DFW Lists Top Winter Angling Spots in Oregon

Even as winter approaches trout and steelhead anglers continue find good fishing. Some rivers to consider:

• The Alsea is the place to be for winter steelhead this Thanksgiving.
• Anglers report fair to good fishing for rainbow trout on the Fall and bull trout on the Metolius.
• Steelhead are still being caught on the lower Rogue thanks to an exceptional run of half-pounders and adults running upriver this fall.
• The Ana River was stocked in late October. This spring-fed river, with its constant water temperature, is a great late fall and winter destination.
• Flows in the Klamath River have been just about right for trout fishing.
• The Crooked River is a favorite destination for whitefish (they are excellent when smoked) and redband trout.
• River flows have increased on the John Day and steelhead are beginning to enter the lower river.
• Steelhead are spread throughout the lower 100 miles of the lower Deschutes with anglers reporting fair fishing in the Warm Springs, Trout Creek and Maupin areas.