It’s early for the Trask and winter steelhead

Trask River - Tillamook , OR (Tillamook County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
12-14-2022
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The Trask is a mostly catch-and-release river for winter steelhead, as there are no hatchery releases. It’s early for the Trask and winter steelhead numbers will likely be low, but there are a few steelhead around already.

The North Fork Trask is open to steelhead fishing from the mouth to Bark Shanty Creek until March 31, 2023. It is closed to all fishing upstream of Bark Shanty Creek until Mary 22, 2023.

The South Fork Trask is open to steelhead angling from the mouth to Edwards Creek until March 31, 2023. It is closed to all fishing upstream of Edwards Creek until May 22, 2023

Cutthroat trout fishing in streams closed on Oct. 31. It will reopen May 22, 2023.

Trask river levels and predictions are available here.




More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, December 14th, 2022
Clackamas River: Currently the river is on a hard drop and will soon be low and clear
Sandy River: Coho continue to trickle through the Sandy
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Flows will be in good shape this week with the expected dry weather
Santiam River (South Fork): Dry conditions expected this week these flows should remain consistent
Walter Wirth Lake: Stocked around Thanksgiving
Alsea River: Winter steelhead are starting to show up in the Alsea
Kilchis River: Should be some steelhead in the system alread
Miami River: Miami River Report
Necanicum River: Should be plenty of fish around
Nehalem River: Nehalem River fishing report
Nehalem River- North Fork: Winter steelhead fishing has been fair to good
Nestucca River: The Nestucca blew out last weekend but has dropped into prime shap
Siletz River: Winter steelhead are starting to show up in the Siletz River
Siuslaw River: Siuslaw River Report
Wilson River: The Wilson got high and muddy last weekend but dropped back into shape quickly
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant remains at 3 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie has started to fill with recent rain and snow
Rogue River - Middle: Current flow is around 1,400 cfs
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is in the 1,048 cfs vicinity
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): Trout releases are done for the year
Fourmile Lake: Snow is blocking access into Fourmile Lake
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Lake Of The Woods: The lake is freezing fast
North Fork Sprague River: Access is difficult due to snow
South Fork Sprague River: Fishing not recommended as snow is blocking most access points
Sycan River: Fishing not recommended due to extensive drought