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Hook'em Up Larry, Riverside Guide Service Portland, OR

ROGUE RIVER SPRINGERS
by Cal Kellogg
(Gold Beach) Big numbers of spring chinooks have been holding outside the mouth of the Rogue for a few weeks, waiting for conditions to improve before making their run up river. The temperature in the river recently started rising. That has kick started the spring spawning run and anglers are scoring very well as a result.
The fishing in the Rogue was red hot this week, related Les Craig of the Rogue River Guide Service. The temperature of the Rogue has been rising. The many salmon that were stacked up outside the mouth waiting for this change have been flooding in.
We are seeing a higher percentage of early wild fish than last year. About a 50/50 mix of hatchery and wild. We landed 5 yesterday and 5 today. The numbers overall are very good. The water level is still higher than normal for this week of the year. But the water temperature is peaking over 50 today at this warmest point. Some rain has held the decline of the level and the river will slightly rise for the next two days before heading back down. As long as the temperature remains above 47 to 48 degrees we will be seeing waves of salmon daily, predicted Craig.
With June 1st being the opening day for retention of wild (non-finclipped) salmon on the Rogue, now is the time to book a trip for early June. Because of late winter storms, cold water temps from those storms, there has been a slight delay in the spring chinook run. Early June should once again be a very good time to anchor up for springers, added Craig.
If you are interested in fishing the Rogue for springers or steelhead, give Les Craig of Rogue River Guide Service a call at (541) 698-7480.