2019 Rogue River Wrap UP

Steelhead and Springer Wrap Up and Awesome 88,000 Fall Chinook Forecast

I am woefully behind on uploading springer and steelhead pictures from this year. As time permits I will download Julie’s and my phones and get them posted. Briefly, we had an awesome steelhead run that lasted until late March. Springers were about average with a good push in April and another good push in late May with a bit of a slowdown in mid-May.

Now for the exciting news –
Our expected King Salmon return is over 50% greater than the 10 year average. Which is good news for us and bad news for anglers trying to book last minute trips. Good news is that there will be lots of salmon to be caught in the Rogue this year. Bad news is that many other rivers have poor returns this year and lots more anglers will be coming to the Rogue.
Our schedule is starting to fill. If you want a specific date, please get on the calendar ASAP. You can always reschedule or cancel up to 7 days before your trip.

This year I will not be fishing holidays or weekends in July and August. The Rogue Bay just gets to crowded on weekends to be fun and productive. We will be fishing the Rogue Bay June 25 – late August. We will move back to the Rogue National Forest and away from the crowds as soon the water temperature drops below 70 degrees and the salmon move upriver.

A few pictures of my 1st 2019 steelhead trip – more springer and steelhead pictures to come…