Weekend fishing opportunities: Pine Hollow Reservoir, Rock Creek Reservoir, Taylor Lake, and Baker Pond were all stocked with legal-sized and broodstock trout within the last two weeks. Pine Hollow also has lots of carry-over trout from last year. Anglers are starting to see hatches of BWO, caddis and some March Browns on the lower Deschutes. Crescent Lake has been giving up great catches of kokanee, lake trout and brown trout. CLEAR LAKE: rainbow trout No ... [full story]

CROOKED RIVER MAINSTEM: rainbow troutNo new reports. CROOKED RIVER BELOW BOWMAN DAM: redband troutThe Crooked is currently flowing at 144 cfs. Warmer weather is resulting in some nice hatches. Reports from anglers indicate fair success for redband. ODFW and OSU have initiated a radio telemetry study on redband trout and whitefish, and anglers are reminded that radio-tagged fish cannot be legally harvested. To determine if a fish is radio-tagged, anglers should check for an eight-inch ... [full story]

Weekend fishing opportunities: Pine Hollow Reservoir, Rock Creek Reservoir, Taylor Lake, and Baker Pond were all stocked with legal-sized and broodstock trout this week. Anglers are reporting catch of bright winter steelhead in the lower Hood River from the mouth upstream to Powerdale Dam. CLEAR LAKE: rainbow trout No recent reports. CROOKED RIVER BELOW BOWMAN DAM: redband trout and mountain whitefish The river is currently flowing at 66 cfs and anglers are reporting success.  Please ... [full story]

Due to expected robust runs of hatchery spring in the Deschutes and Hood Rivers in 2008, ODFW adopted temporary rules to allow sport anglers to fish for spring. The following rules apply to these fisheries: Deschutes River: The Deschutes River is open to angling for adipose fin-clipped spring salmon from the I-84 bridge upstream to Sherars Falls from April 15 to July 31, 2008. The catch limit is one adult adipose fin-clipped salmon per day, ... [full story]

CROOKED RIVER MAINSTEM: rainbow trout No new reports. CROOKED RIVER BELOW BOWMAN DAM: redband trout Mixed reports from anglers indicating some success for redband. ODFW and OSU have initiated a radio telemetry study on redband trout and whitefish, and anglers are reminded that radio-tagged fish cannot be legally harvested. To determine if a fish is radio-tagged, anglers should check for an eight-inch wire antenna protruding from the rear of both redband and mountain whitefish. DESCHUTES ... [full story]

Weekend fishing opportunities: Pine Hollow Reservoir, Rock Creek Reservoir, Taylor Lake, and Baker Pond were all stocked with legal-sized and broodstock trout this week. Anglers are reporting catch of bright winter steelhead in the lower Hood River from the mouth upstream to Powerdale Dam. CLEAR LAKE: rainbow trout No recent reports. CROOKED RIVER BELOW BOWMAN DAM: redband trout and mountain whitefish The river is currently flowing at 66 cfs and anglers are reporting success.  Please ... [full story]

Weekend fishing opportunities: Anglers are starting to see hatches of BWO, caddis and some March Browns on the lower Deschutes. Crescent Lake has been giving up great catches of kokanee, lake trout and brown trout. The last week of March saw an upswing in bull trout fishing in the Deschutes and Crooked River arms of Lake Billy Chinook. CLEAR LAKE: rainbow trout No recent reports. CRESCENT LAKE: rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and kokanee ... [full story]

Weekend fishing opportunities: Anglers are starting to see hatches of BWO, caddis and some March Browns on the lower Deschutes. Crescent Lake has been giving up great catches of lake trout and brown trout. There have been reports of anglers catching some nice fish on the Fall River – expect insect activity to increase as temperatures increase. CLEAR LAKE: rainbow trout No recent reports. CRESCENT LAKE: rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and kokanee Boat ... [full story]

Weekend fishing opportunities: Several Cascade lakes will be accessible and ice-free in time for their spring opener on April 25, including Crane Prairie and Wickiup reservoirs, and Odell and South Twin lakes.  Crescent Lake has been giving up great catches of lake trout and brown trout. There have been reports of anglers catching some nice fish on the Fall River – expect insect activity to increase as temperatures increase. BIG LAVA LAKE: rainbow trout Big ... [full story]

OCHOCO WILDLIFE DISTRICT Recent warmer and spring like weather has melted some of the snow accumulations at lower elevations. Unless plowed, most roads at higher elevations on the Ochoco National Forest remain impassable. Recreational users should expect difficult driving conditions, and should check with local authorities regarding road conditions. Motorized access restrictions associated with the South Boundary Green Dot Travel Management Area (TMA) in the Ochoco unit remain in effect year-round. Maps are available at ... [full story]

Open: Cougar Ochoco Wildlife District Snow at lower elevations is retreating and being replaced by wet soils and mud. Unless plowed, most roads at higher elevations on the Ochoco National Forest remain impassable due to snow. Recreational users should expect difficult driving conditions, and should check with local authorities regarding road conditions. Motorized access restrictions associated with the South Boundary Green Dot Travel Management Area (TMA) in the Ochoco unit remain in effect year-round. Maps ... [full story]

OPEN: Cougar, coyote, selected furbearers (see regulations)   Remember there is a youth (age 17 and under) TURKEY hunt April 11-12; see the Game Bird Regulations for more details. General spring turkey season opens April 15. See this PDF online brochure for more information about turkey hunting in Oregon. PRINEVILLE/OCHOCO WILDLIFE DISTRICT Snow is present at mid and high elevations, with most national forest roads impassable. Outdoor enthusiasts should be prepared for ... [full story]

Spring bear and spring turkey seasons have ended—so please take the time to report your hunt now. Also, if you haven’t yet done so, report your 2007 hunts. Be ready to enter your hunter/angler ID number, two-digit Wildlife Management Unit number where you hunted, and total number of days hunted. Any person that purchased a tag is required to report, even if they were not successful, did not go hunting, or were called during a ... [full story]