The Wenaha River flows through the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness, part of the Umatilla National Forest. It runs approximately 30 miles before joining the Grande Ronde River. The river’s remote location means it is less crowded than many other fishing spots in the Pacific Northwest, offering a more solitary and immersive experience. Access points to the Wenaha River are limited but well-marked. Popular trailheads include the Wenaha River Trailhead and the Troy Trailhead. These ac

"Gods Country". That's what you will be thinking after hiking into the marvelous high lakes of the Wallowa mountains. Starting at 6 miles all the way up to 15 there is a lake for all ages. However don't let all this beauty take your attention to long for there is fish to be caught. The "High Lakes" in the Eagle Cap Wilderness are full of some of the best brook trout around, with some rainbows to be found. Plan on eating them - nothing better. Take a selection of flies, incl

If you find a more stunningly beautiful and serene glacial moraine lake, let us know. Wallowa Lake is a truly sacred local place. The lake is deep, cold, and impossibly clear. That means that it doesn't harbor the plant and insect life to be a true blue ribbon trout lake, but you could do worse then spending an even at the river in-let on the south end fo the lake swinging nymphs and fishing with Bald Eagles and Osprey. And, if warm enough for a swim, well, there isn't a b

A great little (20 acre} 10 miles/15 min from Joseph. It is much easier to fly fish from the shore, and is more fertile than Wallowa Lake. Although it is privately owned, the public is allowed to fish from shore or from small water craft (there is no boat launch - you must drag your water craft a short distance to the lake). THANK YOU TRIPLE CREEK RANCH FOR LETTING US FISH! ODFW manages the fishery. In 2015 they poisoned the lake in order to kill the "bullheads" who were

The Lostine River is a local treasure for anglers, horse packers, and hikers alike. Folded into a deep mountain canyon with the Eagle Caps soaring upward on either side, if this river lacks anything, it more than makes up for it in unsurpassed solitude and beauty. Evenings spent fishing the Lostine are an example of the purity of mind, body, and soul that we can find when fishing. If you are willing to scramble down the canyon, and trek up the boulder strewn river bed you

One of the most remote regions in Oregon, the Imnaha river runs 73 miles from high up in the Eagle Cap Wilderness until it joins with the Snake River a little down stream of Doug bar. Amazingly, nearly all of this rugged river is accessible by trail and roads of varying condition. The Imnaha canyon is spectacularly scenic in its entirety; from gin clear deep pools high up stream surrounded by mountains, to craggy canyon country surrounding the quaint community of Imnaha and

The Grande Ronde River known locally as "the Ronde", simply put, is an amazing river. We'd argue that an October float trip from Minam to Troy to fish for bows' and Steelhead should be on any serious anglers bucket list. It can offer stellar trout fishing in early summer when the rafts are thick and the water is cool, turns into a good small mouth fishery below Troy later in the hot summer months, and transforms once again into a regional magnet for steelheaders beginning i

General Info: The Wallowa River is our "bread and butter" water. It begins as snow melt high in the Wallowa mountains and its flows through the upper and lower Wallowa valleys. From an incredible June golden-stone hatch, through ‘ October caddis madness, to solid winter and spring steelhead numbers this river does it all. The best part? The most productive water is all public access! Back down highway 82, approximately 30 miles (40 min) from Jseph is the stretch of wate

despite being extremely low (150 cfs?) the river in the "canyon" is producing good quantities of large trout. a guide from eastern oregon outfitters actually floated it yesterday and his montana clients said it was the best fishing they had ever had. one of my rod reps also landed numerous 20" bows. the big fish were caught on tungsten pat's rubber legs and conehead streamer patterns. big fish are concentrated in the deeper holes/runs - every mile or so in the canyon.

Cooler nights should mean water temps are safe to fish. However, very low flows (50 cfs) will limit how one fishes. Very little rain is forecast for the month of September. With Wallowa Lake drained to the base of the dam (for dam repair) I am not sure if the end of irrigation season will add much water to the river.

A few steelhead being caught on the Lower Grande Ronde! Also a few "B-Run" steelies being caught on the lower Clearwater. So far, 3,200 steelhead have crossed Lower Granite dam (50% of the 2025 numbers ytd). However, ytd steelhead returns over Bonneville are 51% of the ten year ytd average (and only 42 % of the good 2025 ytd returns.

Still plenty of bull trout around the blue hole - but they have seen a lot of fishing pressure as of late. Best to camp at the hole and fish first light. The bulls are less inclined to take streamers, so consider small (size 18 - 20) nymphs fished near the bottom - or even grass hoppers. In the evening bulls can be seen slurping tiny midges off the surface. However, a fisher recently reported catching two nice rainbows and a large bull trout on a big streamer - a green and

Good News. The water temperature in the "Canyon" yesterday was 61 degrees at 1:00 pm. It should be safe to fish all day.

9/1: nights are cooler, so perhaps water temps are too (?). ODFW reported that the larger rainbows tend to move upstream to cooler water and tributaries (per their radio tagged fish program). The result will be tougher fishing in the "canyon" until we get some September rains and temperatures. 8/3 Finally, the weather has turned cooler and we got a water temperature on the Wallowa yesterday: 62 degrees at 9:00 am. That is cool enough to fish without stressing the trout. Ho

The lake is low and fishing poor!

The heavily stocked trout on the south end of the lake near the river inlet have suddenly become quite fussy - refusing many of our standard patterns. Wait for a weather change or (?)

The south end of the lake (where the river comes in) is so low that fishing is poor.

At 455 cfs it is about as low we've ever seen it. Forget rafting! Fishing limited to bass. ODFW says steelhead runs will be down. As a result, the "broodstock" collection program at Troy has been cancelled for 2026. However, returns are projected to be sufficient to maintain fishing and catch limits on the Grande Ronde, Wallowa and Imnaha.

Good bull trout fishing at and below the Blue Hole. We also had a report of good trout fishing south of town (but water temperatures should be checked - especially midday/afternoon/evening).

No reports, but we assume algae has taken over and low water and high temps are killing fish (?)