Popular Topics in Trout Fishing in Oregon

I heard that the Sandy river is a pretty good spot to go fishing for salmon/steelhead, but wondering if it's worth it for trout? If so, any holes/locations in particular?

Portland to Deschutes river is a couple of hours-ish, depending on what stretch of the river you're fishing. Same for Klickitat River on the WA side. Both have great trout fishing.

My wife and I will be camping at North Waldo Lake campground the first week in September. I would like to hike to a nearby lake for some fishing maybe 5 miles or less round trip. Any suggestions.

I've been doing some trolling for trout lately and just bought a couple lake trolls (Ford Fenders, Beer cans etc) and I'm wondering what a good setup (rod n reel) would be to use the lake trolls.

I am new to fishing for trout and would like some recommendations. Is there any particular rod or reel that works best for both trout and steelhead? I have a Shimano Curado and a basic spinning reel.

The change for the 2024 season is good news for anglers. You will be able to land five kokanee in addition to the five trout limit instead of a combined five fish limit. The change is on page 55 of the 2024 regulations.

I live near Orenco Station in Hillsboro, and would like to do some fishing in the morning. Does anyone know the closest place i could drive to to throw a lure in the water and pull up some trout or bass?

Where are some of the best places that have very healthy populations of Brook trout in the state of Oregon?

I have started to paint my own spinner blades and bodies for trout lures and am looking for inspiration and suggestions on what designs to do. if you have any designs that you know work well or fun/crazy ideas I would love to paint and design them.

I've been trying to find brook or brown trout around mt hood lakes , with no luck , I've catch and released bunch of rainbows but not yet seemed to find a brook or brown . Is there specific bait or lures to use for them ?

What have you used and does it seem to improve your fishing? Also, how often do you apply?

Does anyone know of a guide who specializes in sea runs? If a guide isn't needed, maybe someone will be nice enough to suggest a couple of places for me try.

Has anyone been out to Dorena or Cottage Grove reservoirs, and had any success? We'll be flat line trolling and hitting the creek mouths.

I have a lot of success getting trout to strike a slowly trolled wedding ring with worm behind a dodger or lake troll, but a miserable rate at getting them to the boat. I know some of the strikes are fish biting the worm...

I am heading out to Deshutes river on thursday in the morning. Ive never fished the Deshutes river before What kind of flies or spinners should I use? Can I use bait? Where should I fish on the river?

Anyone know if and when odfw stocked it this week, never fished there before but saw they was suppose to stock it.

Does anyone fish Gales Creek for trout? If so where to fish?

First time there. I'm bring my spin set up and fly rod....more spinning than flys.

How do I know if I caught a wild trout?

I'm thinking I'll do some solo fishing at dawn and then take my son out later in the mornings. Any shot at landing a searun cut if I head far enough downstream, or is it still too early?

Preferably closer to the coast rather than areas like the Deschutes, as I do not have waders, so larger streams are somewhat out of the question, I am now realizing this is very different then fishing power bait on a lake for a couple of hours...

How does the Breitenbush river fish this time of year? Looking to head down there for a winter fishing trip. is bank access good? what water discharge level is too high for fishing?

Best place to fish from the bank for trout in the fall that’s no more than 2 hrs from Portland?

Fishing generally sucked. Unless of course you like catching 8” kokanee. I don’t, I wanted a few rainbow trout with some shoulders on them. Anyhow it was a great trip for hiking and camping. I must admit I really only fished a total of 3 hours.

I think I might be running a bit small on the hook size. I've been rigging up #14's and #16's. Should I be more in the #12 or even #10 range?

Have you guys ever fished Barney reservoir? Been scouting it out and was just wondering any tips am planning to take my float tube out there sometime soon so any advice would be very helpful

Just moved to McMinnville and wanted to get to fishing. I wanted to get some insight on trout fishing during this time. I hear stocking doesn't usuall fall till feb or later, but there have been a few ones such as huddelston?

Where's a good spot for SRCs just now, especially in Northwest region? Siletz is supposed to be good, but it seems pretty low just now as are most of the other coastal rivers. How far up to the SRCs go when conditions are good?

Cut small chunks off and secured with an egg loop on a number 6 hook sliding weight rig with number 12 black corkie for flotation. I limited out in less than an hour:shock:. My dad through power bait eggs and only landed two in 4 hours, haha!

I will be camping at Paulina Lake for a few days and I was wondering if anyone knew any good spots or lures. I will be bank fishing and would love to catch my first brown trout.

My sister-in-law has a place on the Trask River and I will be coming out that way to fish this summer, she says she lives about 14 miles from where her river empties into the Tillamook Bay.

I tried the C ramp a few days ago, but I had no luck. Where is the best place to fish for trout at Hagg right now with the water so low?

Lightning trout, a striking variant of the rainbow trout, captivate anglers and nature enthusiasts alike with their unique coloration and elusive nature.

Thinking going this week end. Anybody know lf it has been stocked. Been their once any suggestion for a bank fisherman thinking the upper end. Where a creek comes into resorvoir.

I recently bought a property on the alsea river and have just been inhaling information and studying various books and old forum posts on this river and so far have been doing well but I need some knowledge from people who know better...

Can i get any tips about the best bait and hooks and stuff? should i use a bobber or not?

Trolled Hagg lake for several hours and went 7-8 on trout all over 10". Threw everyone of them back because they were covered in parasites.

I recently heard about a Stocking at progress Ridge, also known as progress lake. wondering if anybody has any recent success or Intel on this or can confirm if it really happened.

Hey everyone I was wondering if anyone had any advice about the cutthroat fishery on most of the coastal rivers (Wilson, Nestucca, Trask, etc.)? I have heard a lot about it but never really targeted them.

Drove out to Exit 30 & walked along the railroad track. Tossed a Kastmaster & a Roostertail into the water at several locations below the tracks. The only thing that I caught were some underwater weeds & a tree.

Hey all me and my son are thinking about going to Waverly this Saturday to fish, we wanted to try somewhere new we haven't fished before and it looks like by what odfw book says there are rainbow trout, brown trout, blue catfish crappie ...

I'm looking for relatively small water ideally within about an hour of Portland. Looking at the regs it looks like the creeks feeding the Tualatin river are open year round for catch and release, fanno creek in particular looks ...

I'm about to go trout fishing soon and I haven't had any luck yet, but what is your favorite trout fishing rig/setup?

I heard that there is a certain season and or time we can keep certain trout, whether there wild or stocked in rivers and or lakes. Can someone please give me info on this?

It’s been awhile since I’ve made the trip to fish Lost Lake. I know I know….there are many Lost Lakes but this is the one on the east slope of Mt Hood.