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Montana Fish Report

Water levels have come up after last weekend's rain


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-10-2026
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The Illinois River is open for trout and steelhead fishing using flies and lures only. Water levels have come up after last weekend's rain and that likely prompted some fish to move around.. Try fishing the heads and tails of pools until the water level flattens out. Use larger brighter lures if water is turbid. Click here for river flow and river forecasts. Consult the fishing regulations for more information and locations open to fishing. Tributaries, including East Fork and West Fork Illinois, are closed to angling.





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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Tuesday, February 10th
• Free fishing weekend Feb 14 and 15
Grande Ronde River: Fishing for steelhead has been good with the lower river levels
Imnaha River: Steelhead fishing has been good in the lower portion of the river
Wallowa River: Trout and whitefish can be caught on a variety of baits, lures, and flies
EE Wilson Angling Pond: Was stocked last week with 1,400 trout
Foster Reservoir: The reservoir elevation has dropped down to its winter low-water level
Santiam River ( North Fork) : The river is currently running at around 2,700 cfs at the gage in Mehama
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Currently, flows are around 1,000 cfs
Santiam River (South Fork): Flows are currently at around 1,260 cfs at the gage in Waterloo
Kilchis River: The Kilchis will remain low and clear this week
Necanicum River: The hatchery steelhead run on the Necanicum River is slowing down
Nehalem River: Winter steelhead are throughout the Nehalem River fishery
Nehalem River- North Fork: Winter steelhead fishing on the North Fork Nehalem has remained fair this past week
Three Rivers: Three Rivers has winter steelhead coming back and fishing has been fair
Trask River: Winter steelhead fishing is fair on the Trask
Wilson River: The Wilson River has fish throughout the fishery and has been fair to good this week for steelhead fishing
Agate Lake: Agate Lake is still at 37 percent full
Applegate Reservoir: The lake level is 1,898 ft and the surface temperature at Applegate is 43F
Applegate River: The Applegate River is open for hatchery trout and winter steelhead
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant Lake is 34 percent full
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 63 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 7 percent full and partially frozen around the shore
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is 78 percent full

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Monday, February 9th
Coos River: Rougher weather and sneaker wave warnings warrant caution when fishing along the jetties
Coquille River: Smallmouth bass are essentially dormant in the winter throughout the Coquille River