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Recreation Report
Saturday, June 14, 2008 | No comments posted.
FISHING
MID COAST LAKES: This is the last week of stocking rainbow trout for the mid coast lakes. Here is a list of lakes that were stocked the first week of June: Olalla Reservoir, both Big Creek Reservoirs, Cleawox Lake and Thissel Pond.
SMITH RIVER: Trout season is open. Striped bass season is open year round, two-fish-per-24-hour limit, 30-inch minimum size. The North Fork is open to Johnson Creek for stripers.
WINCHESTER BAY: Fishing remains slow for sturgeon.
LAKE MARIE: Lake Marie at Umpqua Lighthouse State Park near Winchester Bay has been stocked with about 4,000 catchable trout to date. During Free Fishing Day weekend, fishing was good and an 18-inch trout was caught.
UMPQUA RIVER: The mainstem Umpqua remains open year-round for adipose fin-clipped steelhead. Spring Chinook fishing has been fair to good. Shad should start appearing in larger numbers soon and some anglers have been catching shad in the lower sections. Smallmouth bass angling will improve as the water temperatures warm.
TENMILE BASIN: Tenmile Lakes is open year-round. Legal-sized trout were stocked the week of June 2. Trout have been caught from the public fishing dock at the county boat ramp, and largemouth bass fishing has been excellent.
DIAMOND LAKE: Diamond Lake is free of ice, and the docks at the resort have been installed. The 50,000 “fingerlings” stocked in 2007 are now 12-15 inches long. In addition, ODFW has stocked about 56,000 catchable trout. Of these, about 6,000 were trophy sized. Fishing has been good, with several people catching trout in the 20-inch size range.
LOON LAKE: Loon Lake has been stocked with about 7,000 catchable trout to date. In addition, there were almost 6,000 sub-legal trout stock last fall that should be approaching 8 inches for legal harvest.
COOS COUNTY LAKES: Legal-sized trout were stocked the week of June 2 in Tenmile Lakes, Eel Lake, Powers Pond, Empire Lakes, and Saunders Lake.
COOS RIVER BASIN: Trout season is open in streams and tidewater but is restricted to artificial flies and lures. Fishing for cutthroat trout in the Elliot State Forest has been excellent.
COQUILLE RIVER BASIN: Trout season is open in streams and tidewater but is restricted to artificial flies and lures.
BEN IRVING RESERVOIR: The reservoir has been stocked with about 4,000 trout to date.
FLORAS LAKE: Floras Lake is scheduled to be stocked with trophy trout late this week or early next. Shore access is limited, but anglers can put a boat in at Boice Cope County Park.
ELK & SIXES RIVERS: Cutthroat are spread throughout both rivers. The best time to fish cutthroat is early morning or late evening when they move from the deep holes to the heads of pools.
GARRISON LAKE: Garrison Lake is scheduled to be stocked with trophy trout late this week or early next. Bank access is limited to the State Park or 12th Street boat ramp.
LIBBY POND: Libby pond was stocked with rainbow trout late last week. Fishing was excellent over the weekend with anglers catching plenty of fish.
LOWER ROGUE RIVER: Angling pressure has dropped off considerably. Spring Chinook are still on the move, but anglers need to fish the first few hours of the morning or late evening. Steelhead are also spread throughout the lower river and anglers have been picking up fish mainly while trying to catch springers.
CHETCO RIVER: Water conditions are excellent. Cutthroat trout fishing will steadily improve through June, with the estuary probably producing the best.
SOUTH COAST STREAMS: Trout season is open in the Umpqua tributaries, Smith River, South Umpqua, North Umpqua tributaries and Cow Creek basins. The mainstem Umpqua and mainstem North Umpqua to Soda Springs Dam are open year round for catch-and-release trout.
PACIFIC OCEAN AND BEACHES: Anglers have been getting out for bottomfish recently and reporting success. Spring can be a great time for surfperch fishing from the beaches. Some anglers have been reporting success recently, fishing the ocean beaches when the surf is down.
SHELLFISH
The Oregon Department of Agriculture has banned mussel and scallop harvesting on the Oregon Coast from the Columbia River to Gold Beach due to elevated levels of shellfish poisoning. Always check for health advisories by calling the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s shellfish line at (800) 448-2474 for updates.
Digging for clams in Coos Bay has been excellent.
VIEWING
CAPE ARAGO: Cape Arago State Park offers many recreation opportunities. The south cove trail leads down to a sandy beach and superior tidepools with intertidal plants and animals. The north cove is closed March 1 to June 30 to protect seal pups.
Birds commonly seen around tidepools this time of year include black oystercatchers, spotted sandpipers, surf birds and California brown pelicans.
Information from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
MID COAST LAKES: This is the last week of stocking rainbow trout for the mid coast lakes. Here is a list of lakes that were stocked the first week of June: Olalla Reservoir, both Big Creek Reservoirs, Cleawox Lake and Thissel Pond.
SMITH RIVER: Trout season is open. Striped bass season is open year round, two-fish-per-24-hour limit, 30-inch minimum size. The North Fork is open to Johnson Creek for stripers.
WINCHESTER BAY: Fishing remains slow for sturgeon.
LAKE MARIE: Lake Marie at Umpqua Lighthouse State Park near Winchester Bay has been stocked with about 4,000 catchable trout to date. During Free Fishing Day weekend, fishing was good and an 18-inch trout was caught.
UMPQUA RIVER: The mainstem Umpqua remains open year-round for adipose fin-clipped steelhead. Spring Chinook fishing has been fair to good. Shad should start appearing in larger numbers soon and some anglers have been catching shad in the lower sections. Smallmouth bass angling will improve as the water temperatures warm.
TENMILE BASIN: Tenmile Lakes is open year-round. Legal-sized trout were stocked the week of June 2. Trout have been caught from the public fishing dock at the county boat ramp, and largemouth bass fishing has been excellent.
DIAMOND LAKE: Diamond Lake is free of ice, and the docks at the resort have been installed. The 50,000 “fingerlings” stocked in 2007 are now 12-15 inches long. In addition, ODFW has stocked about 56,000 catchable trout. Of these, about 6,000 were trophy sized. Fishing has been good, with several people catching trout in the 20-inch size range.
LOON LAKE: Loon Lake has been stocked with about 7,000 catchable trout to date. In addition, there were almost 6,000 sub-legal trout stock last fall that should be approaching 8 inches for legal harvest.
COOS COUNTY LAKES: Legal-sized trout were stocked the week of June 2 in Tenmile Lakes, Eel Lake, Powers Pond, Empire Lakes, and Saunders Lake.
COOS RIVER BASIN: Trout season is open in streams and tidewater but is restricted to artificial flies and lures. Fishing for cutthroat trout in the Elliot State Forest has been excellent.
COQUILLE RIVER BASIN: Trout season is open in streams and tidewater but is restricted to artificial flies and lures.
BEN IRVING RESERVOIR: The reservoir has been stocked with about 4,000 trout to date.
FLORAS LAKE: Floras Lake is scheduled to be stocked with trophy trout late this week or early next. Shore access is limited, but anglers can put a boat in at Boice Cope County Park.
ELK & SIXES RIVERS: Cutthroat are spread throughout both rivers. The best time to fish cutthroat is early morning or late evening when they move from the deep holes to the heads of pools.
GARRISON LAKE: Garrison Lake is scheduled to be stocked with trophy trout late this week or early next. Bank access is limited to the State Park or 12th Street boat ramp.
LIBBY POND: Libby pond was stocked with rainbow trout late last week. Fishing was excellent over the weekend with anglers catching plenty of fish.
LOWER ROGUE RIVER: Angling pressure has dropped off considerably. Spring Chinook are still on the move, but anglers need to fish the first few hours of the morning or late evening. Steelhead are also spread throughout the lower river and anglers have been picking up fish mainly while trying to catch springers.
CHETCO RIVER: Water conditions are excellent. Cutthroat trout fishing will steadily improve through June, with the estuary probably producing the best.
SOUTH COAST STREAMS: Trout season is open in the Umpqua tributaries, Smith River, South Umpqua, North Umpqua tributaries and Cow Creek basins. The mainstem Umpqua and mainstem North Umpqua to Soda Springs Dam are open year round for catch-and-release trout.
PACIFIC OCEAN AND BEACHES: Anglers have been getting out for bottomfish recently and reporting success. Spring can be a great time for surfperch fishing from the beaches. Some anglers have been reporting success recently, fishing the ocean beaches when the surf is down.
SHELLFISH
The Oregon Department of Agriculture has banned mussel and scallop harvesting on the Oregon Coast from the Columbia River to Gold Beach due to elevated levels of shellfish poisoning. Always check for health advisories by calling the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s shellfish line at (800) 448-2474 for updates.
Digging for clams in Coos Bay has been excellent.
VIEWING
CAPE ARAGO: Cape Arago State Park offers many recreation opportunities. The south cove trail leads down to a sandy beach and superior tidepools with intertidal plants and animals. The north cove is closed March 1 to June 30 to protect seal pups.
Birds commonly seen around tidepools this time of year include black oystercatchers, spotted sandpipers, surf birds and California brown pelicans.
Information from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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