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Santiam River (South Fork) Fish Report for 12-10-2025


Flows are currently at around 5,300 cfs at the gage in Waterloo

Santiam River (South Fork) - Sweet Home, OR (Linn County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
12-10-2025
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Fishing is generally best when flows are below 3,000 cfs. Flows are currently at around 5,300 cfs at the gage in Waterloo. Fishing for summer steelhead is open year-round although there are few adults left in the basin. At this time of year, the majority of these are in the upper sections above Waterloo, from below the deadline at Wiley Creek to Pleasant Valley boat ramp




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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, December 10th

Agency Lake: Agency Lake Fishing Report
Campbell Reservoir: The reservoir will begin to freeze on the edges with freezing nights
Fourmile Lake: The lake will begin to freeze soon
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is at 51 percent full
Upper Klamath Lake: The lake is 3.6 feet below full pool and 45 percent full
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Report
Lake Of The Woods: The lake is still ice free but should be sarting to freeze over soon
Link River : Redband Trout are in the river in very low numbers
Lost River: Water quality is fair
Miller Lake: You might encounter snow
Sprague River- North Fork: Water tempeartures will be approaching freezing
Sprague River- South Fork : Fishing will be best near Corral and Camp Creeks for brook trout
Sycan River: Fishing above the marsh would normally be the best
Willow Valley Reservoir: This fishery seems to be slow due to turbid conditions
Agate Lake: Agate Lake is 23 percent full
Ben Irving Reservoir: With recent cooler/wet weather, warmwater fish will be slowing down
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Fishing for all species is slow
Coos River: Coos River Basin Report
Diamond Lake: Fishing is very slow as winter settles in
Galesville Reservoir: The reservoir is about 40 feet lower than summer full pool
Lake Marie: Lake Marie is a good spot for a quiet fishing experience
Smith River: Despite cooler weather some anglers are continuing to find bass of different varieties
Umpqua River: Anglers are now fishing for steelhead in the lower sections
Umpqua River- North : Steelhead angling on the North is slow
Umpqua River- South : The South Umpqua River is now open for winter steelhead
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Currently, flows are over 3,000 cfs

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Tuesday, December 9th

Applegate Reservoir: Trout fishing should be good throughout the reservoir
Applegate River: The Applegate River is open for hatchery trout fishing
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant Lake is 20 percent full and the boat ramp may be difficult to use at this level
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 60 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 78 percent full
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is 73 percent full
Illinois River: The Illinois River is open for trout and steelhead fishing using flies and lures only
Medco Pond: Try a bobber and small jig for bluegill and crappie
Rogue River- Lower: Low and clear
Rogue River - Middle: Summer steelhead and coho are throughout the Middle Rogue
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is around 1,150cfs
Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek): No major snowpack yet
Kilchis River: It is still early for winter steelhead on the Kilchis River
Necanicum River: The Necanicum River gets a run of early returning hatchery winter steelhead and are off to a good start
Nehalem River: The mainstem Nehalem is at flood stage and this large basin takes a long time to drop and clear
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork Nehalem hatchery is getting hatchery winter steelhead back and fishing has been fair
Three Rivers: Three Rivers should have a few hatchery winter steelhead showing up once it comes back into shape
Trask River: The Trask River is flooding today and while it should "green up" by the weekend
Wilson River: There have been some early fish caught already this month
Henry Hagg Lake: Henry Hagg Lake Report