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| Southern Oregon fishing and Rogue River Fly Fishing guide for Salmon Rogue River Fishing for King Salmon Spring Summer and Fall I like the Rogue because it has a good run of fish in it. We fish the Rogue River spring King Salmon run from April through June, the summer Rogue River King Salmon from July through September, and the fall Rogue River King Salmon run in September and October. A lot of times they are bigger. The regulations are a little easier for you. On the Rogue you are allowed to use barbed hooks and on the Klamath you aren't. So sometimes keeping fish on the line is a little easier for the novice. September and October are two of the finest months of the year for fishing. That is especially true in Northern California and Southern Oregon, where magnificent rivers and salmon runs converge to produce a bit of a fishing paradise. The peak of the Salmon run on the smaller coastal rivers are from October through December on the Smith River in Northern California and the Chetco, Sixes and Elk Rivers in Southern Oregon. All four rivers are only a few miles apart. We will fish you on the best one of them that day. Smith River Fishing for Salmon They have very large salmon in the Smith and I believe the record is 82-pounds. The Smith River is almost split between Brookings, Oregon and Crescent City, California. Where I'm located I'm only about three or four miles from the border of Oregon. There is a small town, with an Indian Casino, a gas station, a grocery store, a post office and a couple of bars but that's about it. There's only about 2,300 people in the town. Chetco River Fishing That river really starts getting some pretty big fish the middle of October. The Chinook Salmon start showing up and there are plenty of 40 plus pounders caught in the Chetco and the Smith River every year. And they also have a few 50 plus pounders each year. I caught a 56-pounder out the Smith a number of years ago. Sixes River I love the Sixes, that is a really great river for steelhead. Typically you won't find a lot of pressure on that [river] come steelhead season, you might only find 5 or 6 boats. Which is sometimes better than catching a lot of fish. Sometimes it's nice not to be around a big crowd. On the Smith during a peak run sometimes you might find 70 boats on the water. They scatter fish. Still, I love the Smith because it really is beautiful. The Sixes is a nice quiet river, that's sort out of the way. Elk River Fishing The Elk has an excellent run of salmon that doesn't shut down until March 31. I remember last year we fished both the Elk and the Sixes and we didn't do anything for the first five hours then around 10 in the morning we said let's go check out the Elk River. We loaded up the boat and the Elk is only 2 ½ miles away and we ended up hooking five salmon and landing four of them before the end of the day. And that was New Year's Day. Klamath River Fishing When water temps are good their are large amounts of fish that you can catch on a daily basis. This river is beautiful, unlike the Rogue as you head up river there are no houses to spoil the landscape you really feel like that you are out in the wilderness. Large old growth tree's, Bald and Golden eagles, deer, Otters and black bears. Within a 40 mile stretch of the river you might see a cabin, this river is very beautiful and wild. Winter / Spring Steelhead From the experienced angler to the novice if you like the challenge of fighting and landing a chrome - bright acrobatic fish of your dreams you need to hook into a steelhead while fishing the coastal rivers of Northern California and Southern Oregon. They come in fast and fight harder pound for pound than any other fish of equal size. The peak of this run starts December and builds through the rivers closure in April. The average size of these fish are between 8 to 14 pounds but many fish tip the scales in the upper teens and over the 20 pound mark. The Smith River holds the California State record at a whopping 27 pounds 4 ounces. Southern Oregonhosts three rivers within forty miles of the Oregon California border, the Elk River, Sixes River and the famous Chetco River. Our operation is based in the town of Smith River California. We also fish the Trinity River the Eel River and other California Rivers on request. Methods of fishing: The method I use in catching steelhead is from a driftboat side drifting bait and, under the right conditions, back troll plugs. |
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