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Actually a few small browns escape Harriet from time to time. They’re flushed down the outflow pipe and wind up, in frog lake. Where they are sometimes caught. It’s actually a concrete impoundment; so notThat’s a pretty cool thing to witness. Troutdude is right though - illegal to even throw a line their way. There is fish passage through north fork reservoir, which is why they close it to fishing when trout season ends on October 31. Anadromous fish can get up into the upper Clack and tribs like the Collawash, although they can’t make it up the Oak Grove Fork beyond the Harriet powerhouse. Likewise, you won’t find browns anywhere in the Clackamas drainage below Lake Harriet. They’re confined to the stretch between Harriet and Timothy.
Sadly, Frog Lake Reservoir got so torched in the riverside fire that all the water evaporatedActually a few small browns escape Harriet from time to time. They’re flushed down the outflow pipe and wind up, in frog lake. Where they are sometimes caught. It’s actually a concrete impoundment; so not
The prettiest place to drop a line. But one can be rewarded, sometimes, with a nice brown.
Good to know, my dad and I thought they were big bull or brown trout at the time since we didn't think salmon could get past the north fork dam. They hung out on the same small stretch of river the 2 days we were there. They were hitting flies and occasionally chasing the small trout fry, it was really cool to just watch them. think they were guarding a nest or something?That’s a pretty cool thing to witness. Troutdude is right though - illegal to even throw a line their way. There is fish passage through north fork reservoir, which is why they close it to fishing when trout season ends on October 31. Anadromous fish can get up into the upper Clack and tribs like the Collawash, although they can’t make it up the Oak Grove Fork beyond the Harriet powerhouse. Likewise, you won’t find browns anywhere in the Clackamas drainage below Lake Harriet. They’re confined to the stretch between Harriet and Timothy.
Most likely they were waiting for a bump of rain to get into their preferred spawning tributary, but I couldn’t say for sure! They might spawn right there in the main stem. I’ve honestly never seen any up there myself, usually by this time of year I’m pretty focused on the coastal streams and sea runs. Might have to make a trip up just to watch the migration.Good to know, my dad and I thought they were big bull or brown trout at the time since we didn't think salmon could get past the north fork dam. They hung out on the same small stretch of river the 2 days we were there. They were hitting flies and occasionally chasing the small trout fry, it was really cool to just watch them. think they were guarding a nest or something?
Correct. Bull trout are protected on the upper clack.FYI It's also illegal to target bull trout in many streams too. Be sure and read the reg's before venturing out; so you can avoid a potentially hefty fine.