Here is the weekly fishing report for selected areas in and around Central Oregon, provided by fisheries biologists for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

CENTRAL ZONE

ANTELOPE FLAT RESERVOIR: Lingering snow drifts likely still block access to the reservoir. Check with Ochoco National Forest at 541-416-6500 for current conditions.

CLEAR LAKE: Located about 20 miles west of Maupin. Access difficult due to snow.

CRESCENT LAKE: Crescent Lake is for the most part ice free, though there are still no accessible boat ramps. Shoreline anglers are having good success for brown trout and one group of anglers that managed to get their small boat into the water also reportedly had a banner day fishing for brown trout.

CROOKED RIVER BELOW BOWMAN DAM: Recent reports indicate redband trout angling has been slow, while whitefish angling is excellent.

DESCHUTES RIVER: Dry fly fishing has been slow; anglers should look at using nymphing tactics in the slow water areas.

DESCHUTES RIVER (Lake Billy Chinook to Benham Falls): No anglers were observed on the river as basis for a report. Deschutes River flows are over 800 cfs, making the angling a little more challenging.

FALL RIVER: Angler success has been fair.

FROG LAKE: Located about 20 miles west of Maupin. Access difficult due to snow.

HAYSTACK RESERVOIR: Opportunities for 12-18 inch rainbow and brown trout are fair to good. There are also a limited number of brood rainbow trout available.

LAKE BILLY CHINOOK: Bull trout angling continues to be slow. Anglers are marking quite a few fish, but most are down deep and the bite has been off. Success rates should pick up as water temperatures increase.

METOLIUS RIVER: Angling on open sections of the Metolius is reported to be fair for redband trout and good for bull trout.

OCHOCO RESERVOIR: Opportunities for 12-16 inch rainbow trout are fair to good.

PINE HOLLOW: ODFW will stock in mid-March.

PRINEVILLE RESERVOIR: Opportunities for 12-16 inch rainbow trout are fair to good.

ROCK CREEK RESERVOIR: Located near Wamic. ODFW will stock this waterbody in the spring.

SUTTLE LAKE: Suttle Lake is ice free with boat access. Late winter at Suttle Lake provides good opportunity for brown trout, with the kokanee fishery coming in April.

WALTON LAKE: Opportunities for carryover rainbow trout up to 16 inches should be fair to good. The gate to the campground is closed and anglers will have to walk the last > mile to the lake.

NORTHEAST ZONE

IMNAHA RIVER: Steelhead angling success has picked up recently.

JOHN DAY RIVER: Steelhead angling in the lower reaches of the river has tapered off as fish have moved upstream. Success in the Mainstem John Day River above Service Creek and in the North and Middle forks up to the Highway 395 deadlines should increase as the weather warms and water temperatures increase. Streamflow at the time this report was filed measured 2,030 cfs at Service Creek, which is a good level for steelhead angling.

LOWER GRANDE RONDE RIVER: No new report but anglers checked last week had good success, 6.9 hrs per fish. Angling success should improve somewhat if flow continues to recede, but many fish bound for Wallowa system hatcheries are already upstream. Flows between 800 and 2,000 cfs generally offer best fishing conditions.

MARR POND: Was stocked recently with a small group of trout and a few early surplus steelhead. Angling prospects are good.

MCNARY AND HAT ROCK PONDS: Both ponds with be stocked with legal-sized rainbow trout later this week. Fishing is expected to be good.

MCKAY RESERVOIR: The water level is now at 68 percent of capacity. Best opportunities are for trout and yellow perch. Anglers have had good success catching 14-16 inch rainbows. Trolling throughout the reservoir has been effective as well as fishing bait or lures at the inlet. Anglers fishing at the inlet need to make sure they are fishing in the reservoir and not in McKay Creek as the creek between the reservoir and Shaw Road does not open until April 28.

WALLOWA RIVER: Steelhead angling success continues to improve on the Wallowa River. Creel data from Feb. 28 and March 1, 2, and 4 indicated catch rates of 4.8 hours per fish. Expect continued good angling success as long as river conditions remain favorable.

UMATILLA RIVER: The river is high and out of shape with flows between 2,000 and 2,400 cfs. Angling for steelhead will be slow until river conditions improve. No fish are being hauled upstream.

WALLA WALLA RIVER: The river is high and out of shape. Angling for steelhead will be slow until river conditions improve.