more opportunities now

Now that ice has cleared and snow is melting, there is access to a few more fishing areas. Local reservoirs are seeing more activity from out of the area anglers, so realize you may not have the serene desert or forest setting that you were having here a few weeks ago. PLEASE NOTE:  there have been recent reports that ticks are thick and rattlesnakes are out and being seen around the small BLM reservoirs!!

Yellowjacket: Now accessible. No reports, but should fish 'ok' for carry over trout.

Delintment Lake: The road may still be blocked with snow in areas. Accessibility  is questionable. No reports.

Chickahominy: I ventured out last week and noted about 8 camps and twice that many vehicles....mid-week. It is still fishing well when stripping leech patterns. Scud patterns retrieved slowly or hung under an indicator could produce, as well. I did note some insect activity, but the glassy smooth lake showed no surface disturbance. 

Moon Reservoir: No reports of trout caught, but apparently there are plenty of chubs and shiners in the system. A chance that it may become a warm water fishery....

Mann Lake:  There is water in the lake! ODFW has plans on stocking the lake once they overcome a few barriers.

Beulah Reservoir:  96% full. No fishing reports.

Warm Springs Reservoir:  99% full. No fishing reports.

Blitzen: Recent melting and thunderstorms has the river running over 400 cfs today, and that's down from over 500 cfs last night. It has been on a steady rise for a week, with midnight seeing the highest flow. The lowest flows occur late afternoons/early evenings.

Malheur River:  Hydromet shows that the river is running around 1,000 cfs below the reservoir, and nearly 1,500 cfs once the N. Fork joins. No fishing reports.

Owyhee River:  A week ago the river was running OVER 8,000 cfs. At the time of this writing it's showing just under 4,800 cfs. It sounds like it could be running over 1,000 cfs through May,