FALL
OUTDOOR
GUIDE
NORTHEAST OREGON
FISHING OUTLOOK
By Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Effective September 1
through October 31, 2019; the
daily bag limit is one hatchery
steelhead in the following
areas: The Grande Ronde River
upstream to Meadow Creek; The
Imnaha River downstream of
Big Sheep Creek; The Wallowa
River from the mouth upstream
to Trout Creek;Big Sheep
Creek downstream of Little
Sheep Creek;The Wenaha River
downstream of Crooked Creek.
GRANDE RONDE RIVER: trout,
whitefish, bass, steelhead
With cooler weather trout
fishing has picked up on the
Grande Ronde River. Biologists
have received recent reports
of success with large stonefly
patterns.
Steelhead season opened on
Sept. 1 with a reduced daily bag
limit of one hatchery steelhead.
Poor returns of steelhead are
forecasted for the Snake River
Basin prompting managers
to reduce bag limits to ensure
hatchery production can be
met. Managers will continue to
evaluate the run and adjust bag
limits as necessary.
Remember that fall Chinook,
bull trout, and toho will be
present in the Grande Ronde
throughout the fall. If you
encounter these species, they
must be released immediately
and unharmed.
IMNAHA RIVER: trout,
whitefish, bass, steelhead
Steelhead season opened on
Sept.1 with a reduced daily bag
limit of one hatchery steelhead.
Poor returns of steelhead are
forecasted for the Snake River
Basin prompting managers
to reduce bag limits to ensure
hatchery production can be
met. Managers will continue to
evaluate the run and adjust bag
limits as necessary.
Remember that fall Chinook
and bull trout will be present in
the Imnaha River throughout
the fall. If you encounter these
species, they must be released
immediately and unharmed.
WALLOWA COUNTY PONDS:
rainbow trout
Wallowa County ponds on the
forest and in the valley have
been stocked this year and
fishing should be good.
Kinney Lake is fishing well for
stocked and holdover trout up
to 16-inches.
WALLOWA RIVER: steelhead,
mountain whitefish, trout
Trout fishing on the Wallowa
River is currently good with fish
to 20-inches being reported. Dry
flies during the last few hours of
daylight have been effective.
Steelhead season opened on
Sept.1 with a reduced daily bag
limit of one hatchery steelhead.
Poor returns of steelhead are
forecasted for the Snake River
Basin prompting managers
to reduce bag limits to ensure
hatchery production can be
met. Managers will continue to
evaluate the run and adjust bag
limits as necessary.
While steelhead season is
open, it will be later in the fall
when fish appear in catchable
numbers.
Remember that bull trout and
coho will be present in the
Wallowa River throughout the
fall. If you encounter these
species, they must be released
immediately and unharmed.
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WALLOWA LAKE: rainbow
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The crowds have left Wallowa
Lake, but trout and kokanee are
still available to the determined
angler. Expect natural baits to
be successful as stocked trout
have been in the lake long
enough to key in on food items
in the lake.
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