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SALEM, Ore.—Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8, 2025. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin Endorsement or Two-Rod Validation) are required on these days. Both Oregon residents and nonresidents can fish for free. Oregon…
SALEM, Ore.—Oregon's Fish and Wildlife Commission today made changes to the formula used to allocate mule deer Landowner Preference (LOP) tags, which was needed due to the new harvest and population management system for mule deer approved in 2024. In a 6-0 vote (one abstention), the Commission approved shifting to…
May 16, 2026
Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery - 7500 Forest Service Rd 14 Camp Sherman, OR 97730
SALEM, Ore. — ODFW is seeking applicants to serve on two public advisory committees that support its Fish Screening and Fish Passage Programs. These programs play a vital role in protecting native fish populations across the state. Through collaboration with landowners, agencies, and conservation partners, the programs work to keep…
SE Fishing April 30, 2026 Best bets for weekend fishing Access to Fourmile Lake is closed due to bad road conditions. Best fishing for wild, native trout in the Klamath Basin will be the Klamath River. The Wood River below Weed Road is fishing well for Brown Trout. Crappie fishing should pick up in Gerber Reservoir with the warmer weather. Nice holdover trout in the Malheur River below Warmsprings right now. Crappie fishing in Owhyee Reservoir has been good. Bank fishing for rainbow trout has been good at Ana Reservoir. The Cascade Ramp at Hyatt is open. This year at…
Willamette Fishing April 30, 2026 Best bets for weekend fishing: Spring Chinook fishing continues to improve on the lower Willamette, with the Lake Oswego–Willamette Falls reach offering the best opportunities this week. Several waterbodies will be stocked with trout this week. Trout stocking Drought conditions are already impacting Oregon waterways. The Trout Stocking Schedule is subject to change. Check the field notes below or contact the local ODFW office for questions about a specific area. Stocked in April: EE Wilson Pond, Row River Nature Park, Harriett Lake, Trojan Recreation Lake, Alton Baker Canal, Foster Res, St Louis Pond, Sunnyside Park…
NE Fishing April 30, 2026 Best bets for weekend fishing: Kokanee fishing has been good on Wallowa Lake. Perch fishing has been good at Phillips Reservoir with some large fish caught. Some nice trout are being caught on Willow Creek Reservoir. Trout stocking Scheduled to be stocked April17-May 8: Weston Highway Pond, Brandon's Pond, Trout Farm Pond, Morgan Lake, Kinney Lake Wallowa Wildlife Pond (Weavers Pond), Roulet Pond, McNary Channel Ponds, Marr Pond, Ladd/Peach Pond, Morrow Co OHV Park Pond #1,2,3,4; Hat Rock Pond, Bull Prairie Res, Penland Lake, Anson Wright Pond, Cutsforth Pond, Rowe Creek Res. Scheduled to be…
Central Fishing April 30, 2026 Best bets for weekend fishing Shevlin Park youth and disabled fishing pond, Prineville youth pond, and Pine Nursery Pond were recently stocked to provide excellent spring angling opportunities. The Metolius youth and disabled fishing pond will reopen on May 1 with good numbers of large holdover trout. North and South Twin Lakes were recently stocked in late April with both legal and trophy rainbow trout. The Deschutes Lake (Odell, Crane Prairie, & Wickiup) opener was April 22. Wickiup Reservoir is 87% full and ODFW fish biologists anticipate an excellent kokanee season. Initial reports are that…
SW Fishing April 30, 2026 Best bets for weekend fishing: Trolling at Lost Creek and Applegate Reservoirs should be very good this weekend. Howard Prairie and Hyatt Reservoirs will be full of legal-size rainbow trout and holdover trout should be good sized this year. Spring Chinook are being caught in the upper Rogue River. Trout stocking Stocking schedules in SW Zone have been impacted by lower than normal water levels and accessibility. Please see individual waterbodies for updates or check the Trout stocking schedule. Trout stocking maps Check out the ODFW fishing and trout stocking maps to find nearby fishing…