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03/31/2017 - Fishing Report
Today is last day to fish Applegate, Illinois (Fishing/Hunting reports)Today is the last day anglers can fish the Applegate River and Illinois River before they close to trout and steelhead fishing on Saturday.Local fishing guide Troy Whitaker of U-Save Gas and Tackle said the two rivers were good to fish earlier this week, but water released from Applegate Reservoir has the Applegate running high.The middle Rogue River is also running high, but people have still been catching steelhead through what Whitaker deemed "chocolate" water.The Rogue was running at 12,200 cubic feet per second and had a gauge height of 7.25 feet in town Thursday evening."I was out on a boat that caught four steelhead in a few hours on Tuesday," Whitaker said. "People fishing from the bank have been finding pods of fish."With the Applegate and Illinois set to close, Lost Creek Reservoir and Lake Selmac are the best bets for trout fishing.Lost Creek received a stocking of 20,000 trout earlier this week. Lake Selmac got 5,000.Whitaker suggests fishing at Lost Creek near the inlet by Peyton Bridge."Start off fishing at about 40 feet of water," Whitaker said. "The higher up you go, the better the fishing is going to be right now. Guys are trolling Wedding rings in that area and doing quite well."The trout deposited into Lake Selmac are serving as live bait for bass, which are becoming more aggressive with their bites."Get some crank baits that look like trout and throw those out there," Whitaker said. "This is the time to get a trophy bass."• APPLEGATE RESERVOIR. Trout fishing has been fair to good. Anglers have been catching trout up to 16 inches in length.Trout anglers will want to try trolling, and a good bet will be a Wedding ring/bait combination.The lake is currently filling and all boat ramps are accessible.• REINHART POND. Reinhardt was stocked with 300 legal-sized trout last week and was stocked with 300 legal-sized rainbow three weeks ago. Fishing should continue to be good. Fishing for warm-water species will begin to pick up with the weather.Hunting• Bear. Spring season opens Saturday in Southern Oregon. All of the Southwest spring bear tags are sold out.Bear numbers are very good here in Southern Oregon, especially in the Applegate and Rogue units which have some of the highest bear harvest numbers in the state. Typically the harvest improves as the season progresses; this may be especially true this year after our severe winter.It is illegal to harvest a sow with cubs. In general it is good to start off the season glassing open hillsides during sunny mornings and evenings. Bears will most likely be out at this time feeding on grasses and anything else they can fill their bellies with.Within 10 days of harvest hunters are required to check the bear skull in at an ODFW office, the skull must be unfrozen and preferably have the mouth propped open. For more information refer to page 30 of the 2017 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations.• Turkey. The season opens April 15. The daily bag limit is one male turkey or a turkey with a visible beard.The weekend of April 8 is a youth spring turkey hunt open to those 17 years old and younger.Turkey season continues through May 31.
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