FISHING

MID-COAST LAKES: The Siltcoos Lake The wild coho salmon fishery is in full swing as wet weather has helped to move good numbers of coho into the lake. The Tahkenitch Lake wild coho salmon fishery has picked up recently with good numbers of coho returning.

SMITH RIVER: Anglers have been catching Chinook hit or miss in the lower river.

WINCHESTER BAY: Angling for both coho and Chinook in the bay is open.

LAKE MARIE: No recent reports, but the lake has been stocked with 4,000 trout this year.

UMPQUA RIVER MAINSTEM: Chinook fishing is fair but chinook caught are tending to be large. Several 40- to 50-pound Chinook have been reported in recent weeks.

TENMILE BASIN: There are still holdover rainbow trout in Tenmile Lakes. These fish are from the spring trout stockings and are now 12-13 inches long.

Yellow perch fishing is good in Tenmile Lakes but will slow down as winter approaches.

DIAMOND LAKE: Closed to fishing until April 25, 2009.

COOS COUNTY LAKES: There are still lots of trout available Bradley Lake, Saunders Lake, and Empire Lakes.  All four lakes were stocked in early October and Bradley Lake was stocked with an additional 800 legal-sized trout at the end of October.

COOS RIVER BASIN: The majority of the fall Chinook have moved out of the open fishing areas and into the tributaries for spawning.  However there are still a few new, bright Chinook moving into the bay.

These fish will move quickly through the bay on there way to spawning.  Most of the effort is in the Coos River near Sause Brothers and at the Blossom Gulch tidegate at the boardwalk in downtown Coos Bay.

Crabbing in Coos Bay is still good.

COQUILLE RIVER BASIN: A few new bright Chinook have entered the Coquille River. Chinook are spread throughout the Coquille River from Rocky Point boat ramp up to the fishing deadlines. There are a few Chinook around the mouth of Ferry Creek and at the mouth of Sevenmile Creek.

POWERS POND: Powers Pond was stocked with 14- 15-inch fall trout two weeks ago.

BEN IRVING RESERVOIR: Ben Irving Reservoir, west of Winston, has been stocked with about 4,000 trout to date.

ELK/SIXES RIVER: Chinook fishing has been pretty good at the mouths of both Elk and Sixes Rivers. 

Anglers should concentrate on the estuaries until river flows pick up and move Chinook upstream.

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 continuing to turn out a few coho and Chinook, although pressure is very light.

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. Sport anglers may still retain two lingcod but cabezon may no longer be retained by boat anglers.

HUNTING

SOUTHWEST ZONE HUNTING: Fall turkey, waterfowl (South Coast Zone closed), archery deer (certain units only; see regulations), Coast bull elk (certain units only, Nov. 15-18), forest grouse, California and mountain quail, bear, cougar and crow hunting remain open.

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Information from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.