Upper

Black Drake mayflies should be hatching and the subsequent spinner fall should occur with stable and warm weather. Dry fly fishing can be incredible during the spinner fall. The river is open year-round from the Kirk Road Bridge upstream to the Williamson River headwaters for catch and release only for Redband Trout with no bait allowed. There is no size or bag limit on Brook Trout. Conditions are good for fishing. Fishing is excellent for Redband Trout and Brook Trout. Small leech patterns and wooly buggers are doing well. 

Lower 

Opening day was good for small redband trout less than 20 inches. Most anglers fly fish the river using clear intermediate fly lines with light fluorocarbon leaders. Currently, small mayflies are hatching with golden stoneflies and yellow sally stoneflies. There are a lot of tui and blue chub in the river below highway 97 to the mouth. Using imitations that match minnows will work well.

The river is single point hook only, no bait, and catch and release for redband trout. There is no limit on Brown Trout. The river is always closed to salmon angling.

Yellow perch anlging should impove. ODFW encourages harvest of all yellow perch caught.