Lower Deschutes River Will Open for Steelhead Angling

Deschutes opens for steelhead on August 15th, 2022

As of Sunday July 24, over 9,900 unclipped steelhead had been counted at Bonneville Dam. This means the lower Deschutes will reopen on August 15 and be open until at least September 15.

Another 12,122 need to cross before August 31 for the river to be open until May 31. 

Runs so far this year have been strong. We're hopeful it will surpass the numbers to remain open. 

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Lawrence Lake Road now open

Laurance Lake Rd. (Forest Road 2840) on Hood River Ranger District opens Friday, July 8, following emergency repairs. Laurance Lake Rd. provides access to Kinnikinnick Campground, Laurance Lake Day Use Area, and several trails on the Hood River Ranger District. 

While the Eliot Creek washout has been repaired, Laurance Lake Rd. is still extremely rough and narrow.  Forest engineers recommend travel by high clearance vehicles only, and highly discourage trailers.

Laurance Lake Rd. has been closed for public safety due to a road washout at Eliot Creek.  Crews recently completed work, which included installation of two culverts at the creek crossing.  Campsites at Kinnikinnick Campground are now open and available for reservation at Recreation.gov.

The crossing over Eliot Creek is a flood-prone area, primarily due to melted water and erosion from Eliot Glacier on Mount Hood’s north side.  In spring the fast-moving water carries rock, silt, and other debris down the mountain and into streams.  Erosion from the snowmelt creates unstable ground and stream washouts, specifically at this section of Eliot Creek.

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Long Hollow Fire: Deschutes River Report

Long Hollow Fire

8/1/18

95% Contained. 33,451 Acres reported. 7/31/18 Fishing Report

7/31/18

"The Deschutes River is open for recreational activities. The Deschutes River access road and Highway 216 are open. The Deschutes River evacuation level in Segment 3 (Buckhollow to Mack’s Canyon) was lifted Monday July 30th.

Northwest Incident Management Team #10 will transition management of the fire to local firefighting resources under the leadership of Mike Moss, at 6:00 am on Wednesday. A local 20 person hand crew currently working on the fire will remain. Personnel will be located at Grass Valley. Additional resources will continue to be available if needed."

 7/30/18
75% Contained

7/29/18 Updates
Total personnel on scene - 235. 58% containment. Fire size is up to 34,550 acres.

"Most of the fire is displaying minimal fire behavior. The southeast corner is slightly more active, and has a greater brush component. Bucket drops were conducted in this area."

Evening of 7/28/18
3 % Contained. 33,000 Acres.

Afternoon of 7/28/18
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse: Extreme wind driven runs uphill have proven to be a difficult contributing factor. The most current map of the boundary of the Long Hollow Fire - Note it jumped the Deschutes from west to east, apparently some time last night was the word we got. The only portion of the lower 40 miles of the Deschutes that is not black is from Macks Canyon to just upstream from Jones Canyon, which isn't 'much. This fire burned up against the southwestern limit of the Substation Fire on it's northwest flank. 145 people are reported to be working on this fire.

Morning of 7/28/18
Fire is now 18,293 acres.

"Extreme fire behavior. Brush and grass. Evacuation in effect. Road, trail, and area closures. Residences, ranches, town of Grass Valley, national infrastructure, agriculture, and recreation threatened."

 
As of 7:00PM - 7/27/18
What we know: Columbia Gorge Fires facebook page reports Long Hollow Fire now (updated) around 17,000 acres in size. The fire started by farming equipment. Fire has spread along west side of the Deschutes River in the areas between Macks Canyon to the north and Beavertail to the south.

"Closures and Restrictions: The area along the river is closed to the public. The 216 Road from Buck Hollow River Access to the Macks Canyon Campground is closed. The area is also under Industrial Fire Protection Level III. Roadblocks have been set up by local law enforcement."

As of 5:45PM
According to Wasco County Sheriff's Office facebook page (at least for now): The community of Boyd is at level 1 - get ready - due to fire activity in the area.

Limited Deschutes River access right now during #LongHollowFire. No public access of any kind is allowed in Segment 3 (Buckhollow to Macks Canyon). Boaters in Segment 4 can stay on river but there is no road access from Hwy 216 north to Macks Canyon. pic.twitter.com/5Q01f6DrRj

— Central OR Fire Info (@CentralORFire) July 27, 2018

As of 7/27/18
16,000 acres. 0% containment. Arizona IMT3 mobilizing. Evacuations in effect.Currently reporting 63 people on scene, fire is burning along the lower Deschutes River with potential continued spread east. Weather concerns include High temperatures with low relative humidity.

Photo Credit: BLM

As of 7/26/18
Wildfire located between Dufur and the Deschutes River near Boyd, Oregon south east of The Dalles. As of 8PM the estimated size was at 5,000 acres however by 8:41PM the reports stated 6300 acres.

"8 pm : Sheriff Magill has issued a level 3 evacuation along the Deschutes River from Shearers Falls to Mack’s Canyon. Level 3: Go Now.
Fire has been growing and traveling SE, likely to jump the Descartes."


More info to follow soon

Photo: Mid-Columbia Firefighters #midcolumbiafirefighters

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