECANICUM RIVER: chinook, steelhead
Angling for chinook is slow to fair. Many fish are dark and should be released. A few early winter steelhead are available also.
NORTH FORK NEHALEM RIVER: chinook, steelhead
Angling for chinook is slow to fair. Look for the brightest fish to be lower in the system. Angling for winter steelhead is improving, with fair success overall. Anglers may call 503-368-5670 for recorded fishing information.
NESTUCCA RIVER AND THREE RIVERS: chinook, steelhead
Fall chinook angling is slow to fair. Many fish are dark and should be released. Chinook are also needed for broodstock for the Rhoades Pond STEP program. Contact ODFW in Tillamook at 503-842-2741 or Cedar Creek Hatchery at 503-392-3485 for information on donating fish to the program. A few early winter steelhead are also available in the lower river.
River levels
Anglers should use caution when heading to Lost Lake ( Clatsop County ) as logging activities are continuing. Call the Tillamook office at (503) 842-2741 or Astoria Oregon Department of Forestry at (503) 325-5451 for more information.
MID COAST LAKES:
Siltcoos and Tahkenitch Lakes (located just south of Florence along Hwy 101) are open to wild coho salmon retention through Dec. 31. The daily bag limit is one adult coho salmon and one jack coho salmon. Anglers are limited to retaining five adult coho, in combination, from Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes during the season. The fishery at both lakes has picked up recently and fishing has been fair to good. Anglers are having the most success near the lake outlet and/or by lake feeder tributary streams. Trolling or casting lures and fishing bait from a bobber are effective methods. The coho fishing boundaries are as follows.
The waters of Siltcoos Lake open for coho angling are defined as that area upstream from the Highway 101 Bridge and downstream of the railroad trestle on the Maple Creek arm and the Fivemile Road crossing on the Fiddle Creek arm.
The waters of Tahkenitch Lake open for coho angling are defined as that area upstream from the Highway 101 Bridge and downstream of the first road crossing on the Leitel Creek arm and the ODFW Mark er at the bridge on the 059 Road just west of Douglas County Road 49.
Chinook Salmon
-Oregon Fish and Wildlife-<br />
ALSEA RIVER: : Chinook, winter steelhead
Anglers are still picking up a few fall chinook in the mainstem river. Most fish are dark this time of year and are preferred to be released to spawn. Both drift boat fishing and bank angling has been productive floating eggs or back trolling. A few winter steelhead will start showing up any time now. Typically good numbers start showing late December to mid January.
Current river levels<br />
BIG CREEK: steelhead
A few early winter steelhead are being caught. Expect angling to improve in December.
NECANICUM RIVER: chinook, steelhead
Angling for chinook is slow to fair. Many fish are dark and should be released. A few early winter steelhead are available also.
NORTH FORK NEHALEM RIVER: chinook, steelhead
Angling for chinook is slow to fair. Look for the brightest fish to be lower in the system. Angling for winter steelhead is improving, with fair success overall. Anglers may call 503-368-5670 for recorded fishing information.
NESTUCCA RIVER AND THREE RIVERS: chinook, steelhead
Fall chinook angling is slow to fair. Many fish are dark and should be released. Chinook are also needed for broodstock for the Rhoades Pond STEP program. Contact ODFW in Tillamook at 503-842-2741 or Cedar Creek Hatchery at 503-392-3485 for information on donating fish to the program. A few early winter steelhead are also available in the lower river.
River levels