Still some scattered summer steelhead

Santiam River (South Fork) - Sweet Home, OR (Linn County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-12-2025
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Fishing is generally best when flows are below 3,000 cfs. Flows are at 1,350 cfs at the gage in Waterloo.

There are still some scattered summer steelhead in the river, but everything else is catch-and-release. Spring chinook and the next run of summer steelhead will begin to arrive in April. 




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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, February 12th

Grande Ronde River: Steelhead fishing may begin to slow
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Santiam River ( North Fork) : Fishing for steelhead is open year-round

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