Rogue River Salmon Fishing Gold Beach Oregon

Springer Salmon Fishing on the Rogue

It’s the time of the year again, folks – Springer Salmon Fishing on the Rogue River and the river has set up beautifully this year. The hatchery returns are EXCELLENT! We’re seeing outstanding catch rates, and a 5 to 1 hatchery to wild fish return so far. Combine that with a higher than normal average size for Springers and we have a recipe for some great fishing!!!

These fish are coming in daily and making their way up river. The goal is to put the boat in front of the fish and wait for a rod to bend with the reel screaming and line peeling off like you’ve hooked onto a speed boat headed for the ocean. And this is just where the fight begins…

The King Chinook Salmon Springers are FRESH from the ocean and they’re not happy with a hook stuck in their jaw. But once in the boat you’ll understand – these fish are BEAUTIFUL! Bright and shiny. And taste wise, I’ll put these up against any King Salmon on the West Coast. These are prized fish for a reason.

If you’re looking to book- NOW IS THE TIME. NOW. And I’m not kidding – easily the best springer salmon fishing on the Rogue River we’ve seen in the last decade.

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32 lb Springer Salmon Fishing on the Rogue River 4/21/2023
Springer Salmon Fishing on the Rogue River 4/21/23
Springer Salmon Fishing on the Rogue River 4/21/23

Rogue River Fishing Conditions – 9-13-2020 (Rogue River Salmon Fishing)

Update:

Seems the fish are finally coming in real numbers. Last three days have seen decent numbers caught by Gold Beach Fishing Guides with some larger fish caught (which is always a plus :)). I know the smoke is affecting everyone, and it’s still pretty smoky here in Gold Beach, but I expect that to change soon. The weather system hanging off the coast should move the smoke inland and get us breathing clean air again. I expect the fishing to stay decent for a bit, but there’s never a guarantee – I still have some open dates on the calendar and the fishing is just getting good (about time for 2020 to turn around, eh?).

So, if you’re looking to get away from it all and just enjoy some Rogue River Salmon, either book here on the site or give me a call and we’ll see if we can hook you up.

As always…FISH PRON!!!:

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Rogue River Fishing Conditions – 7-10-2020 (Rogue River Salmon Fishing)

Just thought I’d throw an update out there….

Normally, we’re fishing “ok” right now – like, there’s some fish and some days we’re catching 3 or 4 (or more) and some days we miss and don’t get any. It can be frustrating. It can be more frustrating when the fish seem to be late coming in. I’ve seen 10-15 boats out there the past few days (including mine) and we’re only seeing 2 or 3 fish caught (yesterday was 1 adult and 2 jacks..not by me) in the entire bay.

Later in the evening, I did run across several fish a bit higher than normal, which is encouraging, but they weren’t biting. We’ll try and figure out how to encourage them to bite to get this summer started a bit better. Surely there has to be more fish than what’s here right now….

I’ll keep y’all posted as it improves…

Rogue River Salmon Fishing 5-7-2020 (Rogue River Salmon Fishing)

‘Sup fisherpeople?!

Just for an update: so, if the state of Oregon opens for commerce, we will be commencing fishing while following all state determined guidelines. That means facemasks and no mixed groups (all must be from same household). Bring your own food/drinks, facemasks, hand sanitizer. I ordered disposable masks, but they won’t be here until middle of June. You will be asked if you are experiencing any symptoms related to COVID19. Anyone showing any symptoms will NOT be allowed on my boat.

Fishing will begin tentatively on May 15th, which is currently open for booking. I do have a lot of open dates, but if you’re looking to break out and go fishing, give me a call and we’ll see if we can hook you up (yes, I know, I kill me sometimes).

For the record, fishing has been picking up as of late, after a slow beginning to the season. I wouldn’t say it’s hot hot fishing right now (springers rarely are hot hot), but with the rains that are coming, and the low water conditions, there may be days of pretty good fishing (we can hope). I’ve installed a new mount on my Panoptix to incorporate the “Perspective view” which I’m testing tomorrow. Really looks promising though 🙂

Rogue River Salmon Fishing 6-17-2019 (Rogue River Salmon Fishing)

Well, first things first – I did not realize how longs it’s been since I did a status update here. Most of my updates are on my Facebook/FishChinook site, and I apologize for not keeping this one quite as up to date. That being said – trolling in the bay has begun again 🙂 After what seemed like an extended spring with brief interruptions of a teasing summer, it seems the summer has finally decided to stay a while. The water in the Rogue has finally warmed up enough to keep fish holding in the bay, and it should be a matter of days before they start to really stack up.

The water itself is still pretty murky. Dark with a lot of particulates suspended – I suspect many fish will be suspended in the deeper holes, but that’s really anybody’s guess – the fish will do what fish do.

New Equipment:  we’ve upgraded the boat to forward steering on the big motor. Upgraded the electronics to include Garmin’s Panoptix system of LIVE sonar (yes, that means we can watch the fish swim). And upgraded the reels to the Shimano Tekota LC’s. I’m pretty happy with all of them.

The forecast is for a pretty solid year as far as numbers of salmon go. Limit is still 2 adults and 5 jacks. I expect to fishing deep into October, but we’ll see where we’re at when October gets here. Until then, if you’re looking for a good time fishing for salmon – book a day on the calendar and come on down (or up, depending….). 🙂

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Rogue River Fishing Conditions 6-19-2018

Rogue River Fishing Conditions

Okay FisherPeople – it’s on. Water is warming up and more fish are coming in every day. We’ve just started hooking up and I have A LOT of days open, but I expect to fill up very quickly. If you’re looking to book a trip – NOW IS THE TIME to get everything squared away.  The report is that there are a lot of fish due to come in, and they’re bigger and badder than last year.

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Also, I got a new toy….Enjoy your fish pron!

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Rogue River Fishing Conditions 5-19-2018 (Rogue River Salmon Fishing)

Hello there fisher people 🙂

Fishing in slow on the Rogue while we wait for the water to warm to get the fish to hold. Not many fish are being caught upstream or downstream, and though a couple have been caught trolling in the bay, the water is still a little on the cool side for trolling to be effective. The weather is expected to warm up in Medford/Grants Pass, so I expect to see the river warm in the next week to ten days. The last update I got from down south was about ten days ago – the fall fish were moving up the coast ahead of Point Loma, which put them about three to four weeks from the Rogue, so they should be about two to three weeks out now. I expect to see more fish moving in with a mixture of fall fish and springers which should make early fishing pretty good once the bay warms up.

We’re expecting this year to be similar to last year, as far as catch rates, although these fish should be four year olds – which means lots of limits, and bigger fish. We still have a lot of days to fill on the calendar, but if you’re thinking about fishing for salmon on the Rogue this year, you might want to get to planning and book your trips. Once it starts filling, I expect days to fill up pretty quickly.

Tight lines and fair winds, my friends 🙂

Justin

Rogue River Fishing Conditions 8-1-2017 (Rogue River Salmon Fishing)

Rogue River Salmon Fishing 8-1-2017

Hey there Fisher Persons!

Without further delay – Rogue River Salmon Fishing for August 1, 2017:

We had a little bit of a lull where fishing was hit and miss – some days much better hitting than missing and sometimes just the opposite.  The last few days have seen a definite increase in catch rates, and bigger fish are starting to be caught.  Hit it at the right time with gold/green and these Rogue River Kings just might pull your rod off your boat!!

The fish are generally hitting both brined and fresh anchovies, with some starting to hit the spinners again.  Seen a few landed on Brad’s cut plugs filled with tuna – but I think that’s more of a Columbia River fishing thing than here on the Rogue – at least for most.  Not saying they won’t work here, but anchovies remain the bait of choice for this fishing system.

As we enter August, I expect to start seeing a few silvers and the fall run should really get into action.  I think there’s still going to be a few slow days out there, but I’m betting there’s going to be more great days than bad ones.  We don’t seem to have the total number of fish as we’ve had in years past, but the catch rate still seems to be about average to maybe slightly better than average – and these fish are definitely coming in HOT HOT HOT and ANGRY!  There’s still no better fighting fish in the world than Rogue River Salmon.

Additional info can be found from ODFW:  ODFW Fishing Report Southwest Region

 

New Gear!

Picked up some Okuma Cold Water 303D Line Counter reels that are now loaded with about 300 ft of Maxima Ultragreen mono and backed by 800 ft of 65lb TuffLine braid.  So far, I’m really impressed with these reels.  The gearing is well made and the drag can really be dialed into.  I initially thought they were going to be a bit heavy, but they’ve been working pretty well so far.

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Rogue River Fishing Conditions 6-26-2017

Rogue River Fishing Conditions

River Conditions = COME GET SOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rogue River has warmed up above 68F and holding.  Late springer Chinooks and Fall fish are coming in mixed right now.  Expect to be trolling until October.  Fish counts look good early – we’ll see if it holds up.

FISH PRON!!!!!!!!!!