Razor Clam Closure

Razor clamming CLOSED to all harvest coastwide from the WA border to the CA border.

 

Recreation Report

Southeast Zone

Recreation Report Regulation Updates

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Recreation Report

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Kayak bass fishing with Grandpa at Lake of the Woods. Photo by Cody Jobanek

Weekend's Best Bets

SE Zone –  

  • Fishing for trout at Lost Creek Reservoir.
  • Malheur Reservoir – great for Rainbow Trout from 10-22".  Common sizes are 12-16" but fish up to 22" were captured in our sampling this week. We also fly-fished it in the evening and morning and had catches of 10+ trout/hr. People were observed being successful trolling and bank fishing with bait too. Water temperatures were in the mid 50's. You can launch a boat from the boat ramp. Water is up to the old school bus (a school bus frame in the reservoir used by those who are familiar with it to gauge how full the reservoir is). 
  • Yellowjacket Reservoir – Great fishing without a crowd!  We sampled this last week and found fish from 8-18" with a common size of 12-15". We fished leech patterns under an indicator mid-day and had non-stop action. Water temperatures are in the mid-50's here too.   
  • Yellow perch angling continues to be excellent in numerous locations in the Klamath Basin including Crystal Creek, Fourmile Canal, Sevenmile Canal and Williamson River.
  • Fishing for Redband-Rainbow Trout in the Klamath River is good for fly and lure fisherman.
  • Many waterbodies will close after October 31 in the Klamath Basin to protect spawning Redband Trout and Chinook Salmon. This is your last chance to catch and release some monster Redband Trout that have been coming from Upper Klamath Lake this year.
  • Crappie angling has been excellent at Dog Lake recently.