Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake Fish Report

Flows are currently around 500 cfs

Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake - Lyons, OR (Marion County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
7-12-2023
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This river is open year-round to fishing, but ideal conditions usually begin after snowmelt recedes in late June. Flows are currently around 500 cfs where it flows into Detroit Reservoir and dropping. About 2,200 hatchery trout will be released again this week in multiple locations.

Anglers may keep up to five trout per day. Remember, this section of river is closed to salmon fishing.

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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

Cape Meares Lake: Invasive weed treatment at Cape Meares Lake July 13
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 57 percent full
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is at 64 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is at 47 percent full and on the drop
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is 53 percent full and dropping
Plat I Reservoir: Bass fishing in mid-morning may land some good fish
Rogue River - Middle: Current flow is around 2,100 cfs and average river temperature in the mid-60s F
Rogue River- Upper: Summer steelhead are still moving into the upper river
Umpqua River: Steelhead fishing is reportedly slow
Kilchis River: Cutthroat are available throughout the river
Necanicum River: Sea-run cutthroat fishing has been good in tidewater
Trask River: Spring Chinook fishing is slowing down in the Trask River
Wilson Reservoir: There are cutthroat trout throughout the Wilson basin
Breitenbush River: River flows have dropped and are now around 160 cfs
Foster Reservoir: The reservoir was stocked several times this spring
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Currently running at around 1,320 cfs at the gauge in Meham

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