Rogue River Fishing Conditions Update 4/2/2015

Spring chinooks are being caught – just like the 22 pounder below caught by Tim S. on my boat just above Rogue Landing.  We also caught one wild springer that was released.  It’s a great time for spring chinook fishing!  Come get some!!

 

Tim Schlund 4-2-15

Rogue River Fishing Conditions 3/27/2015

Hey fisher people!!! Took two clients out today – hooked up with 1 steelhead, 1 silver, and lost a nice springer chinook when the hook pulled out right at the boat….I know… it’s always horrible to lose a fish when you’re staring at it and 10 seconds away from boating it, but it happens.

Anyway – there’s been a lot of action over the last few days – springers are here right now and we’re getting a little rain right now and tonight so the next couple of days should be good. Come on down and enjoy the best tasting salmon on the west coast!! (or any coast!! )

Bookings are starting to fill up – so let’s get your fantastic adventure planned!!

Rogue River Fishing Conditions 9-24-2014

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Buck Cowdin and Richard Basse scored with 3 taggers and an angry jack! 2 @ 21 #’s, and 1 @ 25 #’s!!!

Rain?  What rain?  After the storm that came through last night, I wasn’t sure what to expect…apparently, some nice fish is what I should’ve expected!  Past few days have been outstanding fishing in the bay, with good to excellent fishing up river.  Catching them on spinning bait anchovies with green on green, or brass/gold.  Also caught 2 today on a gumdrop spinner.



 

If you’re thinking about fishing for chinooks on the Rogue – NOW would be a good time!!!

Rogue River Fishing Conditions 9-21-2014

Been a bit since I updated properly – although I am keeping up with Facebook\Fishchinook.

Been a busy couple of weeks.  Some days had lots of fish caught, others had barely any.  The fish are still coming in good numbers, but they’re not hanging in the bay at the moment.  Most fish are blowing right through and heading upstream, which will probably be the action for the rest of the season.  Still catching fish on both bait and spinners – brass\gold\green\chartreuse still being the colors of choice.

How about some pictures?!!!

PeriHan Taylor2 9-4-2014 Bob Taylor2 9-4-2014 PeriHan Taylor 9-4-2014 Breena Conlin 9-18-2014 Steve Higgins 9-11-2014 Dale Hart 9-14-2014 Doug Dumas 9-19-2014 Perihan Taylor 9-2-2014 Bob Taylor 9-2-2014 Bob Peri Grandma 9-4-2014 Eva Hiatt 9-4-2014 Bob Taylor 9-4-2014

Rogue River Fishing Conditions 8-21-2014

Slower day on the water.  No real “bite” going on, and the fish catching was spaced throughout the day.  Took out 3 clients – Jared, Kyle, and Dave – ended up with 1 jack, 1 tag jack, and Dave’s 21# Chinook seen below!

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Dave Blevins with his hard-fought 21# King Chinook salmon!

Rogue River Fishing Conditions 8-19-2014

Well, we’ve caught a few fish this week – both on spinner bait and straight spinners.  Green/Chartreuse are still the “Go To” colors – but I’ve seen fish caught on brass, blue/green, green/green, silver, and even one other lure that looked like a backwards dragonfly!

Took yesterday off to recover from the long weekend fishing with my dad, Shane, and on Sunday – we also had Alex from Redding, CA with us.  Friday and Saturday were longer days than most as we didn’t manage to get a fish into the boat (very few people did).  Sunday, we started out hot at 8am when my dad hooked up with a feisty 20 #’er!  WTG Dad!  At 9am, Alex hooked up with another 20 #’er!

Today, went out with Gil Nessier again – I hooked up with a 28.71 # Chinook that took me about 20 minutes to get up to the surface to be able to net it!  And then Gil scored with his own 20 #’er!  All in all – still a productive day!

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Your Guide and Boat Captain Justin Taylor caught this beautiful 28.71 lb Chinook just a few hours ago!

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Alex Salimov from Redding, CA with his 20 # Chinook caught Sunday morning!

Rogue River Fishing Conditions 8-10-2014

One word: excellent.

The best fishing has been on the Rogue in a few years.

One problem: water.

They are going to start releasing water from the dam upstream on either Tuesday or Wednesday.  That will have the effect of lowering the water temperature in the river and the salmon will more than likely NOT hold in the Rogue Bay and will be moving upstream rapidly.  In years past, this has made fishing in the Bay extremely spotty.  It looks like upstream anchored and drift fishing will become much more the norm for fall fishing (similar to spring fishing).  We’ll have to wait and see.

Meanwhile…

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Dale Hart from Redding, CA caught this 20.75#’er Sunday morning! — in Gold Beach, OR.

Rogue River Fishing Conditions 8-8-2014

Y’all need to book.  Fishing is termed EXCELLENT!  They are releasing a cold water slug on Sunday from the dam – which means the fish currently in the bay will run upstream.  BUT…it’s only going to get good again – August is an excellent month to catch the mighty KING CHINOOKS!!  Book your trip today – I’m tired of filling up my own freezer…

 

Justin Taylor 8-8-2014

New site on Google+

I’ve created a new site on Google+ that you can access here:  Google+/FishChinook.com.

If you’re on Google+, it might be a little easier way for you to keep on the activities and specials as they happen (and know when the salmon fishing is HOT HOT HOT!)

 

Remember:  Guided Rogue River Salmon Fishing Trips are always available – you can check my calendar online, or just give me a call when you want to book!  LET’S GO SALMON FISHING!!!!!

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What’s a guide do on his day off? He goes fishing, of course!

Rogue River Fishing Conditions 7-29-2014

Gil Nessier 7-29-2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rogue River Fishing Conditions 7/29/2014:

After a tough few days – bite seemed to pick up a little today.  More fish (and more bigger fish) were caught today than in the prior few days.  The 15#’er above was caught on a green and yellow spinner just above the Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge (and I must say – the man handling the fish was a real pro!).

Fishing looks pretty promising for the near future – don’t forget to check your calendar and book your dates today!