Idaho Fish Report
Summer steelhead angling is slow
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
4-30-2025
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Summer steelhead angling is slow. This is mostly a catch-and-release fishery with very few hatchery summer steelhead. Only hatchery steelhead may be harvested.
The first Springer crossed the dam on April 7. Fishing is slow but will improve as more Springers enter the North Fork and we receive more rain. Early forecast for spring Chinook in the North is low, but high enough for there to be some harvest. There will be 1 a day, 10 for the season limit on wild spring Chinook this year.
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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, April 30th
Galesville Reservoir: The reservoir is at full pool now
Lake Marie: Lake Marie is a good spot for a quiet fishing experience
Umpqua River: Fishing has been fair to good with a good number of hatchery chinooks being harvested
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Tuesday, April 29th
Grande Ronde River: Anglers should target areas near shore with slower moving water
Imnaha River: Catch trout and whitefish in the Imnaha River throughout the spring
Morgan Lake: Morgan Lake opened for fishing on April 22
Wallowa Lake : We are entering the prime time of the year for kokanee angling on Wallowa Lake
Wallowa River: Fishing the Wallowa River for trout and whitefish can be good in the spring
Alton Baker Canoe Canal: ODFW will be hosting a Family Fishing event on May 3rd
McKenzie River: Twenty summer steelhead have already passed Leaburg Dam
Nestucca River: Best fishing will be in the lower river close to the head of tide during the early season
Three Rivers: Three Rivers should have spring Chinook and summer steelhead returning soon
Wilson River: The Wilson gets a run of hatchery summer steelhead and those fish should be starting to show up soon
Floras Lake: ODFW recently stocked the lake with both legal and trophy trout
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): Reports of the first Spring Chinook caught have come in