Keno Dam to Highway 66

Fishing should be fair. Closed to fishing for salmon. The river from Keno Dam downstream to Hwy 66 is open to fishing. Fishing should be fair. Please remember that the bag limit has changed to one redband rainbow trout per day in the 12- to 15-inch size class. No bait is allowed. Also, the area on the river near the Klamath Sportsman Park downstream to Hwy 66 is closed to public access to restore that area.

Flows are a high for fishing at 2,450 cfs. Catch-and-release is highly encouraged. There should be excellent numbers of caddisflies and mayflies hatching.

Hwy 66 Bridge downstream to Springs

Flows are high. Closed to salmon fishing. This section of river is open year-round. Access is currently prohibited by KRRC from Hwy 66 to below the old dam site. Fishing not recommended in this section due to difficult access. Call the Klamath BLM for access to the Powerhouse Road on the west side of the river. Access to the Klamath River will be available from the Topsy Grade Road or traveling through Dorris. The Topsy Grade Road can have large potholes and be very muddy. This section of the river will require a significant hike to the river on the east side.

Regulations changed Jan. 1, 2025 to a bag limit of one redband rainbow trout per day in the 12- to 15-inch size class. This is to protect large redband trout spawners, chinook, coho and steelhead smolts and Chinook salmon, coho salmon and steelhead adults.

Springs to state line with California

The Powerhouse Road on the west side of the river can be accessed by calling the Klamath Falls BLM and asking for a combo or key to the gate. The gate will be the second gate off highway 66 not the typical gate of entry.

Access to the Klamath River is also available from the Topsy Grade Road or traveling through Dorris. The Topsy Grade Road can have large potholes and will be very muddy.

Flows are high and fishing is slow. Closed to salmon fishing. Water temperatures are warmer this time of year down here due to the springs entering just upriver. Turbidity has increased slightly. Take the road through Dorris to access. This section of river is open year-round. Turbidity can be tracked by visiting the USGS Real Time Klamath River Gage. Fishing is recommended only when turbidity (FNU) is less than 40.

There is not much insect activity. Patterns and lures that mimic sucker egge, crayfish, golden stoneflies, salmonfly nymphs, and leeches should work well. Panther Martin spinners can work well down there.

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Regulations changed on Jan. 1, 2024 to a bag limit of one redband-rainbow trout per day in the 12- to 15-inch size class. This is to protect large redband trout spawners, chinook, coho and steelhead smolts, and Chinook salmon, coho salmon and steelhead adults.