The Guide's Forecast: June 16-22

The Guide's Forecast

Through Wednesday
Willamette Valley/Metro: Bonneville area anglers are catching good numbers of shad. Although it remains clear that high, cold water has stalled the peak migration, fishing for shad is peaking right now. Shad make excellent crab bait or can be used to target oversize sturgeon. Oversize sturgeon anglers were catching and releasing fair numbers below the Marker 82 deadline.

Bank and boat anglers in the gorge are still challenged by high water conditions but catch rates for salmon are fair. As flows drop, fishing will improve. Summer chinook should be available in the coming weeks with a good return in the forecast.

Trollers and anchor fishers are taking a few springers daily from the lower Willamette and Multnomah Channel. Some anglers theorize that chinook destined for the upper Columbia are taking the Multnomah Channel as fish to 25 pounds are routinely being taken. High Columbia flow is still backing up the Willamette and likely drawing fish into the channel from the mainstem Columbia, where anglers have good access to them. Fish passage is good at the Falls with water flow moderating. Upriver, the Middle Fork below Hill Creek Reservoir is fishing well for trout.

McKenzie levels have dropped and with hatches occurring in warmer weather, it is fishing very well. When trout aren't rising, nymphing is effective.

South Santiam fishers are taking a few spring chinook on spinners despite higher than normal water conditions. Steelhead numbers should be on the increase as well.

Spinners, cured eggs and shrimp are producing slow but steady results for summer steelhead on the Clackamas. Springers are still low on the river. This system should fish well into July for salmon.

Fishing has been fair to good in the high water of the lower Sandy River for persistent anglers. Trollers working the mouth are intercepting Columbia-bound salmon with action great on some days.

Northwest: Sturgeon fishing improved near Astoria late last week. Although catches remain sporadic, some quality keepers are coming from Tongue Point and upstream. Sand shrimp is working best for bait with anchovies a distant second.

Salmon and steelhead anglers are finding surprising success upstream of Tongue Point. Spin-n-glos and small plugs are taking fish in shallow water, especially in the strong flows. Use hot colors for steelhead and green for salmon.

What's Fishin' In Oregon « Northwest Sportsman

If Klamath Falls is slightly outside the range of your fuel budget, there’s a host of other fishing opportunities to be had around the Beaver State. Here are highlights ripped straight from ODFW’s weekly Recreation Report :

SOUTHWEST ZONE

Trout fishers should consider several local area lakes and reservoirs including Fish and Willow lakes and Lost Creek and Howard Prairie reservoirs. Diamond Lake is ice-free and fishing will be improving with warmer, stable weather. Spring chinook fishing in the North Umpqua in the Swiftwater area has improved recently.

NORTHWEST ZONE

Coffenbury, Lost, Cape Meares, Hebo, and Town lakes will be stocked with larger size trout the week of June 13. Fishing should continue to be good in those lakes over the next week or two. Alsea River: Cutthroat trout season is open and producing fair to good results.  Most all streams in the basin are open to cutthroat trout angling unless specifically stated in the 2011 sport fishing regulations. Trout fishing is productive this time of year using traditional spinning gear or fly fishing. Nestucca, Three Rivers: Spring chinook angling is fair. Fish are spread out in tidewater and the lower river, and in Three Rivers. Bobber fishing will produce the best results as flows drop, although trolling herring in the lower bay is still producing some fish. Summer steelhead angling is improving as more fish enter the system. Angling for cutthroat is fair throughout the river. Siletz River: Steelhead fishing is starting to pick up. Summer steelhead are pulsing in and can be found throughout the entire river. Trout season is open as well and can be very good during the early part of the season. Tillamook Bay: Spring chinook fishing remains fair to good. Trolling spinners or herring should produce some bites. A few sturgeon are still being caught. Try the upper bay and Tillamook River tidewater for the best opportunity this time of year.

WILLAMETTE ZONE

Detroit and Henry Hagg lakes have been chosen as venues for Cabela’s and the Outdoor Channel’s “Wanna Fish for Millions” promotion, which runs through July 14. Large trout and bass have been tagged with spaghetti tags that could be worth up to $2 million to the angler lucky enough to catch one. Anglers have to be registered at Cabela’s website to participate. To register, go to www.cabelas.com/fishformillions .

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