McKenzie River Fish Report

Peak Month for Spring Chinook and Summer Steelhead!

McKenzie River - Coburg, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
6-1-2026
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Will be stocked the week of June 8th with 5,000 hatchery rainbow trout.

The first 150 spring Chinook and 300 summer steelhead have passed Leaburg Dam. June and July are peak months for spring Chinook and summer steelhead fishing. Go get em' !

April 22 to October 31 anglers can use bait in the mainstem McKenzie River. Beginning Nov. 1, anglers may only use lures and artificial flies. Fishing for summer steelhead remains open throughout year. All non-adipose fin-clipped trout must be released unharmed. Check the 2026 Sport Fishing Regulations for bait restrictions in the segment you plan to fish.

The lower McKenzie River is open to retention of adipose fin-clipped salmon and steelhead and non-adipose fin-clipped steelhead greater than 24 inches long. A Columbia River Basin Endorsement is required for anglers targeting salmon and steelhead in the McKenzie.

More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Monday, June 1st

Kilchis River: Water is low and clear
Necanicum River: Cutthroat Throughout the River
Nehalem River: Cutthroat Throughout the River
Nestucca River: Fishing is slow to fair
Three Rivers: Fish are Getting Caught
Trask River: Some sporadic good bites!
Wilson River: Fishing for summers should improve
Alton Baker Canoe Canal: Come on out and bring the family!
Blue River: Stocked with Trout Recently
Blue River Reservoir: Stocked Recently with Rainbow Trout
Carmen Reservoir: Recently Stocked with Rainbow Trout
Clear Lake: Clear Lake Updates
Coast Fork Willamette River: Chinook fishing should heat up
Cottage Grove Reservoir: Cottage Grove Reservoir Updates
Detroit Reservoir: Decent Kokanee Catch
Dorena Reservoir: Dorena Reservoir Updates
EE Wilson Angling Pond: Trout Season Has Ended
Fall Creek: Will be stocked soon
Fall Creek Reservoir: Fall Creek Reservoir Updates
Fern Ridge Reservoir: Willamette Basin's largest waterbody!
Foster Reservoir: Anglers report good success!
Gold Lake: OPEN for the season!
Hills Creek Reservoir: Great early-spring fishery on large fish!
Junction City Pond: Junction City Pond Updates
Leaburg Lake: Leaburg Lake Updates

Continues to fish really well!

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