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Williamson River, Oregon Fishing Report: (Kirk road to Klamath Lake)  Currently Open to fishing. Limit 1 trout per day until July 31, artificial only.  Barbless hooks encouraged. Catch and release , artificial only for most of the season. The Williamson is broken into several regulated areas with different restrictions. Know where you are and what regulations apply. Regulations state that once the limit is taken, the angler is no longer allowed to fish. Release your limit and catch more fish! Catch and release is highly encouraged by the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife and the Klamath County Guides Association.

The Williamson has been fishing well. The fish have been moving in from the lake and up through the system. Sinking intermediate lines with small nymphs and wooley buggers has been taking fish up to 12 lbs. Light tippet is required to fool these large fish in clear water.

Current Report Rating: Good

River Flows for the Williamson River
USGS Real-time Water Data Williamson River
 

Wood River, Oregon Fishing Report: Currently Open to fishing. Catch and release only, artificial only. Barbless hooks encouraged.

The Wood has been slow for the last few weeks. There are a few rainbows in the river, but the browns have been tough to catch except for the days with enough of a hatch to get them happy. Look forward to a late hopper event. Everything is well behind the normal hatch cycles.

Current Report Rating: Slow
   

Agency & Upper Klamath Lakes, Oregon Fishing Report:
Currently Open all year. Limit 1 trout per day. Barbless hooks encouraged. Regulations state that once the limit is taken, the angler is no longer allowed to fish. Release your limit and catch more fish! Catch and release is highly encouraged by the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife and the Klamath County Guides Association.

The lakes have been fishing well near the river mouths and springs. The high water temperatures makes mortality a real concern, so fight them fast and release them quickly. I have been using 3x tippet and landing fish up to 12lbs in less than 5 minutes. Fish early in the AM for the best bite.

Current Report Rating: Good

Water levels for the Upper Klamath  Lake
USGS Real-time water data Upper Klamath Lake
    

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Fly Fishing Equipment Suggestions:

Fly Rods
4wt to 6wt with a length of 9' to 10'. The heavier the weight rod, the longer it should be. This will help the fly rods to protect the light tippet required for the rivers in the later months of the season. I always set up at least 2 rods. One with a floating line and one with a intermediate sinking line. This will prepare you for anything.

Fly Reels
Trout reels require enough smooth drag to keep the spool from overrunning itself on a big run and the reel should have enough capacity for the line weight being used and at least 75+ yards of backing.

Fly Lines
Williamson River: Floating line and a Clear Intermediate Sinking line are a must. Most of the largest fish caught in the area are taken on the Intermediate sinking lines. I prefer the Cortland 444 camo intermediate lines with a 3 foot butt section of .021"-.019" fluorocarbon and a long fluorocarbon leader of 4-6x. Braided loops are not desirable and will most likely have a quick visit with my clippers. P.S. Tie good knots!
Wood River: Floating Line and a Type 4 S/T, T200 or #4 level sinking line. 200 grain sink tips or shooting heads also work well. Floating lines for the dry fly hatches and the sinking lines to fish subsurface with nymphs and streamers.

Leaders
Floating lines use Monofilament leaders-12'/5x or 6x. Except for hex fishing-9'/4x.

Intermediate lines use Fluorocarbon leaders-12'/4x-5x.

Type 4 sinking lines or shooting heads use Fluorocarbon leaders-9'/3x.

Please note that fluorocarbon doesn't decay like monofilament does. Please, please, please take your tippet home and don't litter the river. It would be there forever!

Flies
There are too many to even begin to list, but here are a few of the basics that account for many of the largest fish to hit my net. Wooly buggers, seal buggers and leeches in black, olive and dark brown, #12 quigley hackle stacker, and #14 caddis emergers. When in doubt tie on a Bob Quigley fly!

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