Rogue River- Upper Fish Report - Medford, OR (Jackson County)

The upper Rogue above Dodge Bridge to the hatchery is now closed to Chinook angling

Rogue River- Upper - Medford, OR (Jackson County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
8-21-2024
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The upper Rogue above Dodge Bridge to the hatchery is now closed to Chinook angling. Anglers can still fish for Chinook downstream of Dodge Bridge which should have a few fish available.

Best bets for the upper river are summer steelhead and trout. Fly-fishing and spinners are the preferred methods this time of year. Fishing is a little slow right now for summer steelhead but should get better with forecasted bump in river levels and drop in temperatures.

The release from Lost Creek is 1,800 CFS and the river temperature is 54F.

Anglers can call the Army Corps of Engineers at 800-472-2434 for an update on hatchery counts as well as flow and temperature information.

Make sure to check the Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations for each section of river before you head out.

For up-to-date river levels, check all the USGS Rogue gauges here.

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for Wednesday, August 21st

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Blitzen River: The Blitzen is flowing around 45 cfs
Bully Creek Reservoir: The reservoir is around 45 percent full
Delintment Lake: Fishing should be great
Fourmile Lake: The lake is currently 11 percent full
Gerber Reservoir: Fishing should be improving for brown bullhead and yellow perch
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Link River : Flows have increased to 1,200 cfs
Malheur Reservoir: Malheur Reservoir still has plenty of water and the boat ramp is usable
Phillips Reservoir: Phillips Reservoir has drained substantially this summer and is only about 1/3 full
Pole Creek Reservoir: Pole Creek Reservoir filled up this spring
Thief Valley Reservoir: Thief Valley has drained completely and is only 2 percent full
Warm Springs Reservoir: Warm springs is around 56 percent full right now
Wood River: The Wood River should continue improving for brown trout this week
Yellowjacket Lake: Fishing for holdover trout on Yellowjacket has been great this spring
Agate Lake: Agate Lake is 40 percent full
Applegate Reservoir: Applegate's reservoir level is currently at 1,942 feet or 57 percent full
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Bass fishing should also be good
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 21 percent full and water is being released for irrigation season
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 55 percent full and anglers continue to do well
Galesville Reservoir: The reservoir should be mostly full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 44 percent full
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is currently 44 percent full
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Lost Creek Lake: Trollers have had good success at Lost Creek on holdover and stocked trout
Rogue River- Lower: Rain last week raised the river and dropped water temperatures
Rogue River - Middle: Flow in Grants Pass is about 1,900 cfs with a water temperature of around 66F

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