Idaho Fish Report
McKenzie River Updates
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
6-4-2025
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Below Leaburg Lake (R1)
Will be stocked the week of June 9th, with 5,000 hatchery rainbow trout.
200 summer steelhead passed upstream of Leaburg Dam. Steelhead captured at Leaburg Dam are now being floy-tagged and recycled downstream to Hendricks Bridge (~ 100 steelhead have been recycled).
Bait can be used from April 22 – Oct. 31, but beginning Nov. 1, anglers may only use lures and artificial flies. Fishing for summer steelhead remains open throughout the river.
All non-adipose fin-clipped trout must be released unharmed. Check the 2024 Sport Fishing Regulations for bait restrictions in the segment you plan to fish.
The lower McKenzie River is open to retention of adipose fin-clipped salmon and steelhead and non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead greater than 24 inches long. A Columbia River Basin Endorsement is required for anglers targeting salmon and steelhead in the McKenzie.
Above Leaburg Lake (R2)
Will be stocked the week of June 2nd, with 7,500 hatchery rainbow trout and again the week of June 9th, with 850 hatchery rainbow trout.
All non-adipose fin-clipped trout must be released unharmed. Bait is allowed from Leaburg Dam to Forest Glen Boat Ramp from April 22 – Oct 31.