Idaho Fish Report

Spring Chinook fishing has begun on the Siletz. There have had a few reports of fish being caught lower in the system but it remainsslow. Springers are likely dispersed further up into the system and offer a unique opportunity in the Siletz river. There are a handful of bank angling spots within the fishery, but if you are targeting summer steelhead, reminder to check your regulations on where the spring Chinook fishery closes. If you do happen to hook into a migrating spring Chinok outside of the retention fishery, please follow safe handling techniques as we move into higher summer temperatures.

Summer steelhead have been reported in the catch. Angling should improve over the next month as these fish push to the gorge. Bank angling in the gorge is best from late June through July. If stream flows allow, the float from Moonshine Park to Siletz can be productive as well! We are seeing more and more hatchery summers move into the basin as we go into July but numbers are still low given the low river levels and high temps. The Siletz does have hatchery steelhead providing additional harvest opportunity!

Cutthroat trout fishing opened on May 22. Cutthroat will be distributed throughout the Siletz basin. Anglers are reminded to check the regulations for use of bait and whether there are closed streams.