Currently Flows Are Still Fairly Slow

Santiam River (South Fork) - Sweet Home, OR (Linn County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
3-27-2019
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Currently flows are still fairly low for this time of year, around 2,000 cfs as of March 26 and the river should stay in fairly good shape all week. Some rain is expected later in the week, which may bump up the flows a bit. The summer steelhead run for this year has begun, although we are still only in the very early stages and it will take a few more weeks until these fish arrive in the basin in numbers. The latest counts at Willamette Falls are 170 summer steelhead as of March 24. Many of these fish are destined for the South Santiam.  The first spring chinook have also arrived but their numbers are still very low.

Summer steelhead can generally be found throughout the upper basin below Foster Reservoir, especially above Waterloo Park. Fishing is generally best below 3,000 cfs.

The entire river is now closed to trout fishing. It will re-open on May 22 and continue through Oct. 31.




More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

John Day River: Steelhead Are Now Present
Wilson River: Some Fish Being Caught
Lake Billy Chinook: Anglers Reporting Good Success
Clackamas River: Positive Fishing on The Clackamas
Foster Reservoir: Foster Reservoir Late March Report
Green Peter Reservoir: Trout and Bass Are Good Options For Anglers
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Santiam River North Fork Late March Report

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