Fishing Reports
and River Conditions of
Northeast Oregon
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Spring chinook fishery opens on Powder River
LA GRANDE — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW) plans to release approximately 200 spring chinook salmon into the
Powder River to create a unique fishing opportunity. A May 30 to September
1 angling season has been established to harvest these fish. The open area
is from Hughes Lane Bridge near Baker City to Mason Dam. The daily bag limit
is 2 spring chinook salmon.
Although the season officially opened on May 30, no fish were
available until Thursday, June 4, when approximately 75 fish were released.
ODFW plans to release the remainder of the fish during the next two weeks.
The salmon are being released immediately below Mason Dam.
Imnaha, Wallowa rivers open June 13 to spring chinook
fishing
ENTERPRISE, Ore. - The Imnaha and Wallowa rivers in Northeast
Oregon will open to hatchery spring chinook fishing Saturday, June 13.
Biologists with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife estimate
over 5,000 adult spring chinook will return to the Imnaha River, a tributary
of the Snake. Of those, approximately 80 percent will be adipose fin-clipped
hatchery fish. On the Wallowa River, a tributary of the Grande Ronde, the
adult run is expected to exceed 2,500 fish of which approximately 50 percent
will be marked hatchery fish.
From June 13 through July 12, anglers may fish for spring chinook
from the mouth of the Imnaha River upstream 45 miles to Summit Creek Bridge.
The Wallowa River will be open from the deadline at the lower end of Minam
State Park upstream to the mouth of the Lostine River. Although ODFW biologists
do not expect early closure, they caution the season could be curtailed
for conservation reasons.
Fish and Wildlife Commission adopts summer and
fall salmon seasons for the ocean and Columbia River
SALEM, Ore.—The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission today adopted
the 2009 summer and fall salmon seasons for the ocean and Columbia River.
The seasons are in keeping with Pacific Fishery Management Council guidelines
adopted in April and are as follows:
Ocean sport salmon seasons
Falcon to Humbug
•Chinook: Closed
•Coho: June 20-Aug. 31 and Sept. 1-30
•Quotas = 110,000 and 7,000
•Daily bag limit 3/day and 2/day
North of Falcon
•Chinook: June 1-28 Columbia River area
•Coho and Chinook: June 28-Sept. 30 Columbia River area
•Quotas = 5,400 Chinook and 88,200 coho
•Two salmon/day, only one Chinook
South of Humbug
•Chinook: Aug. 29-Sept. 7
•Daily bag limit 2/day
•Coho: June 20-Aug 31, under same regulations as the Cape Falcon to
Humbug.
Columbia River sport salmon seasons
Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point
•Steelhead and coho salmon: open to adipose fin-clipped steelhead and
adipose fin-clipped adult coho (larger than 16 inches) Aug. 1 to Dec. 31
•Fall chinook: open to chinook (fin-clipped or not) Aug.1-31 with a
combined daily bag limit of two adult salmon or steelhead in combination,
of which only one may be a chinook. During Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, retention
of chinook is prohibited but the combined daily adult bag limit may include
up to three adipose fin-clipped coho.
Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam
•Summer chinook: open to adult chinook (fin-clipped or not)
from June 22 – July 5. Open to jack chinook (fin-clipped or not) from
June 16 – July 31. The combined daily bag limit is two adults and five
jacks.
•Coho salmon: open to adipose fin-clipped adult coho (larger than 16
inches) Aug.1 to Dec. 31
•Fall chinook: open to adult chinook and jacks (fin-clipped or not)
during Aug. 1 – Sept. 13 from the Tongue/Rocky Point line upstream
to a line projected from the Warrior Rock Lighthouse (Ore.) through red
buoy #4 to a marker on the lower end of Bachelor Island (Wash.). From this
line upstream to Bonneville Dam, retention of chinook adults and jacks is
allowed Aug. 1 – Dec. 31. In open areas/periods, the combined daily
bag limit is two adults (only one of which may be a chinook) and five jacks.
Mainstem Columbia River above Bonneville Dam
•Coho: open Aug. 1 – Dec. 31 (all coho retained downriver
of Hood River Bridge must be adipose fin-clipped)
•Summer chinook: open to chinook adults (fin-clipped or not) July 1-31,
and to chinook jacks (fin-clipped or not) June 16 – July 31
•Fall chinook: open to chinook (fin-clipped or not) Aug. 1 – Dec.31
•Combined daily bag limit is two adults and five jacks.
Sockeye
•Retention of sockeye allowed concurrent with steelhead
fisheries (season delayed)
?Start date dependent upon upriver spring Chinook impacts
ODFW Announces Online Fishing and Hunting License
Sales
Salem, Ore.—Outdoor enthusiasts can now purchase sport
fishing and hunting licenses and tags through the Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife’s Online Sales Web site.
“This is a service our customers have been asking for—they
can now buy license documents at their convenience,” said DeAnna Erickson,
ODFW License Services Manager. “Both residents and nonresidents can
use the site, which will save people a lot of time.”
While most licenses and tags are available for online purchase,
license buyers have to plan ahead because many documents will be mailed.
In some cases a temporary document can be printed and used until the annual
document arrives. Postal delivery documents will be shipped within ten working
days. A list of license documents for sale online and how they are delivered
is available on the ODFW Online License Sales site. License documents for
2009 will go on sale Dec. 1, 2008.
ODFW accepts VISA and MasterCard to pay for licenses and related
documents. Online license fees are the same as fees paid at an ODFW licensing
agent or an ODFW office. An additional $2.00 shipping and handling fee applies
to online purchases, except for instant fulfillment items. There is one
fee per individual per transaction, regardless of how many items are purchased.
A list of frequently asked questions is available on the ODFW
Web site, http://www.dfw.state.or.us/online%5Flicense%5Fsales/
The 2009 Oregon Big Game Regulations and the 2009 Oregon Sport
Fishing Regulations are now available online and vendors and at ODFW offices
throughout the state. The new regulations take effect Jan. 1, 2009.
| Notice: Because of
the ever changing fishing regulations on the main Columbia River system
it is very difficult to keep up with all of the changing regulations.. The
best thing to do is check the ODF&W (click
here) or WDF&W (click
here) website's for the current fishing season (s) that are open on
the section of the river that you will be fishing in.. And make sure to
check to see if there is a current season open for the species of fish that
you will be fishing for.. This may very from section to section. By just
simply checking the current regulations before
you head out to the river could have an effect on how pleasant your outdoor
experience may be.. Always remember: Be Safe, Be Courteous, Have Fun, and
Good Luck!! |
Report Game Violations
Poacher Hotlines:
OR 1-800-452-7888 -- WA
1-800-477-6224 -- ID 1-800-632-5999
8 feet of Sturgeon is alot of fish.. Just ask the guy in the
middle.. |
Brandon with a nice "shaker".. |
| We're not just a Fly
Shop if you need "Salmon
Eggs" "Shrimp" "Jigs" or
"NightCrawlers" we have those too.. |
| Two Chrome "hatchery" Deschutes summer Steelhead
taken on flies.. |
We don't know of another fly shop west of the Mississippi that you can
catch 8 to 20 pound Pacific Ocean running steelhead, salmon, and 19"
trout by stepping out of their front door and walking over to the
nearest river. In Pendleton, at Blue Mountain Anglers we do. The
Umatilla River is about two good double haul casts from our front door.
Click here if you would like to watch our current Umatilla River anadromous fish run.
Tony with a Umatilla Steelhead.. |
Steelhead in Flight!! |
Steve with a Umatilla Springer!! |
Our Home fishing waters include the Deschutes, John Day, Umatilla,
Grande Rhonde, Imnaha, Minam, Wallowa, South Fork Walla Walla, and Columbia
river. We also fish many Resivoirs and lakes of the Blue Mountain drainage,
all within five minutes to less than two hours from Blue Mountain
Anglers and Fly Shop, LLC in Pendleton.
click ODFW logo for weekly report.
ALL Oregon waters opens: May 23rd -
Oct. 31st 2009)
| Seth's day catching the Lunker at the lake..
|
| It's all right Seth, a little gravel won't hurt anybody..
Good Job!! |
| Fish Count's Over Columbia & Snake River
Dam's |
| Daily Count as of 6-30-09 |
Summer Chinook |
Sockeye |
Steelhead |
Coho |
Shad |
| Bonneville |
1998 |
6630 |
1110 |
- |
3999 |
| The Dalles |
1927 |
9574 |
626 |
- |
5356 |
| John Day |
2316 |
10,786 |
493 |
- |
NA |
| McNary |
1784 |
6334 |
223 |
- |
8942 |
| Ice Harbor |
915 |
36 |
112 |
- |
3138 |
| Lower Monumental |
988 |
44 |
118 |
- |
- |
| Little Goose |
686 |
29 |
59 |
- |
- |
| Lower Granite |
769 |
29 |
62 |
- |
68 |
| YTD Bonneville |
269,697 |
141,600 |
18,585 |
- |
1,342,567 |
| McNary |
164,213 |
62,071 |
5996 |
- |
340,078 |
| Lower Granite |
98,274 |
94 |
14,704 |
- |
523 |
(Note: These numbers reflect the date listed above
and will be updated as soon as the information becomes available.)
Click here for (Columbia
River Fish Counts) if not up to date.
Current N.E. Oregon: Fishing Reports and River Condition's
as of 7 - 2 -
09
(
Oregon
River Flows )
( Washington
River Flows ) ( Idaho
River Flows )
(ODF&W)
(WDF&W)
(IDF&W)
Astoria,
OR ~ 2009 tide flow schedule Sunrise
~ Sunset Calendar
2009 Moon Phases
(Note: Click on any of the RED Dots
in above charts for Real Time Flows)
Umatilla River
| Umatilla River Fish Passage Over 3 Mile Dam |
| Count as of 6-09 |
Daily |
YTD |
| Steelhead |
- |
- |
| Spring Chinook |
- |
4470 |
| Fall Chinook |
- |
- |
| Coho |
- |
- |
Click here for most recent fish count (3 Mile Dam fish count's)
Current Warter conditions: ~~~~~ Clear (Umatilla
River Flow Diagram)
Fishing Report for the Umatilla River: No Report.
Walla
Walla River
Fishing Report: No report
Grande Rhonde, Minam, and Wallowa
River's
Fishing Report for the Grande Rhonde: no
report
Fishing Report for the Wallowa River above (Minam Store): Angler's have
been catching a few springer's.
Fishing Report for the Wallowa River below (Minam Store): no report
Imnaha & Wenaha River's
Fishing Report for the Imnaha River: Angler's
are having good success catching Springer's.
Fishing Report for the Wenaha River: Open
for trout fishing.
John Day River
Fishing Report for the John Day River:
Bass fishing has been good.
Deschutes River
Fishing Report for the Deschutes River below
(Shears Falls): Open for trout fishing.
Fishing Report for the Deschutes River above
(Shears Falls): No Report
Columbia River (Bon) (water
temps)
Fishing Report: Above McNary Dam-- no report
Fishing Report: Below McNary Dam-- Angler's
have been catcing a few salmon off the bank. Shad fishing has been good.
Fishing Report: Above John Day Dam & John
Day Arm-- No Report
Fishing Report: Below John Day Dam-- Angler's are catching a few
salmon. Shad fishing has been ok.
Fishing Report: Below The Dalles Dam-- Sturgeon fishing has been
good.
Fishing Report: Below Bonneville Dam-- Open's for Adult chinook
June 22nd.
McKay Reservoir
Fishing Report: Angler's have been catching
some trout and crappie.
Report Game Violations
Poacher Hotlines:
OR 1-800-452-7888 -- WA
1-800-477-6224 -- ID 1-800-632-5999
Northeast Oregon Fishing Information and Fishing
Related Links:
~~ see chart below for fly guidance ~~
~~ NetKnot's.com~~ Check this website out for all your knot tying
needs (netknots.com)
~~Blue Mountain Anglers~~ Fly Hatch Guide to Southeastern Washington
and Northeastern Oregon.. (Fly
Hatch Guide)
~~Minam Motel and Market~~Interested in a train ride down the
Minam (Walloawa) River to your favorite fishing hole? Contact the Minam
Motel and Market at 1-877-888-8130 or check out www.minammotel.com ...
~~Weather conditions ~~ Before you leave home you might want to
follow these links to take a quick look at the current weather conditions
& forecast ~~click here
to go to NOAA
regional map and then click on Pendleton for current weather and forecast
~~ or click here for NOAA
Doppler radar image of the Pacific Northwest. If you would like to see
the latest interstate travel conditions between Cascade Locks and Baker,
Oregon click on this Blue
Mountain Anglers ~ I-84 road cams link.
~~River conditions ~~ You may also want to check this link
to see what the current river and stream flow conditions are before you head for your favorite
fishing spot. A word to the wise...check the flow before you go.
~~ ODFW Northeast Zone ~~ Click here to the most current ODF&W or WDF&W
weekly fishing report's for Northeast Oregon and Washington..
~~Road conditions ~~ This link will keep you posted of the current
Oregon road conditions Trip
Check
as observed by Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) across the
state.
~~ ODFW Trout Stocking Schedule ~~ Click here to check Trout
Stocking Schedule for Northeast Oregon.
~~ Columbia River Tribal Fishery Netting Schedule ~~ call 1-888-289-1855
~~Fish Ecology Research Lab~~ F.E.R.L.
University of Idaho information on salmon and steelhead migration up
the Columbia River. (click
here)
We have high mountain lakes in the Wallowa and Elkhorn mountain ranges
that hold rainbow, state record golden trout, kokanee, and unlimited brook
trout. In Eastern Oregon there are no creel limits on most lake's brook
trout creel! We invite you to come fish and take all the brook trout you
can eat in a day from our high lakes. Most days to catch 100 to 300 brookies
is not unusual. Drop by or call Blue Mountain Anglers and we will show you
what we are talking about. Come fish N.E.
Oregon!
October 8, fishing in the Elkhorns, a
great day |
October 12, fishing same lake w/snow, a
great day |
#14 Elkhorn Lake Special
|
#14 Blue Mountain Lake Special
|
click ODFW logo for weekly report.
Phil's Deschutes River king salmon, caught at the mouth of
the river.
This is the kind of fish that brings the Rocky Mtn. folks
to Eastern Oregon when they get serious about fishing.
Support Catch and
Release.
Flies of the season
Prepared by Dr. Robert Newell
for Blue Mountain fly fishing
Click here for the most concise fly~hatch
guide to fish Northeast Oregon. |
| Spring |
Summer |
Fall |
Steelhead |
Nymphs #12 - #22
Small- hare's ear,
pheasant tail
bead head scud
gray nymph
olive wooly bugger
black wooly bugger
Blue Dragon
AP Emerger
bead headed nymphs
work best
BMA has the best selection of trout flies in OR |
Nymphs #4 - #16
Medium- hare's ear
gold stoneflies
black stoneflies
caddis nymphs
brown wooly bugger
silver wooly bugger
south fork sunshine
Blue
Dragon
AP Emerger
bead headed nymphs
work best
BMA has the best selection of trout flies in OR |
Nymphs #6 - #16
Medium- hare's ear
gold stoneflies
black stoneflies
caddis nymphs
silver wooly bugger
green inch worm
south fork sunshine
Blue Dragon
AP Emerger
bead headed nymphs work best
BMA has the largest selection of trout flies in
Eastern OR |
Summer-Fall-Oct. 31:
(click here for patterns)
bright days/
bright flies
w/silver flash
---------------
overcast days/
dark flies
w/ gold flash
BMA has the flies
you need for year around steelheading.
#4 - #8
|
Need flies to fish the Pacific Northwest...or the rest
of the world?
We keep over 700 patterns and sizes in stock, for trout~steelhead~salmon. |
Dry flies #12 - #18
Blue Dun
BWO
West'n March Brn.
PMD
Salmonfly
Black stonefly
Golden stonefly
Spotted sedge
BMA has the best selection of trout flies in OR |
Dry flies #10 - #24
PMD
Mahogony Dun
Quill Gordon
Red Quill
Yellow Sally
Tricos
Little Summer Olive
Little black caddis
Tan Elk Hair caddis
Golden Stonefly
BMA has the largest selection of trout flies in
OR |
Dry flies #6 - #14
Tricos
Yellow Sally
Little black caddis
Green Sedge
Giant Orange Sedge
(October Caddis)
Tan Elk Hair caddis
Hoppers
Stimulators
Sofa Pillow
BMA has the best selection of trout flies in OR |
Nov.1-Winter-April
15:
(click here for patterns)
Black and or Purple
-------------
leeches
articulated leech
egg sucking leech
flash flies
egg patterns
BMA has the flies
you need for year around steelheading.
# 1/0 - # 8 |
| The best/ basic coloration for Blue Mountain
trout flies are amber and/ or black. |
Beware of Dolly... Varden chars,
"bull trout"
these fish are all across our corner of Oregon, and
are ESA protected -- C & R only, handle with care.
Thank you.
Blue Mountain Anglers carries the flies patterns
that catches 99% of the trout
in the lower 48, and many for Alaska & BC.
This Salmonfly.Net
Salmon and Steelhead Fishing site
owned by Blue Mountain Anglers and
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