South coast opens to razor clamming

Razor clamming is now open from the south jetty of the Siuslaw River to the CA border.

Hood River opens to Chinook fishing May 1

The mainstem and West Fork will be open for retention of hatchery Chinook.

ODFW offices close to public access

All  ODFW offices remain closed to visitors. ODFW staff will be available by phone and email.

ODFW hatcheries closed to public, visitors

All state-owned fish hatcheries remain closed to public access and visitors. Trout stocking in lakes and ponds continues for now.

Silver Creek Falls

Recreation Report

May 5, 2021

Why Apply for a Premium Hunt?

Let’s count down the reasons

5. Open to nonresident hunters.
4. Same price as a regular controlled hunt or general season tag.
3. No preference point advantage. All applicants have an equal chance to draw a tag.
2. An additional tag on top of your controlled hunt or general season tag.
1. A long hunting season during the peak of the rut (Aug. 1 to Nov. 30).

Looking for a Place to Fish?

Locations that are family-friendly, close to home

Easy Angling Oregon includes 101 family-friendly, biologist-recommended places to take the family fishing throughout the state. Don’t have a lot of time and would like to stay close to home? Here are lots of locations close to Portland, Bend, Roseburg, Medford, within Lane County and on the South Coast.

Best Bets for Weekend Fishing

With trout stocking well underway, warmwater fishing heating up with the temperatures, and a few spring Chinook being caught in coastal rivers, this would be a great weekend to hit the water.

  • Tillamook Bay, Trask River and Nestucca River are going to be the best opportunities to catch a spring Chinook. Concentrate on the estuaries and lower rivers where fish should be starting to stage.
  • Water temperatures are reaching the magical 50s, when bass fishing starts to heat up. Look for good fishing in Emigrant Reservoir, the Willamette River near Albany, the mainstem Umpqua, Henry Hagg Lake, J.C. Boyle Reservoir, Willow Valley Reservoir, Lost River and Campbell Reservoir
  • Loon Lake and Lake Maire recently were stocked and would be great places to visit for the weekend.
  • Quartzville Creek is going to be stocked this week. Flows are a bit high but still fishable.
  • Diamond Lake is ice-free and the fishing has been great. One boat recently reported catching 20 fish.
  • Antelope Flat Reservoir has an excellent population of fish averaging 12 inches long and ranging up to 19 inches. It was also recently stocked with even more fish.
  • Prineville Reservoir has been stocked this week with 800 trophy trout.
  • The Chewaucan River and Deep Creek are at moderate levels due to lower snowpack. Lures and flies are good choices for bringing trout to hand.
  • Finally, check the trout stocking schedule for dozens of waterbodies that have been or are scheduled to be stocked with trout.

Game Bird Regulations

What’s new for 2021-22

The Fish and Wildlife Commissions recently adopted the game bird hunting regulations. Check out what’s new for the 2021-22 season at the top of the game bird sections of this week’s Recreation Report.

New Interagency Map Shows Wildfire Impacts on Recreation

Hunters, anglers and wildlife viewers will be living with the impacts of the 2020 wildfire season for a long time. To help you navigate the status of popular recreation sites, natural resource management agencies in Oregon have released an interagency status map that shows open, closed and reduced service areas on a single map, regardless of reason for closure.