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Steelhead, smallmouth fishing picks up
Anglers have begun looking to harvest summer steelheads on the north Umpqua River, and Smallmouth bass fishing has been steady on the main Umpqua.
Crawfish, crankbaits and worms have been the best bets for anglers on the Umpqua. Sturgeon fishing near the Umpqua Estuary has slowed.
Following is the weekly fishing report, compiled by fisheries and biologists associated with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and posted every Wednesday on its Web site:
SOUTHWEST ZONE
AGATE RESERVOIR: Fishing for largemouth bass and panfish should be good. At Agate, flies, crappie jigs and bait all work for crappie.
ALL SPORTS POND: Fishing for and bass and panfish should be good.
APPLEGATE RESERVOIR: Applegate Reservoir is stocked with rainbow trout.
Craig makes hay while the fish fly
CRAIG, Mont. (AP) The midafternoon heat is intense in this little town and the fishing is a little slow, but Mike Bushly is still upbeat.There's air conditioning inside The Trout Shop, an emporium loaded with cool fishing stuff fly rods, vests, waders, flies, ventilated clothing and a well-stocked deli offering drinks, sandwiches and chilled salads. Even the thick fleece-lined jackets have a perverse retail appeal.And Bushly has plenty more reasons not to sweat. The shop and the small community that surrounds it are awash in anglers ready to spend cold cash chasing big trout.This is our Christmas right now,'' Bushly said.While the stretch of the Missouri River between Holter Dam and Cascade lures plenty of Montanans through the year, the summer months bring anglers from all over the United States and around the world to the broad, cool river.A group of anglers from France just wrapped up seven days of fishing on the Missouri.
Berkshire Trout Hatchery to stay open
NEW MARLBOROUGH This is a fish story with a happy ending. Yesterday afternoon, a representative from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service signed a Memorandum of Understanding with representatives from the Berkshire Trout Hatchery Foundation to allow the foundation to run the hatchery, keeping it open for the foreseeable future. The Berkshire Trout Hatchery, in the village of Hartsville, is, in many ways, one of the most important places in Berkshire County, not to mention one of the least known. It is one of the oldest trout hatcheries in the United States, created in 1914 through a gift from the John Sullivan Scully family. But the hatchery was privately owned for several years before that, according to LeRoy Thorpe, a member of the foundation's board of directors. "It's more than 100 years old, easily," he said.
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