Razor Clam Closure

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

 

Recreation Report

Northeast Zone

Recreation Report Regulation Updates

Table of Contents

Recreation Report

Wallowa County trout
"Fun Times" Trout, Wallowa County
-Photo by Sam Hulse-

Weekend's Best Bets

 NE Zone - 

  • Tiger Muskie fishing at Phillips Reservoir should be good as fish are aggressively feeding to stock up on forage before winter sets in. Water temperature is prime right now in the low 50°F. Fishing should remain hot until water temps drop below 45°F. As an added bonus, the low water levels will concentrate fish and may make catching fish easier. 
  • Coho fishing has been great on the lower Umatilla River. Expect fishing to remain good into November. Summer steelhead are also present and will become more prominent as the season progresses.
  • Anglers are catching steelhead in both the Grande Ronde and Imnaha Rivers. Focus lower on both rivers this time of year. Kokanee anglers are finding bright fish on the north end of Wallowa Lake. These kokanee will be smaller in size as many larger fish are spawning at the other end of the lake. Kinney Lake was stocked for the winter with trout.