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Montana Fish Report

The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is around 1,250cfs and 42F


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-10-2026
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The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is around 1,250cfs and 42F. Click here for current flow at the Ray Gold gage.

Cole Rivers Hatchery returns as of 2/10/26: New summer steelhead 5, season total 2,126. No winter steelhead have entered the trap yet, but a few reports of folks catching some near TouVelle State Park. Try fishing larger lures or plugs in travel lanes near the heads and tailouts of pools.

Anglers, please use proper catch-and-release techniques, such as keeping fish in the water as much as possible and releasing them quickly.

For up-to-date river levels, check all the USGS Rogue gauges here.





More Reports

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
Illinois River: Water levels have come up after last weekend's rain
Lake Selmac: There will be 5,000 legal-size rainbow trout stocked at Selmac this week
Rogue River - Middle: River conditions finally changed and came up after last week's rain

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