Chetco River
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01-Mar-24
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Conditions
: CHETCO RIVER: Slow. Frequent storms have kept the river out of shape most of the season. Boat anglers will have to wait until flows drop. When the river flows have been dropping, bank anglers plunking Spin-n-Glos are picking up a few steelhead. Boat anglers will have wait until flows drop below 4000 cfs.? Last updated 2/21/24.? Reported by: Oregon D.F.W |
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The Chetco Wild and Scenic River is divided into three segments: a 27.5-mile
wild segment from the headwaters down to Mislatnah Creek; a 7.5-mile scenic
segment from Mislatnah Creek down to Eagle Creek; and a 9.5-mile recreational
segment from Eagle Creek down to the Siskiyou National Forest boundary.
Fishing the Chetco: The Chetco River fishery, typical of Pacific coastal systems, is dominated by
trout and salmon. There are important populations of anadromous winter
steelhead, fall chinook salmon, and sea-run cutthroat trout. Coho and chum
salmon are occasionally observed. Resident cutthroat and rainbow trout are
abundant in upper stream reaches. Native populations of fall chinook and winter
steelhead are supplemented with hatchery fish. The Chetco provides excellent
spawning and rearing habitat and has some of the highest salmonid smolt returns
of any coastal stream in Oregon. Pacific lamprey, three-spined stickleback, and
assorted sculpin are also known to inhabit this system. (more the
Chetco River)
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