Recreation Report for October 4, 2018

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Rainbow Trout (BLM)

Rainbow Trout (BLM)

Highlights from the week's Recreation Report

Give us a wing and a tail - Map of collection barrels for grouse and quail now available

If you bag a bird, don’t forget to give us a wing and a tail for any forest grouse or mountain quail you harvest! Use paper bags in the bright blue collection barrels placed at major road junctions or highways in hunting areas and at some ODFW offices and popular rural markets. Mark your harvest date plus county and general location where you hunted.

Here are maps of collection barrels in the NW, SW, Columbia, and NE areas.

Best bets for weekend fishing:

  • Ocean rockfish are still on the bite with limits being caught.

  • Fall Chinook fishing is coming into its prime in coastal bays.

  • Trout in Diamond and Willow lakes and Lost Creek Reservoir in the SW Zone.

  • Hatchery summer steelhead in the middle and upper Rogue River.

  • Trout in higher elevation lakes like Detroit, Dexter, Foster and North Fork reservoirs and Harriet, Timothy and Trillium lakes in the Willamette Zone.

  • Monster redband and brown trout in the Woods and Williamson rivers.

  • Trout in several SE Zone waters like the Chewaucan River, Cottonwood Meadows, Chickahominy and Krumbo reservoirs and Delintment Lake.

  • Spring holdover trout in Jubilee and Pendland lakes in the NE Zone.

  • Walleye in the Bonneville and John Day pools of the Columbia River.

Hunter orange isn’t just for hunters

There are lots of reasons to take to the hills this fall – fishing a hike-in lake, wildlife watching while on a hike, or scrambling in the woods looking for mushrooms. If you’re in the woods during hunting season, it’s a good idea to stand out from your surroundings. Wear a brightly colored hat, vest or coat. This time of year, (hunter) orange can be the new black.

Know before you go – Check fire restrictions, closures before heading outdoors

  • Oregon Department of Forestry, Click on any area in the map to see a list of fire restrictions in areas protected by ODF. Click within public lands areas to find out the land manager and contact info.

Take a friend hunting – Chance win a statewide deer tag or other great prizes

Take someone who is new to the sport out hunting—or even someone who hasn’t hunted in awhile! Then enter to win some great prizes including the grand prize of a statewide deer tag for 2020. Learn all the details.

Information provided by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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