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March 26, 2025 Best bets for weekend fishing The Running Y Pond will be stocked with legal rainbow trout this week Redband trout fishing from bank and boat is fair on Upper Klamath and Agency lakes. The ice has continued to melt on Chickahominy and Malheur reservoirs, and fishing for holdover trout could be good in the open water along the shores. The ice should be off Pole Creek Reservoir and fishing for holdover trout should be good. Thief Valley Reservoir was recently stocked and has fish available that were stocked last fall. Peach and North Powder Ponds near La
March 26, 2025 Announcements For the latest regulations, including in-season changes See the fishing regulations update page. Saltwater News Bulletins Be among the first to know about in-season changes! You can subscribe to receive emails and text message alerts for marine topics that interest you. It's easy to unsubscribe at any time. Your contact information will remain confidential. Three different lists of interest to ocean enthusiasts are available: bottomfish, halibut and ocean salmon. Bottomfish A few reminders Cabezon are currently prohibited and will reopen on July 1, 2025 with a daily sub-bag limit of one fish per angler as
March 26, 2025 Best bets for weekend fishing North coast steelhead fishing remained fair this week with fish being caught in most basins when conditions were decent. The Nestucca, Wilson and North Fork Nehalem rivers will offer the best opportunities for catching hatchery steelhead. Many tributaries and upper river sections close to steelhead angling March 31, so be sure to check the regulations before heading out in April. North Coast lakes got the first spring stocking of rainbow trout last week and all of the lakes listed below have fish. The fish look really good this year and are a
The granite peaks of Oregon’s Blue and Wallowa Mountains form the backdrop for many of this zone’s glacier-carved lakes and crystalline streams. Bull trout thrive in this zone’s cold, clear rivers, which also sustain whitefish and rainbow trout, and welcome returning runs of hatchery-reared steelhead. Chinook salmon travel over 300 miles up the Columbia to spawn in rivers such as the Imnaha and Wallowa. Warmwater fisheries are few, but the John Day River offers world-class fishing for smallmouth bass.
March 26, 2025 Best bets for weekend fishing: With spring on the way, trout in Detroit Reservoir, and other waterbodies, are getting more active in their search for food. Several waterbodies are being stocked with trout this week. Trout stocking Scheduled to be stocked the week of March 24: Sheridan Pond, EE Wilson Pond, Sunnyside Park Pond, Row River Nature Park Pond, Dorena Reservoir, Junction City Pond, Timber Linn Lake, Canby Pond, Walling Pond, Foster Reservoir, Henry Hagg Lake, Dexter Reservoir Stocked the week of March 17: EE Wilson, Timber Linn Lake, Walter Wirth Lake, St. Louis Ponds, Fall Creek
A dozen great rivers pour out of the Coast Range Mountains into tidal bays that welcome runs of salmon and steelhead. Bays are the year-round home to marine perch, rock fish, crabs and clams, while other species come and go with the seasons and tides. A handful of ponds dot the forested slopes, and there are dozens of dune lakes— many stocked with rainbow trout, and some harboring largemouth bass, perch, crappie and brown bullhead.
Abundant rainfall feeds the massive Willamette River watershed, tamed by a system of reservoirs that are stocked annually with hundreds of thousands of rainbow trout. Some of these reservoirs also grow trophy-size largemouth and smallmouth bass, as well as bluegill, brown bullhead and crappies. Smaller lakes and ponds nearer the valley floor provide springtime trout fishing close to home. Salmon and steelhead navigate the Willamette River and its tributaries, many of which are also home to rainbow and cutthroat trout.
March 26, 2025 Best bets for weekend fishing Steelhead will be available in the Wallowa and Imnaha Rivers through the rest of the season. Steelhead are still trickling into the Umatilla River with anglers having best success between Rieth and Pendleton. Boats can now launch on Wallowa Lake, and fishing for kokanee and rainbow trout should be good through the spring. Trout stocking Scheduled to be stocked the week of March 24: No stocking scheduled Stocked the week of March 17: Tatone Pond, McNary Channel Ponds, Hat Rock Pond Check out the 2025 stocking schedule. Trout stocking maps Check out
Trout fishing opportunities abound in this zone, known for its high desert climate, sage-covered canyons, glacial peaks and mountain lakes. Anglers will find year-round trout fishing in the Deschutes, Metolius, Fall and Crooked rivers, while several central Oregon lakes and reservoirs are renowned for their trout and kokanee fishing – and their beauty. The Hood and lower Deschutes – both tributaries of the Columbia River – offer high desert fishing for Chinook salmon and summer steelhead.