July Stocking Report
Happy Fourth of July — and welcome back for our monthly update on what to expect and where to fly fish for stocked trout within three hours of Portland.
Stillwater Trout Fishing
Stocking has slowed way down as opportunities to catch — and even harvest — wild fish become more abundant in summer's warmest months. Most of our best local fly fishing lakes have been stocked multiple times throughout the season and will fish well throughout the remainder of the summer, so keep last month's locations in the rotation. Most alpine lakes won't see the stocking truck again until September, with the exception of a few in the Clackamas River watershed: Lake Harriet, North Fork Reservoir, and Estacada Reservoir. That shouldn't deter you from fishing any of our local alpine lakes, which are full of trout and provide fantastic fishing all season long.
Stream Trout Fishing
Our local stocked streams make up most of the action in July. Quartzville Creek, the Upper North Santiam River, and Breitenbush River are all scheduled to receive fresh plants early in the month, with Salmon Creek, Coast Fork Willamette, and Fall River following mid-month. Stocked trout in these environments tend to bunch up, so once you find a pod it will be game-on for the next few hours.
Low-elevation stocking efforts in Southern Washington are done for the summer season, so this month's report focuses exclusively on Oregon destinations. Remember, ODFW does not provide exact stocking dates, but rather a range of days. We have provided our own dates next to each Oregon waterbody. On or after those dates, these locations will hold stocked trout and should be fishing well.
Italicized waterbodies were stocked in previous months. Be sure to check last month's stocking schedule to see which waterbodies received fish earlier in the season.
Oregon Stocking Schedule
* Good bank fishing opportunities for anglers without a float tube or watercraft.
Italicized locations indicate multiple plants throughout the month.
| Water Body | Date | Legals | Trophy | Brood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Lakes | ||||
| Harriet Lake* | 7/3 | 6,000 | 0 | 0 |
| North Fork Reservoir | 7/3 | 14,700 | 0 | 0 |
| Estacada Lake | 7/3 | 4,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Willamette Valley Lakes | ||||
| Clear Lake (McKenzie) | 7/10 | 6,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Streams | ||||
| Quartzville Creek | 7/3 | 8,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Breitenbush River | 7/3 | 5,100 | 0 | 0 |
| Upper North Santiam | 7/3 | 10,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Salmon Creek | 7/10 | 1,600 | 0 | 0 |
| Coast Fork Willamette | 7/10 | 1,600 | 0 | 0 |
| Fall River* | 7/3 | 0 | 1,000 | 0 |