Montana Fish Report

Fishing is available all year above Lost Creek Lake but snow has started to limit access

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-10-2026
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Fishing is available all year above Lost Creek Lake but snow has started to limit access. Take a look at ODOT TripCheck before heading up. Anglers are encouraged to harvest brook trout regardless of size.

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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
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
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is around 1,250cfs and 42F

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

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