DFW Lists Top Winter Angling Spots in Oregon

Alsea Falls Footbridge (Benton County, Oregon)

 

Oregon DFW Lists Top Winter Angling Spots

Even as winter approaches trout and steelhead anglers continue find good fishing. Some rivers to consider:

  • The Alsea is the place to be for winter steelhead this Thanksgiving.
  • Anglers report fair to good fishing for rainbow trout on the Fall and bull trout on the Metolius.
  • Steelhead are still being caught on the lower Rogue thanks to an exceptional run of half-pounders and adults running upriver this fall.
  • The Ana River was stocked in late October. This spring-fed river, with its constant water temperature, is a great late fall and winter destination.
  • Flows in the Klamath River have been just about right for trout fishing.
  • The Crooked River is a favorite destination for whitefish (they are excellent when smoked) and redband trout.
  • River flows have increased on the John Day and steelhead are beginning to enter the lower river.
  • Steelhead are spread throughout the lower 100 miles of the lower Deschutes with anglers reporting fair fishing in the Warm Springs, Trout Creek and Maupin areas.