Hood River Fish Report - Hood River, OR (Hood River County)

There are still some Hood River steelhead coming over Bonneville Dam

Hood River - Hood River, OR (Hood River County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
4-24-2024
Website

Spring Chinook fishing opened on the Hood River on Monday, April 15. A couple Hood River spring Chinook PIT tags have showed up over Bonneville this week. The peak of spring Chinook fishing on the Hood will be around Memorial Day. ‌

There are still some Hood River steelhead coming over Bonneville Dam. There are still fish in the river, but trap operators on the Hood are starting to see more kelts, indicating the run is winding down. ‌

Bait is allowed and bag limit is 3 hatchery steelhead per day.

More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, April 24th

Devils Lake: ODFW to host family fishing event at Devils Lake April 27
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate was stocked recently
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 69 percent full and continues to fill
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 62 percent full
Galesville Reservoir: Stories that some of the trophy trout have been being caught
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 50 percent full
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is currently 59 percent full
Rogue River - Middle: Winter steelhead are spread throughout the middle Rogue
Rogue River- Upper: Lots of winter steelhead are present in the upper Rogue
Umpqua River: The mainstem has decent water conditions this week
Kilchis River: Winter steelhead on the Kilchis River is all but over
Alsea River: The Alsea River has remained fair the past few weeks
Nestucca River: The first summer steelhead of the season should show up anytime now
Siletz River: Spring Chinook fishing has begun on the Siletz
Trask River: The Trask River is just about done for winter steelhead
Wilson River: The first summer steelhead should be showing up any time now
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level in Green Peter continues to rise
Harriett Lake: There's still a fair amount of snow at Harriet
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Spring chinook of the season the fishing is beginning to heat up
Santiam River (South Fork): ummer steelhead are off to a pretty good start
Timothy Lake: The lake should be accessible to stocking trucks soon
Trillium Lake: The gate to the lake is still locked due to snow drifts
Willamette River: For week of April 15-21 preliminary catch/effort
Antelope Flat Reservoir: Antelope Flat Reservoir Report
Crane Prairie Reservoir: The reservoir 87 percent full and ice free

ODFW Recreation Report

4-19-2024
Includes updates to fishing, crabbing and clamming Apply for your big game tags‌ Less than a month to go before the May...... Read More