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ROGUE RIVER, LOWER:
chinook, summer steelhead, half-pounders, coho
The Rogue is still kicking out chinook, coho, and steelhead.
Anglers fishing the lower Rogue are picking up fish on anything
from spinners, flies or eggs. The mouth of Indian Creek is the
hot spot for chinook and coho in the estuary. Trolling anchovies
or even fly fishing are two good methods this time of year.
Fishing will remain good until the next rain event and flows
come up.
On an annual basis ODFW seines the Rogue River at Huntley Park
(approximately 8 miles upstream of highway 101) from July 15
to Oct. 31 to monitor salmon and steelhead migrating upstream.
Anglers wanting to fish the Rogue will find this information
valuable in planning when to fish. ODFW will post this information
every two weeks starting July 31. Click
here to see the most current counts.
Showing off a Nice Steelhead
-Oregon Fish and Wildlife-
Beginning
Oct. 1, the Rogue River between Hog Creek and Gold Ray Dam is
closed to chinook angling. In the open area below Hog Creek
chinook angling is starting to slow as fish move onto the redds
to spawn. Steelhead fishing is improving with fish being caught
in the Grants Pass area on nightcrawlers, eggs, and globugs.
Lots of hatchery fish are being caught. Steelhead fishing should
improve as more salmon move onto their redds. The flow at Grants
Pass on Oct. 20 was 1300 cfs.
Anglers wishing to navigate the river at Savage Rapids Dam should
use extreme caution. Changing and unpredictable conditions in
the new navigable channel make the river potentially dangerous
at this location. Boat and wade with caution. Accidents have
recently occurred.
Emergency regulations (pdf) are in effect for the Rogue
River. Beginning Aug. 1, the Rogue River between Hog Creek and
Gold Ray is open to harvest of adult non adipose fin-clipped
chinook salmon. The bag limit is two adult salmon or steelhead
per day, 20 per year, of which only 10 may be non adipose fin-clipped
chinook.
ROGUE
RIVER, UPPER: chinook salmon, steelhead
As of Oct. 13, 4,587 summer steelhead have been counted at Gold
Ray Dam. Pressure is very low, but steelhead are being caught.
Copper johns and bead headed princes are working well. Egg patterns
are not working well yet, but should as more summer steelhead
migrate upstream. Try this pattern more when salmon are on their
redds. Fish riffles and runs on or near the bottom with weighted
flies. Swinging flies may also produce fish in mornings and
evenings. Only adipose fin-clipped fish may be harvested.
On Oct. 20, the flow out of William Jess (Lost Creek) Dam was
1,004 cfs. On Oct. 20, the flow at Gold Ray Dam was 1,290 cfs.
Trout fishing has been good. Anglers should try using flies
or small lures. Only adipose fin-clipped trout may be retained.
Emergency
regulations (pdf) are in effect for chinook angling on the
Rogue River from Gold Ray Dam to Dodge Bridge. Through Aug.
31, anglers can retain hatchery chinook and wild jacks but are
required to release all non fin-clipped adult chinook in this
reach of the Rogue.
ROGUE
RIVER, ABOVE LOST CREEK RESERVOIR: trout
Open for trout angling until Oct. 31. Rainbow trout and a few
brook trout and browns are available. Try worms, eggs and wooly
bugger flies.
UMPQUA
RIVER & LAKES FISHING REPORT
OCTOBER 27 2009
Small-mouth Bass
-U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service-
UMPQUA ESTUARY: sturgeon, bass, chinook
Both sturgeon and striped bass fishing have been slow in the
lower Umpqua. Crabbing has been good lately. Emergency sport
fishing regulations take effect Aug.1. For the Umpqua, chinook
harvest will be limited to one non fin-clipped adult chinook
per day, five per season. Coho harvest will be for fin-clipped
only. Coho have entered the Umpqua and some have already moved
above Elkton. The Umpqua has a hatchery program for coho and
anticipates that several thousand fin-clipped coho will return
this year. Chinook are moving upstream, but some are still
available at Winchester Bay and the lower estuary. Bank anglers
using spinners are fishing for salmon at Half Moon Bay, Osprey
Point and Salmon Harbor. Note the local STEP program is gathering
information about salmon fishing in the Winchester Bay area.
Please check the fish cleaning stations to fill out a survey
card regarding your experience. Some chinook have already
been caught near Roseburg. A rain should get both the chinook
and coho moving.
UMPQUA HIGH LAKES AND FOREBAYS: trout
Clearwater Forebay #2 has been stocked with over 4,000 trout
this year. Other high lakes including Maidu, Bull Pup, Connie,
Skookum (N. Umpqua), Calamut, Fuller, Wolf, Cliff, Buckeye,
Linda, and Big Twin Lakes were stocked with fingerling brook
trout in 2008. Brook trout stocked in 2008 are about 6-10
inches now in most lakes. In 2009, all lakes were again stocked
with brook trout except Linda and Calamut which were stocked
with rainbow trout fingerlings. These high lakes will remain
open until snow closes the roads.
UMPQUA RIVER MAINSTEM: steelhead, spring chinook, smallmouth
bass
Umpqua Basin Note:
Due to high mortality of hatchery steelhead, smolt releases
in 2007 were much lower than normal. Consequently, fewer hatchery
steelhead will be returning to the Umpqua basin. Angling opportunity
and catch rates throughout the basin will still be good due
to the strong wild steelhead population, however only hatchery
steelhead can be harvested.
Mainstem:
Remember the main stem Umpqua is closed to wild steelhead
harvest, but remains open year-round for adipose fin-clipped
steelhead. Small mouth fishing has slowed with the cooler
water temperatures. Both coho and Chinook have been on the
move and can be found up to River Forks. The first coho have
already crossed Winchester Dam.
As
of mid-September, over 14,000 spring chinook and 4,450 summer
steelhead have crossed Winchester Dam. Due to production problems
in 2007, the hatchery steelhead numbers are lower than normal.
Fishing in the North Umpqua for chinook is closed. Summer
steelhead angling is slow. Remember that only adipose fin-clipped
steelhead can be harvested on the North Umpqua. The North
is open to catch-and-release trout fishing from the mouth
upstream to Soda Springs Dam. Some coho have already passed
Winchester Dam. The North Umpqua hatchery coho program was
discontinued in 2005. However, the North Umpqua is open to
angling for hatchery coho since it is open to steelhead fishing.
Last year out of over 4,000 coho passing Winchester Dam, fewer
than 6% were fin-clipped hatchery fish.
WHEN
IS ROUGE RIVER FISHING NOT ROGUE RIVER FISHING?
Rouge River Fishing
is not Rogue River Fishing when you want to go Fishing in Oregon.
The Rouge River is located in Quebec which is quite a drive from the
Rogue River in Southern Oregon. No matter how you spell it, Rouge
or Rogue, we guarantee you will have an Unforgettable Experience Fishing
the Rogue River in Southern Oregon when you go fishing with one of
the Rogue River Fishing Guides listed below.
FISHING
REPORTS FOR THE ROGUE & UMPQUA RIVERS & LAKES?
These
specific Rogue & Umpqua reports are from the Oregon Department
of Fish and Game. If you need information about other rivers
or rules and regulations you can find it at http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/.
If you would like "Hands On" information contact the Recommended
Fishing Guides or visit their Websites. You might want to bookmark
this page as it is updated on a regular basis...
ROGUE
RIVER FISHING REPORT
May 10 2009
ROGUE
RIVER, LOWER: spring chinook
Big
Hen Chinook Salmon
-Oregon Fish and Wildlife-
Spring
chinook fishing has been slow, but steady. The river continues
to be low and clear, but anglers fishing early morning or
late evening have been consistently picking up fish. A weather
change this week should improve the river conditions and get
a few more fish on the move.
ROGUE RIVER, MIDDLE: steelhead
Heavy rain over the weekend left the river high and turbid,
and flows are likely to increase the first part of the week
as rain continues and releases from Lost Creek Dam increase.
The flow at Grants Pass on May 4 was 5,200 cubic feet per
second and the water temperature was 50 oF. Spring chinook
numbers continue to increase in the Grants Pass area, and
a few winter steelhead are still available. Anglers are reminded
that only adipose fin-clipped chinook may be retained at this
time. The Rogue River closed to trout angling on March 31
to protect out-migrating salmon and steelhead smolts. It will
reopen for trout on May 23.
BrownTrout
-U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service-
ROGUE
RIVER, UPPER: steelhead
Heavy rain over the weekend left the river high and, other
than the area just below William Jess (Lost Creek) Dam, turbid.
The flow will go even higher the first part of the week as
rain continues and releases from the dam increase. On May
4, the flow out of William Jess (Lost Creek) Dam was 2,700
cfs and was increasing to pass inflow. The outflow temperature
was 50oF. The flow at Gold Ray Dam, was 4,400 cfs. As of April
29, 5738 winter steelhead and 574 spring chinook have been
counted at Gold Ray Dam. Look for chinook angling to improve
as the river drops and clears toward the end of the week.
Anglers are reminded that only adipose fin-clipped chinook
may be retained at this time.
The Rogue River closed to trout angling on March 31 to protect
out-migrating salmon and steelhead smolts. It will reopen
for trout on May 23.
UMPQUA
RIVER & LAKES FISHING REPORT
May 10 2009
UMPQUA RIVER MAINSTEM: steelhead, spring chinook, smallmouth
bass
Umpqua Basin Note:
Due to high mortality of hatchery steelhead, smolt releases
in 2007 were much lower than normal. Consequently, fewer hatchery
steelhead will be returning to the Umpqua basin this winter.
Angling opportunity and catch rates throughout the basin will
still be good due to the strong wild steelhead population,
however only hatchery steelhead can be harvested.
Mainstem:
River conditions have improved, but will be variable based
on temperature. The fish tend to bite more when the water
temperature is increasing versus when it is dropping. Recently
the water temperature has bounced between 49 and 55 degrees
with the best bite on the warmer days. There are reports of
Chinook being caught every day in the lower sections of the
river, and even a few stories of 40+ lb fish landed. The Chinook
are averaging 16 to 22 lbs. Striped bass are beginning to
become active in the lower Umpqua. Anglers will start seeing
a lot of smolts moving through since Rock Creek recently released
its spring chinook and summer steelhead smolts. Remember to
release the smolts! A few shad have been reported in the Yellow
Creek area. Remember the main stem Umpqua is closed to wild
steelhead harvest, but remains open year-round for adipose
fin-clipped steelhead.
The
final count across Winchester Dam for winter steelhead was
7,831 and thru April 285 chinook have been counted. Boat fishing
activity has increased in the section below the dam along
with chinook harvest numbers. A few chinook have been harvested
in the Rock Creek area. The fish are actively moving now with
the increased flows and warmer water. The North has maintained
its color so it should be good for both bank and boat anglers,
but more rain is in the forecast. Remember that only adipose
fin-clipped steelhead can be harvested on the North Umpqua.
The best flows for fishing tend to be between 1,600 – 6,400
cfs. The North is open to catch and release trout fishing
from the mouth upstream to Soda Springs Dam.
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