Utah Fish Report
Illinois River Fish Report for 5-22-2025


Illinois River Updates

Illinois River - Cave Junction, OR


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
5-22-2025
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Anglers can legally fish for trout on the mainstem Illinois beginning May 22nd.

Annual smolt and spawner protection closure.




More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, May 22nd

Grande Ronde River: Spring is a great time of year to catch trout and whitefish
Hat Rock Pond: Hat Rock Pond is scheduled to be stocked with rainbow trout
Imnaha River: Catch trout and whitefish in the Imnaha
Jubilee Lake: Successful fishing in the morning and evening
Lookingglass Creek: Fishing for trout and whitefish is open
McNary Channel Ponds: Anglers should find success
McKay Reservoir: Water temps are heating up and so is fishing
Morgan Lake: Should provide some good trout fishing
Umatilla River: Spring Chinook are in the Umatilla
Wallowa Lake : Entering the prime time of the year for kokanee angling
Wallowa River: Fishing for trout and whitefish can be good in the spring
Willow Creek Reservoir: Fishing on Willow Creek Reservoir is currently good
Agate Lake: Fishing for bass and panfish should be good
Applegate Reservoir: Trout anglers have plenty of opportunity
Applegate River: Applegate River Updates
Cooper Creek Reservoir: The reservoir will be stocked again this week
Coquille River: Coquille River Updates
Diamond Lake: Fishing should be good
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is basically full
Expo Pond: Expo Pond is producing rainbow trout, black crappie, and largemouth bass
Fish Lake : Water clarity remained very good
Floras Lake: Floras Lake Updates
Hemlock Lake: Hemlock Lake Updates
Lake Of The Woods: Lake of the Woods Updates
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard is producing good numbers of trout
Hyatt Lake: A report of good fishing for largemouth bass

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, May 21st

Nestucca River: There is a run of hatchery summer steelhead in the Nestucca
Three Rivers: Spring Chinook and summer steelhead are starting to show up
Quartzville Creek: Flows have increased from recent rains.
Sunnyside Park Pond: This pond was recently stocked
Walter Wirth Lake: Good access all the way around
Coos River: Anglers have been catching rockfish
Empire Lake Upper: Upper Empire Lake was stocked this week