Fishing the Chetco

[Oregon Viking]

 

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[Blak bart]

Looks peaceful OV !!

 

[SD51]

Great looking river...steelhead running now?

 

[Timbermaster]

Awesome

 

[mjb Mike]

looks like a good time to me

 

[Oregon Viking]

Great looking river...steelhead running now?

Yep! January 1st season opened.

• Flows remain high on the Chetco, but anglers who can hit the river as it drops between storms will have the best luck.
• The Elk River is a best bet on the south coast for steelhead as most other rivers have been too high or muddy to fish.
• When rivers are too high and muddy for steelhead fishing, Floras and Garrison lakes can be good options for a bit of trout fishing.
• Early winter fishing for brown trout at Lemolo Reservoir can be great when weather allows.
• Anglers are catching winter steelhead in the Coos and Coquille basins.
• On the beaches near Charleston, anglers have been catching both redtail and striped surfperch.
• Some early winter steelhead are being caught below Grants Pass on the middle Rogue.
• The first reports of winter steelhead in the Grants Pass area means there should be some moving into the lower Applegate River.

 

[delnorter]

The Chetco is looking good OV. The Smith River across the border is getting too clear for steelhead fishing so we headed up your way yesterday. I had a nice one on for a few moments but lost it. We saw 5 fish caught by other boat fishers. Beautiful day on the river.

Getting ready to shove off quite a ways upstream in drift boat.