Middle Rogue River Updates

Rogue River - Middle - Grants Pass, OR (Josephine County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
11-20-2024
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Flow in Grants Pass is 2,800 cfs and rising on Nov. 20, with a water temperature of around 44F. The river is already close to being out of shape for fishing Wednesday evening due to turbidity levels approaching 10 NTUs

Coho salmon are distributed throughout the middle Rogue. Please remember that all unmarked wild coho must be immediately released unharmed, while hatchery fish have an adipose finclip and may be harvested. Anglers can try casting spoons like Little Cleos or spinners like a Blue Fox. Another common technique is to fish bait or artificials like an egg imitation soft bead below a bobber. For fly anglers, coho will strike medium to large leech and streamer patterns in pink, orange, purple or black.

Some summer steelhead are being caught. Again, only hatchery summer steelhead may be kept and all wild steelhead must be released unharmed.

Current flow, temp and turbidity conditions for the Rogue can be found at the USGS stream gauges here, or checking the City of Grants Pass water page's river data here





More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, November 20th
: Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed
Grande Ronde River: Variable Fishing on the Grande Ronde
Imnaha River: Lower Temps Bring Slower Fishing
Morgan Lake: Closed Until April
Wallowa Lake : Kokanee Still Available!
Wallowa River: Opportunities to catch some really nice fish!
Antelope Flat Reservoir: Limited Access
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Crane Prairie Closed Until April
Davis Lake: Davis Lake Updates
Deschutes River- Lower: Consistently Good Fishing on the Lower Deschutes
East Lake: East Lake Updates
Haystack Reservoir: Expect Slow Fishing
Hosmer Lake: Hosmer Lake Updates
Lake Billy Chinook: Anglers Continue to Report Good Fishing!
Laurance Lake: Laurance Lake Updates
Metolius River: The Metolius Continues to Be Excellent for a Variety of Fish
Odell Lake: Closed for Fishing Until April
Paulina Lake: Paulina Lake Updates
South Twin Lake: Productive Fishing at South Twin Lake
Walton Lake: Public Access to Walton Lake Reopened
Wickiup Reservoir: Wickiup Reservoir Updates
Foster Reservoir: Foster Reservoir Updates
Junction City Pond: Large Fish at Junction City Pond
Quartzville Creek: Quartzville Creek Updates
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Still Lots of Fish Downstream in the Mainstem
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Opportunistic Trout Fishing
Santiam River (South Fork): High Flows Throughout South Fork
Walter Wirth Lake: Walter Wirth Lake Updates
Kilchis River: Kilchis River Updates
Miami River: Fall Chinook Throughout the River
Necanicum River: Fishing has been fair on the Necanicum
Nehalem River: Nehalem River Updates
Nehalem River- North Fork: Returning Coho and Fishing Has Been Fair
Nestucca River: Nestucca River Updates
Salmon River: Salmon River Updates
Siletz River: Fair to good fishing in the tidewater
Siuslaw River: Slow Fishing on the Siuslaw
Three Rivers: Three Rivers Updates
Trask River: Trask River Updates
Wilson River: Wilson River Updates
Agency Lake: Overall fishing is slow
Campbell Reservoir: Reservoir Should Be Freezing Soon
Chewaucan River: Fishing will slow down
Cottonwood Lake: Lake is Frozen
Dead Horse Lake: Dead Horse Lake is Frozen
Dog Lake: Accessible But Frozen
Fourmile Lake: Access difficult to impossible due to snow
Heart Lake: Lake is Frozen
Holbrook Reservoir: Lake is Frozen
Upper Klamath Lake: Fishing has been very slow
Klamath River - Middle: Springs to state line with California Updates
Link River : Link River Updates
Lofton Reservoir: Lake is Frozen
Lost River: Fishing is slow
South Fork Sprague River: Cold Conditions at South Fork Sprague
Applegate Reservoir: Trout fishing should be good
Ben Irving Reservoir: Fishing effort and success has slowed
Chetco River: The river is high and muddy
Cooper Creek Reservoir: With cooling weather trout fishing has slowed
Diamond Lake: Diamond Lake continues to be a good spot
Galesville Reservoir: Galesville Reservoir Updates
Garrison Lake: The lake is a good option
Hemlock Lake: Great place to check out
Lake Of The Woods: Lots of Leftover Trout
Lost Creek Lake: Very good opportunities for winter trout fishing!
Plat I Reservoir: Fall bass fishing can be decent
Rogue River- Lower: Check current wild steelhead bag limit reductions