Spring Chinook season opens in Hells Canyon on April 25

Author: Report Date: April 20, 2020 ENTERPRISE, Ore. – Spring Chinook season will open in Hells Canyon on April 25 from the Dug Bar boat ramp to the boundary below Hells Canyon Dam. While fishing seasons remain open in Oregon to residents only, efforts should be...

Snake River Recreation Report

Author: Report Date: April 1, 2020 BROWNLEE RESERVOIR: crappie, bass, perch, catfish, bluegill, trout Fishing for crappie has been slow, but the fish are good-size. Call the Idaho Power Company’s recording at 1-800-422-3143 to get information on access at recreational sites. | Reservoir level information OXBOW RESERVOIR: trout, crappie,...

Owyhee River Report

Author: Report Date: February 6, 2020 Fish have mostly wrapped up their fall spawn, but please still stay away from walking through the riffles as the eggs won't hatch for another couple months and you take the chance of crushing them! Look for risers in the...

Owyhee River Report

Author: Report Date: January 13, 2020 Fish have mostly wrapped up their fall spawn, but please still stay away from walking through the riffles as the eggs won't hatch for another couple months and you take the chance of crushing them! Look for risers in the...

Sections of Snake River remain closed to steelhead fishing

Author: Report Date: December 20, 2019 Action: Steelhead fishing remains closed throughout lower Snake River; anglers may retain 1 hatchery steelhead upstream of the Couse Creek Boat Ramp. Effective date: Jan. 1 through March 31, 2020. Species affected: Steelhead. Locations and rules:...

Snake River Fishing Report

Author: Report Date: October 7, 2019 Regulation updates as of October 7, 2019 These are in-season regulation changes adopted on a temporary or emergency basis. Please see e-regulations for permanent regulations. Snake River from the Oregon-Washington border upstream to the deadline below Hells Canyon Dam Effective October 5, through...

Snake River Steelhead Fishery Change

Author: Report Date: August 28, 2019 Action: Reduces the daily limit to one hatchery steelhead in the Snake River and requires release of steelhead 28 inches or greater in length downstream of the Couse Creek Boat Ramp. Anglers must cease fishing after steelhead or adult salmon...

Fall Chinook season to open on Snake River starting Aug. 24

Author: Report Date: August 22, 2019 Enterprise, Ore. – Fall Chinook season will open on the Snake River on Aug. 24 from the Oregon and Washington border upstream to the deadline below Hells Canyon Dam. Snake River fall Chinook are currently making their way up the Columbia...

Currently the River is in Perfect Shape!

Author: Report Date: January 28, 2019 Currently the river is in perfect shape! Water is that green we like, flow is almost perfect and the fish are willing to play! Every time we have been out lately has given us some great results. Last Saturday was...

Small Yellow Perch Dominate the Catch

Author: Report Date: January 23, 2019 The reservoir is frozen. Small yellow perch dominate the catch. Open all year. Water levels are good, but the reservoir is turbid and visibility is 4- to 6-inches. Access is available along the Fishhole Creek road. Much of the reservoir...

One hatchery steelhead daily bag limit extended for the Snake River and tributaries

Author: Report Date: October 31, 2018 The one fish bag limit for steelhead on the Snake River and tributaries will be extended through the end of the year to reduce impacts on wild fish and ensure enough fish are available for broodstock. This restriction applies to...

Reduced steelhead bag limit for Oregon’s Snake River and tributaries

Author: Report Date: August 31, 2018 For the second year in a row, daily bag limits for hatchery summer steelhead will be reduced to one fish per day for the Snake River and tributaries in the Grande Ronde and Imnaha River basins when the season opens...