CENTRAL POINT, Ore – New steelhead angling regulations begin Jan. 1 in the Rogue and South Coast rivers. In this area, a winter steelhead season (Dec. 1 – Apr. 30) is now established with the 2023 initial season being…
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Image source: The Wild & Scenic Rogue River Wednesday, March 30, 2022 CENTRAL POINT, Ore – ODFW reminds anglers of several closures on the Rogue River beginning Friday, April 1. Closures: Hatchery Hole: closes to allangling April 1 – July…
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SALEM, Ore. — ODFW is seeking applicants for three positions on the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee to represent the North Coast, Umpqua, and Roque regions. Interested individuals should apply by March 15, 2022. For more information and…
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Photo courtesy of Columbia River Fall Salmon Guides Nichols Guided Fishing Hatchery salmon fishing mostly unchanged from permanent regulations ALEM, Ore. — ODFW is enacting temporary restrictions on coastal wild adult Chinook salmon harvest in the Southwest Zone…
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CENTRAL POINT, Ore – In response to very low water levels at Howard Prairie and Hyatt reservoirs, ODFW is moving planned rainbow trout stocking to other waterbodies. Each reservoir would have received about 15,000 legal-sized rainbow trout but will…
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The winter steelhead fishing on the middle and upper Rogue has been getting better and better every week, as more and more big bright steelhead are moving up the river! These next 4 or 5 weeks are the best winter…
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Rogue River, lower: winter steelhead, spring chinook Fishing effort has slowed, but folks are still picking up good-size hatchery and native steelhead from anchored boats and the shore. Most boat anglers are anchoring and running plugs, but a few…
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Rogue River, above Lost Creek Reservoir: trout No recent fishing reports. As of Wednesday morning, the Hwy 62 webcam at Union Creek showed bare pavement. Check this before heading up. It may be worth a stop for a cast or two if…
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Conditions : ROGUE RIVER: Lower – Boat and bank anglers are regularly picking up steelhead. Most boat anglers are anchoring and running plugs, but a few boats are side drifting. Rains last week blew the river out, but anglers…
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Plunkers and side planners have pretty low water on tap for the weekend. The color has also cleared up quite a bit. Not the greatest conditions for this method of fishing, but winter fish may be starting to…
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