Nestucca River Fish Report

The Nestucca is just dropping into prime shape and anglers can expect fair to good steelhead fishing

Nestucca River - Pacific, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
3-19-2025
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The Nestucca is just dropping into prime shape and anglers can expect fair to good steelhead fishing. Unfortunately, it isn't going to stay in shape long and will likely be high for the weekend.

The Nestucca has one of our largest releases of broodstock hatchery fish and they should be throughout the fishery with fresh fish still coming in. There are both hatchery and wild winter steelhead (catch-and-release only for wilds) throughout the fishery.

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for Wednesday, March 19th

Fern Ridge Reservoir: There is good bank access
Freeway Lake East: The lake was stocked recently with 500 hatchery trout
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level in the reservoir is slowly increasing
Quartzville Creek: Flows are currently around 1,200 cfs
Santiam River ( North Fork) : The river is currently running at about 3,500 cfs at the gage in Mehama
Santiam River (South Fork): Flows are at 6,400 cfs at the gage in Waterloo
Walter Wirth Lake: Will be stocked this week
Waverly Lake: Will be stocked this week
Alsea River: Steelhead fishing continues to be fair on the Alsea River
Kilchis River: The Kilchis River is in decent shape and there should be fish throughout the system
Necanicum River: The Necanicum River is in decent shape and there should be fish throughout the system
Nehalem River: Winter steelhead fishing on the Nehalem mainstem was fair the end of last week
Nehalem River- North Fork: Hopefully the rain this weekend will also bring another push of fish

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