Snake River Fishing Report

Snake River

Photo Credit: Courtesy of ODFW

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
10-7-2019
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Regulation updates as of October 7, 2019

These are in-season regulation changes adopted on a temporary or emergency basis. Please see e-regulations for permanent regulations.

Snake River from the Oregon-Washington border upstream to the deadline below Hells Canyon Dam

  • Effective October 5, through October 31, 2019; open for retention with a daily bag limit of six adult hatchery fall Chinook salmon.
  • Retention of wild fall salmon is prohibited.
  • There are no mark restrictions and no daily, possession, or season limits for jack fall Chinook salmon.
  • Barbless hooks are required.

Snake River from Cliff Mountain Rapids (RM 246.7, 1.1 miles below Hell’s Canyon Dam) upstream to the deadline below Hells Canyon Dam

  • Effective October 5 through November 17, 2019; open for retention with a daily bag limit of six adult hatchery fall Chinook salmon.
  • Retention of wild fall salmon is prohibited.
  • There are no mark restrictions and no daily, possession, or season limits for jack fall Chinook salmon.
  • Barbless hooks are required.

Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam

  • Beginning September 1 through December 31, 2019 the daily bag limit is one hatchery steelhead.



More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019
Applegate Reservoir: Reservoir is 21 Percent Full
Applegate River: Applegate River is Open for Trout Fishing
Arizona Pond: Arizona Pond Fishing Report
Ben Irving Reservoir: Ben Irving Reservoir Fishing Report
Chetco River: Chetco River Fishing Report
Coos River: Coos Bay Fishing Report
Coquille River: Coquille River Fishing Report
Diamond Lake: Diamond Lake Has Been Decent
Elk River: Elk River Fishing Report
Emigrant Reservoir: Reservoir is 66 Degrees
Empire Lake Upper: Empire Lake Fishing Report
Expo Pond: Expo Pond Fishing Report
Fish Lake : Trout Fishing Remains Good
Floras Lake: Limited Bank Access
Galesville Reservoir: Galesville Reservoir Fishing Report
Garrison Lake: Trout Fishing Has Slowed Down
Hemlock Lake: FIshing Can Be Good This Time of Year
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Reservoir is 34 Percent Full
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt Lake is 35 Percent Full
Illinois River: Open For Trout Fishing
Lake Marie: Recently Stocked
Lake Selmac: Lake Selmac Fishing Report
Lemolo Lake: Fishing Has Been A Little Slow
Loon Lake: Loon Lake Fishing Report
Lost Creek Lake: Stocked This Week
Rogue River- Lower: Lower Rogue River Fishing Report
Rogue River - Middle: Middle Rogue River Fishing Report
Rogue River- Upper: Upper Rogue River Fishing Report
Sixes River: Sixes River Fishing Report
Smith River: Smith River Fishing Report
Soda Springs Reservoir: Remains Closed
Tenmile Lakes: Tenmile Lakes Fishing Report
Toketee Lake: Toketee Lake Fishing Report
North Umpqua River: North Umpqua River Fishing Report
Umpqua River: Umpqua River Fishing Report
Willow Lake: Surface Temp is Warm
Ana Reservoir: Ana Reservoir Fishing Report
Ana River: Ana River Fishing Report
Blitzen River: Blitzen River Fishing Report
Campbell Reservoir: Crappie Fishing is Slow
Delintment Lake: Delintment Lake Report
Devils Lake: Water Levels Are Good
Dog Lake: No Recent Reports
Gerber Reservoir: Reservoir is 63 Percent Full
Heart Lake: Heart Lake Fishing Report
Holbrook Reservoir: Holbrook Reservoir Fishing Report
John C Boyle Reservoir: JC Boyle Reservoir Fishing Report
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Upper Klamath River Fishing Report
Klamath River - Lower:
Krumbo Reservoir: Trout Fishing Should Imrpove
Mann Lake: Mann lake Fishing Report
Murray Reservoir : Murray Reservoir Fishing Report
Owyhee Reservoir: Owyhee Reservoir Fishing Report
Phillips Reservoir: Phillips Reservoir Report
Pilcher Reservoir: Reservoir Storage Has Declined
Sprague River: Sprague River Fishing Report
Warm Springs Reservoir: Warm Springs Reservoir Fishing Report
Willow Valley Reservoir: Catch Rates Have Slowed Down
Wolf Creek Reservoir: Boat Launch is Operational
Wood River: Fishing is Fair
Yellowjacket Lake: Yellowjacket Lake Update
Canby Pond: Canby Pond Report
Clackamas River: Clackamas Fishing Report
Cottage Grove Reservoir: Cottage Grove Reservoir Report
Detroit Reservoir: Detroit Reservoir Fishing Report
Dexter Reservoir: Dexter Reservoir Fishing Report
Dorena Reservoir: Dorena Reservoir Fishing Report
EE Wilson Angling Pond: EE Wilson Fishing Report
Faraday Lake: Faraday Lake is Closed Through 2020
Foster Reservoir: Foster Reservoir Fishing Report
Freeway Lake East: Freeway Lake East Report
Gold Lake: Gold Lake Fishing Report
Green Peter Reservoir: Green Peter Fishing Report
Henry Hagg Lake: Henry Hagg Lake Report
Hills Creek Reservoir: Hills Creek Reservoir Fishing Report
Junction City Pond: Junction City Pond Fishing Report
McKenzie River: McKenzie River Fishing Report
Upper McKenzie: Upper McKenzie Fishing Report
McKenzie River: McKenzie River Fishing Report
Middle Fork Willamette: Middle Fork WIllamette River Fishing Report
Molalla River: Still Too Low
Mt. Hood Pond MHCC Campus: Mt. Hood Pond Report
North Fork Reservoir: Recently Stocked
Olallie Lake: Olallie Lake Fishing Report
Sandy River: Sandy River Fishing Report
Smith Reservoir: Smith Reservoir Under Construction Until 2021
St. Louis Ponds: St. Louis Ponds Fishing Report
Timothy Lake: Stocked August 7th
Trillium Lake: Trillium Lake Fishing Report
Trojan Ponds: Trojan Pond Update
Walling Pond: Walling Pond Update
Walter Wirth Lake: Walter Wirth Update
Willamette River: Willamette River Fishing Report
Crane Prairie Reservoir: WIll Close 11/1
Crooked River: Crooked River Fishing Report
Lake Billy Chinook: No Recent Reports
Wickiup Reservoir: Wickiup FIshing Update
Shevlin Youth Pond: Shevlin Youth Pond
Odell Lake: Odell Lake Update
Metolius River: Metolius Update
Lava Lake: Open All Year
Hosmer Lake: Open All Year
Hood River: Hood River Update
Grande Ronde River: Grande Ronde River Update
Imnaha River: Imnaha River Update
John Day River: John Day River Update
Jubilee Lake: Jubilee Lake Update
Wallowa River: Wallowa River Update
Willow Lake: Willow Creek Reservoir Update

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