Kilchis River Fishing for Salmon, Steelhead and Trout
Photo courtesy of Dave Schnell
Chinook and chum salmon in the fall, steelhead in the winter and trout in the spring and summer all provide fair to excellent fishing near Tillamook.
Eric Apalategui
Best Months to Catch Oregon Bass, Walleye & Panfish
Photo courtesy of Oregon Bass & Panfish Club
These are the best months and water temperatures to fish for bass, crappie, catfish, walleye and other warmwater game fish in Oregon.
The Best Rod, Reel, Line and Lure for Crappie Fishing
Photo courtesy of Oregon Bass & Panfish Club
The very best equipment and terminal tackle for crappie fishing.
Fishing at Salem’s Walter Wirth Lake and Walling Pond (2024 Stocking)
Photo by Eric Apalategui
These Salem ponds offer excellent seasonal fishing for stocked rainbow trout. Sometimes the state stocks huge brood trout, and there are bass and panfish.
Detroit Lake Fishing: How to Limit on Trout & Kokanee (2024 Update)
Detroit Lake yields plenty of stringers of hatchery-reared trout every year. (ODFW photo)
Located just an hour from Salem, this large reservoir is among the most heavily stocked trout spots in Oregon and increasingly is one of the region’s best kokanee fishing lakes.