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Recreation Report for Oct. 11
From Staff Reports
Monday, October 13, 2008 | No comments posted.
FISHING
MID-COAST LAKES: Stocking rainbow trout for the mid-coast lakes has ended for the season.
SMITH RIVER: Anglers have been catching Chinook hit or miss in the lower river.
The mainstem is open to adipose-fin-clipped steelhead from the mouth to Spencer Creek and on the North Fork from the mouth to Johnson Creek. The fall Chinook season is open from mouth to Spencer Creek, but the North Fork Smith is closed through Dec. 31.
WINCHESTER BAY: Fishing remains slow for sturgeon. Sport fishing for ocean coho is now closed. Angling for both coho and Chinook is open inland, but only fin-clipped coho can be harvested and only one, non-fin-clipped Chinook per day, five per year can be harvested.
LAKE MARIE: The lake has already been stocked with 4,000 trout.
UMPQUA RIVER MAINSTEM: Chinook fishing is still slow, but should pick up with rains. Smallmouth bass fishing is getting better. The main stem Umpqua is closed to wild steelhead harvest, but remains open year-round for adipose fin-clipped steelhead.
TENMILE BASIN: Largemouth bass fishing has been good.
DIAMOND LAKE: Fishing has been excellent. Many people are catching trout in the 16- to 18-inch size range, with some lunkers in the 20-inch size range. The lake has turned over and mixed. All methods of fishing have brought in limits and large fish recently including bait, lures and flies.
LOON LAKE: Fishing at Loon Lake has been very good lately for all panfish and largemouth bass. Loon Lake has been stocked with about 7,000 catchable trout plus some trophy trout to date.
COOS COUNTY LAKES: Trophy trout were stocked in Empire Lakes, Saunders Lake, Powers Pond, and Bradley Lake this week.
COOS RIVER BASIN: With the recent rain the Chinook salmon are really spread throughout the Coos Bay basin. Lots of Chinook have left the bay for their spawning streams but more Chinook should move into the bay throughout the month.
COQUILLE RIVER BASIN: With the weekend rain Chinook salmon should be spread throughout the Coquille River basin. Bouncing eggs or trolling spinners or herring are the preferred ways to catch Chinook. Another area to fish for Chinook is around the Bandon Marina and near the mouth of Ferry Creek. There should be Chinook returning to these areas are from the ODFW acclimation site on lower Ferry Creek.
POWERS POND: No reports.
BEN IRVING RESERVOIR: Ben Irving Reservoir, west of Winston, has been stocked with about 4,000 trout to date.
ELK/SIXES RIVER: Rain this week should get the Chinook stirring around the mouths of both the Sixes and Elk Rivers. Chinook fishing will continue to get better through October, with November being the best month.
GARRISON LAKE: Anglers can expect good trout fishing through late fall.
LIBBY POND: No reports.
ROGUE RIVER, LOWER: The Rogue Bay and lower river are turning out coho and Chinook. The fishing is not red hot, but anglers are reporting some pretty good fishing days. Anchovies are still the number one bait in the bay. Anglers fishing up river are side drifting salmon eggs, casting spinners or fly fishing.
SOUTH COAST STREAMS: Trout season in the Umpqua tributaries, Smith River, South Umpqua, North Umpqua tributaries below Soda Springs Reservoir and Cow Creek basins is closed.
PACIFIC OCEAN AND BEACHES: Rockfish daily bag limit has returned to six fish and is open to the 40-fathom line.
HUNTING
Last week major fall hunting season began. Western Oregon deer, forest grouse, California and mountain quail, bear, cougar, and crow seasons are now open.
For deer and elk hunters, several check stations will be open where ODFW staff and volunteers will be available to take samples. Check stations are generally open from dawn until dusk; look for highway signs indicating stations are open.
Southwest region hunters can visit information booths located at several popular highway junctions during the two weekends of the black-tailed deer season (Oct. 4-5 and Oct. 25-26) and opening weekend of the Cascade elk season (Oct. 18-19), and two weekends of the Coastal elk season (Nov.15-16,and 22-23) Regional staff, who are at the booths to talk with hunters, can also obtain a sample for CWD testing.
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Information from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
MID-COAST LAKES: Stocking rainbow trout for the mid-coast lakes has ended for the season.
SMITH RIVER: Anglers have been catching Chinook hit or miss in the lower river.
The mainstem is open to adipose-fin-clipped steelhead from the mouth to Spencer Creek and on the North Fork from the mouth to Johnson Creek. The fall Chinook season is open from mouth to Spencer Creek, but the North Fork Smith is closed through Dec. 31.
WINCHESTER BAY: Fishing remains slow for sturgeon. Sport fishing for ocean coho is now closed. Angling for both coho and Chinook is open inland, but only fin-clipped coho can be harvested and only one, non-fin-clipped Chinook per day, five per year can be harvested.
LAKE MARIE: The lake has already been stocked with 4,000 trout.
UMPQUA RIVER MAINSTEM: Chinook fishing is still slow, but should pick up with rains. Smallmouth bass fishing is getting better. The main stem Umpqua is closed to wild steelhead harvest, but remains open year-round for adipose fin-clipped steelhead.
TENMILE BASIN: Largemouth bass fishing has been good.
DIAMOND LAKE: Fishing has been excellent. Many people are catching trout in the 16- to 18-inch size range, with some lunkers in the 20-inch size range. The lake has turned over and mixed. All methods of fishing have brought in limits and large fish recently including bait, lures and flies.
LOON LAKE: Fishing at Loon Lake has been very good lately for all panfish and largemouth bass. Loon Lake has been stocked with about 7,000 catchable trout plus some trophy trout to date.
COOS COUNTY LAKES: Trophy trout were stocked in Empire Lakes, Saunders Lake, Powers Pond, and Bradley Lake this week.
COOS RIVER BASIN: With the recent rain the Chinook salmon are really spread throughout the Coos Bay basin. Lots of Chinook have left the bay for their spawning streams but more Chinook should move into the bay throughout the month.
COQUILLE RIVER BASIN: With the weekend rain Chinook salmon should be spread throughout the Coquille River basin. Bouncing eggs or trolling spinners or herring are the preferred ways to catch Chinook. Another area to fish for Chinook is around the Bandon Marina and near the mouth of Ferry Creek. There should be Chinook returning to these areas are from the ODFW acclimation site on lower Ferry Creek.
POWERS POND: No reports.
BEN IRVING RESERVOIR: Ben Irving Reservoir, west of Winston, has been stocked with about 4,000 trout to date.
ELK/SIXES RIVER: Rain this week should get the Chinook stirring around the mouths of both the Sixes and Elk Rivers. Chinook fishing will continue to get better through October, with November being the best month.
GARRISON LAKE: Anglers can expect good trout fishing through late fall.
LIBBY POND: No reports.
ROGUE RIVER, LOWER: The Rogue Bay and lower river are turning out coho and Chinook. The fishing is not red hot, but anglers are reporting some pretty good fishing days. Anchovies are still the number one bait in the bay. Anglers fishing up river are side drifting salmon eggs, casting spinners or fly fishing.
SOUTH COAST STREAMS: Trout season in the Umpqua tributaries, Smith River, South Umpqua, North Umpqua tributaries below Soda Springs Reservoir and Cow Creek basins is closed.
PACIFIC OCEAN AND BEACHES: Rockfish daily bag limit has returned to six fish and is open to the 40-fathom line.
HUNTING
Last week major fall hunting season began. Western Oregon deer, forest grouse, California and mountain quail, bear, cougar, and crow seasons are now open.
For deer and elk hunters, several check stations will be open where ODFW staff and volunteers will be available to take samples. Check stations are generally open from dawn until dusk; look for highway signs indicating stations are open.
Southwest region hunters can visit information booths located at several popular highway junctions during the two weekends of the black-tailed deer season (Oct. 4-5 and Oct. 25-26) and opening weekend of the Cascade elk season (Oct. 18-19), and two weekends of the Coastal elk season (Nov.15-16,and 22-23) Regional staff, who are at the booths to talk with hunters, can also obtain a sample for CWD testing.
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Information from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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