The Coquille Basin steelhead rivers continue to run fairly low and clear


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-16-2023
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The Coquille Basin steelhead rivers continue to run fairly low and clear.  Most steelhead are holding in deeper pools but are slowly still moving upriver.

Steelhead anglers have been catching a few hatchery winter steelhead in the Coquille Basin steelhead rivers but overall fishing has been slow. This year’s steelhead run does not appear to be a big run of fish so anglers will have to work a little harder to catch a fish to take home.

Drift boat anglers reported a tree down across the river on the South Fork Coquille River between the Myrtle Groove driftboat launch and the 7 Mile marker driftboat launch. Drift boats can make it around this tree at higher flows but it may become a problem as the river levels continue to drop. 

Trout fishing in streams and rivers will reopen May 22.