Recreation Report for May 2, 2019 - Local Fish Stocking Schedule
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Take aim at fish – bow fishing event on May 19
ODFW will be hosting a free Family Bow Fishing Event on Sunday, May 19 at Fern Ridge Lake. This unique style of fishing offers anglers a new take on fishing and archers a new way to put their skills to work. Gear and instruction will be available. Or, bring your own gear if you have it. Learn more.
Ladd Marsh Bird Festival May 17-19
Catch the height of spring migration and nesting in the Grande Ronde Valley
With an exceptionally diverse bird population, Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area is hosting the 14th annual Ladd Marsh Bird Festival May 17-19, 2019. The festival offers an uncrowded, family friendly birding opportunity for expert and novice birders. More information.
Best bets for GREAT weekend fishing
If you’re not jazzed about going fishing this weekend, you’d better check to make sure you’ve still got a pulse! Spring offers some of the best and most diverse fishing of the year, and there are lots of good reasons (too many to list) to hit the water this weekend, including:
Spring Chinook fishing on the Willamette and Rogue rivers has been hot.
This is one of the best times of the year to target surfperch along the coast.
After a few weeks of warmer weather, bass and other warmwater fishing is picking up in waterbodies throughout the state.
There are trout everywhere (well, practically). Dozens of waterbodies have been stocked with thousands of trout this spring and the warmer spring temperatures have put them on the bite.
The weather! As if great fishing isn’t enough, the forecast is calling for warm temps and plenty of sunshine.
Weekend Fishing Opportunities
Best bet for fishing in the Klamath Basin is Lake of the Woods for stocked rainbow trout, Klamath River below JC Boyle Dam for native redband trout, Wood River for brown trout and J.C. Boyle Reservoir for warmwater fish.
Crappie anglers should consider Campbell Reservoir for some early season fish.
Lake of the Woods is scheduled to be stocked this week with 700 legals and 600 trophies.
Other good best for trout anglers include Wolf Creek and Unity reservoirs for holdover fish and Phillips Reservoir, Murray Reservoir and Hwy 203 Pond for recently stocked fish.
Holbrook Reservoir is accessible now via the Fish Creek Road from Bly.
After a few days of warm weather, warmwater fishing in the Owyhee Reservoir can be good.
Some anglers are taking limits of trout from Burn Gravel Pond.
Fish Stocking Schedule & Map
Family fishing events for May 4 & 5
There will free Family Fishing Events this Saturday at Vernonia Lake, Sheridan Pond and Bikini Pond (Mosier) and on Sunday at the Alton Baker Canoe Canal (Eugne). At each event, ODFW staff and volunteers will show you everything you need to know to go fishing – from baiting the hook to landing your catch. Heck, we’ll even loan you the gear you need. No pre-registration is required. Find details for each event here.
Apply for a premium hunt
A chance to draw an additional tag on top of your controlled hunt or general season tag
Premium hunt tags also offer a long hunting season during the peak of the rut, and no preference point advantage. All applicants have an equal chance of drawing a tag. Even if you’ve already applied for your 2019 controlled hunts, it’s not too late to apply for a premium hunt. Learn more about how to apply
Information provided by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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