Rain and sheet water will keep them scattered. Some ducks are moving into the upper Columbia Basin near Umatilla and Boardman, but most wintering flocks remain in Eastern Washington. Ice is forming on ponds and lakes at the Summer Lake Wildlife Management Area. This is the last weekend of the fall pheasant season in Eastern Oregon. Coyote hunters are doing better with cold weather.
Bitter temperatures cause pups and adults to forage more actively for food.
A few steelhead were caught last weekend on Eagle Creek, and anglers on the Clackamas found some wild coho between Carver and the Safeway boat ramp. Wild coho must be released. The river is fishable. Bank anglers at Meldrum Bar report slow success. Jack Glass of Jack's Snack and Tackle on the Sandy River said freezing levels are lowering, which will mean clearer water in the river.