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Slim Pickens: Hatten squeaks through low water conditions on Wild and Scenic Rogue

October 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments

There are so many choices for great Fall Fishing in Oregon it’s hard to pick a favorite. At the top of my list every year is the Rogue Wild and Scenic. It’s a great combination of remote wilderness, 35 miles of challenging white water, feisty half-pounder steelhead, and unique campsites.
I just returned from [...]

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Tags: Southern Oregon · Summer Steelhead

Fly Fishing the Rogue River on foot — Half pounder report

October 1st, 2009 · No Comments

The fall is upon us once again and while the kids may be bummed out about returning to school, my heart skips a beat with the anticipation of returning anadromous fish. My annual outing on the Rogue with my dad got the fall season off and running.

In recent years the fall fishing for Chinook has [...]

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Tags: Southern Oregon · Summer Steelhead

Rogue River Dam removal = 114,000 more Oregon salmon and steelhead each year

September 11th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Bob Hunter, founding board member of WaterWatch and the Oregon Water Trust, recently came to Eugene to speak with our local Trout Unlimited Chapter about removal of Rogue River Dams.
In an effort spanning more than 20 years, Hunter and WaterWatch have fought entrenched state and local bureaucracies to save one of the largest salmon [...]

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Tags: Oregon Conservation News · Southern Oregon

Rogue River chinook showing up, available for fly casters soon

July 29th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Jay Nicholas has been getting reports of several strong pushes of Chinook on the Rogue in July….hopefully this a good sign for next month and early September.

Rogue and Umpqua fall Chinook are very special fish in Oregon. They are tolerant, relatively speaking, of very warm water, though it probably puts them on the edge of [...]

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Tags: Oregon Salmon fly fishing · Southern Oregon

Umpqua Smallmouth heats up

July 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Recent hot weather and perfect water conditions on the lower Umpqua river have the plentiful Smallmouth Bass on the grab. We got a late start on the day and did not put in at Woods Ramp until about noon. We tried a couple of new crayfish patterns and another one of Barretts “curly tail” flies. [...]

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Tags: Fishing Reports · Southern Oregon

Elk River steelhead fishing is happening

March 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Fishing was red hot on the Elk River this week. The boat went 4-7 on the stretch between the hatchery and ironsides. Some bright, nice fish with lowly glowlies. Not many folks fishing this area right now — at least during the week. Get down there while the water is perfect.

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Tags: Oregon Winter Steelhead Fishing · Southern Oregon

The economic value of Rogue River salmon

February 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment

A brand new report from Save the Wild Rogue analyzed the economic value of salmon and steelhead in the Rogue River. Here are some of the results:
West coast residents enjoy more than $1.5 billion in economic benefit each year from the entirety of all Rogue River salmon and steelhead runs.
Oregonians have consistently stated that [...]

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Tags: Oregon Conservation News · Southern Oregon