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

Flows are currently at around 2,900cfs at the gage in Waterloo

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

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
4-7-2026
Website

Fishing is generally best when flows are below 3,000cfs. Flows are currently at around 2,900cfs at the gage in Waterloo. 2026 runs of Chinook and summer steelhead have started to trickle in, but it will be several more weeks before they arrive in numbers in the basin. Fishing for hatchery steelhead is open year-round, but the use of bait is not allowed between Nov.1 and April 21 to protect winter steelhead.

More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Tuesday, April 7th

Agency Lake: Angling is fair for Redband Trout
Campbell Reservoir: Fishing should pick up with this unusually warm weather
Gerber Reservoir: Fishing should improve for brown bullhead using bait on the bottom
Haines Pond 1: Haines pond is very low
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Lake Of The Woods: Largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing is picking up
Link River : A few Redband Trout are being caught
Lost River: Water quality is fair
Miller Lake: Access is likely available
Detroit Reservoir: The reservoir is continuing to slowly fill up with the help of last week's rain
Santiam River ( North Fork) : The river is currently running at 2,500cfs at the gage in Mehama

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Monday, April 6th

Grande Ronde River: Fishing for trout may be good when flows are not elevated
Imnaha River: Flows will be higher throughout the spring months as mountain snowpack melts
Wallowa River: Trout and whitefish can be caught on a variety of baits, lures, and flies
Blue River Reservoir: Blue River Reservoir Report
Carmen Reservoir: After nine years of closure, Carmen-Smith recreation sites on the Upper McKenzie River will reopen to the public on May 1
Henry Hagg Lake: Henry Hagg Report