Kilches river cutthroat: Hello, new to this site. Looking to fish the Kilches river (Oregon) for season cutthroat. Any info. would be helpful to allow a successful outing. Thanks...

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Aug 6, 2022 16:58:47 #

Dsulrn Loc: Oregon

Hello, new to this site. Looking to fish the Kilches river (Oregon) for season cutthroat. Any info. would be helpful
to allow a successful outing.

Thanks

Aug 6, 2022 18:03:51 #

johnlmac Loc: Salem OR

There are three places I know on the Kilches that have public access. The water level might be low right now and the cutthroat come in with the salmon and steelhead a little later in the Fall. There are 2 boat ramps that you can fish at and a park at the end of the road and there is a public access point at a gate on the south side off the gravel road after you cross the bridge. You have to hike a little ways into it but there is a deep hole there.

Aug 6, 2022 23:59:45 #

Dsulrn Loc: Oregon

Thank you johnlmac, appreciate the quick reply....also on that note. I have read that there is a bit of controversy regarding the "private property" versus the high water public access dividing line. Do you have any insight to that?

again, thanks
Dennis

Aug 7, 2022 00:08:15 #

johnlmac Loc: Salem OR

Dsulrn wrote:

From what I have heard the flood line is considered to be river property and the farmers own the land above that. But I have heard of farmers chasing people off the river on their farmland. But they don't own the river. You can float down from one boat ramp to the other. I have seen the Kilches flood way over into the farmer's fields. Just under the bridge at the 2nd boat ramp.

Aug 7, 2022 09:22:16 #

Dsulrn Loc: Oregon

Thanks Johnl...

Aug 8, 2022 14:53:28 #

rhhays Loc: Portland, OR

Is this a good wading spots? Either of the boat ramps or the campground?

Aug 8, 2022 14:59:39 #

johnlmac Loc: Salem OR

At the second boat ramp, you can go upstream from the parking lot or this time of year may be wade out on the sand bar. I'm not sure about the campground there may be places up there that you can wade. Most of the land is on private property and from the second boat ramp down the river is in a channel on private property.

Aug 8, 2022 15:26:31 #

rhhays Loc: Portland, OR

Thank you

Aug 9, 2022 01:19:58 #

drillerbill Loc: Oregon

Always good to float through or stay in the water wading. Respecting private property is important to making sure they we can fish through properties

Aug 9, 2022 09:20:43 #

rhhays Loc: Portland, OR

Absolutely! There is enough animosity from some land owners already!

Aug 12, 2022 11:20:47 #

bjoe Loc: Prineville Oregon

This time of year I find the Sea Runs in the shaded moving water. A black and silver 1/16 ounce Rooster tail works well on them

Aug 13, 2022 10:59:12 #

Dsulrn Loc: Oregon

Does anybody have any experience fishing the Nestucca river for searun cutthroat?

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