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| Rogue River - Upper - July 6th, 2004 |
RECORDED: 
85 °
FISHING: Good
July 6th: The fish are charging in and the water continues to drop. The fish count today is 1,459 over Gold Ray!! The water temp is 51 degrees out of the dam and the flows have dropped again, to 2,035 cubic feet per second.
That is a pile of steelhead for this time of the year.
Update July 2nd: The river continues to drop, weighing in today at 2,479 cfs. That flow, in conjunction with 881+ steelhead over Gold Ray and the water temp in the mid 50s, means SWING TIME.
The nymphing will also be a great method to get tight to a fresh steelhead, but with more water to cover the swing may be as productive in the rivers larger runs.
I fished Tou Velle Park this morning and had small trout non-stop on my purple skater. And one large cutthroat pounced on the fly as well. So, no steelhead yet. But, what a great bonus fish those cutts are.
Update: As of this morning, June 30th, the steelhead count is up to 881 over the day at Gold Ray. The river dropped a few hundred cfs to 2,674. Also 181 steelhead have made it to the hatchery already. Swwwiinnngggg batter............
I went for a short walk-in fish on the Rogue last night(6/28). With 700 steelhead in the upper river, my steelhead season has begun. I landed one trout, and smoked two cigars. The largest cigar outweighed the trout, and it was a robusto.
However,
The river is dead clear, 2800 cfs, and the temperature is in the low 50s (warm for the upper river). This means that some steelhead will be closer to the bank, and a swinging fly will be more effective. Still, set up from last fall, I used a heavy stonefly, and a red copper nymph with a piece of yarn about 7 feet above them. One split shot help the drift slow to a crawl in the faster currents.
If youre over anxious and feel like doing some prospecting, there is enough steelhead over Gold Ray to start hooking a few. Flies to try are Agent Orange, Key Lime Fly, Rogue River Red Ant, Green Butt Skunk, and copper nymphs in copper/black/red/or green. Tou Velle Park has some great high water holding areas to find these early chromers. Good Luck!!!!
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| Rogue River - Upper - July 2nd, 2004 |
RECORDED:
75 °
FISHING: Good
Update July 2nd: The river continues to drop, weighing in today at 2,479 cfs. That flow, in conjunction with 881+ steelhead over Gold Ray and the water temp in the mid 50s, means SWING TIME.
The nymphing will also be a great method to get tight to a fresh steelhead, but with more water to cover the swing may be as productive in the rivers larger runs.
I fished Tou Velle Park this morning and had small trout non-stop on my purple skater. And one large cutthroat pounced on the fly as well. So, no steelhead yet. But, what a great bonus fish those cutts are.
Update: As of this morning, June 30th, the steelhead count is up to 881 over the day at Gold Ray. The river dropped a few hundred cfs to 2,674. Also 181 steelhead have made it to the hatchery already. Swwwiinnngggg batter............
I went for a short walk-in fish on the Rogue last night(6/28). With 700 steelhead in the upper river, my steelhead season has begun. I landed one trout, and smoked two cigars. The largest cigar outweighed the trout, and it was a robusto.
However,
The river is dead clear, 2800 cfs, and the temperature is in the low 50s (warm for the upper river). This means that some steelhead will be closer to the bank, and a swinging fly will be more effective. Still, set up from last fall, I used a heavy stonefly, and a red copper nymph with a piece of yarn about 7 feet above them. One split shot help the drift slow to a crawl in the faster currents.
If youre over anxious and feel like doing some prospecting, there is enough steelhead over Gold Ray to start hooking a few. Flies to try are Agent Orange, Key Lime Fly, Rogue River Red Ant, Green Butt Skunk, and copper nymphs in copper/black/red/or green. Tou Velle Park has some great high water holding areas to find these early chromers. Good Luck!!!!
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| Rogue River - Upper - June 30th, 2004 |
RECORDED:
75 °
FISHING: Good
Update: As of this morning, June 30th, the steelhead count is up to 881 over the day at Gold Ray. The river dropped a few hundred cfs to 2,674. Also 181 steelhead have made it to the hatchery already. Swwwiinnngggg batter............
I went for a short walk-in fish on the Rogue last night(6/28). With 700 steelhead in the upper river, my steelhead season has begun. I landed one trout, and smoked two cigars. The largest cigar outweighed the trout, and it was a robusto.
However,
The river is dead clear, 2800 cfs, and the temperature is in the low 50s (warm for the upper river). This means that some steelhead will be closer to the bank, and a swinging fly will be more effective. Still, set up from last fall, I used a heavy stonefly, and a red copper nymph with a piece of yarn about 7 feet above them. One split shot help the drift slow to a crawl in the faster currents.
If youre over anxious and feel like doing some prospecting, there is enough steelhead over Gold Ray to start hooking a few. Flies to try are Agent Orange, Key Lime Fly, Rogue River Red Ant, Green Butt Skunk, and copper nymphs in copper/black/red/or green. Tou Velle Park has some great high water holding areas to find these early chromers. Good Luck!!!!
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| Rogue River - Upper - June 29th, 2004 |
RECORDED:
75 °
FISHING: Fair
I went for a short walk-in fish on the Rogue last night. With 700 steelhead in the upper river, my steelhead season has begun. I landed one trout, and smoked two cigars. The largest cigar outweighed the trout, and it was a robusto.
However,
The river is dead clear, 2800 cfs, and the temperature is in the low 50s (warm for the upper river). This means that some steelhead will be closer to the bank, and a swinging fly will be more effective. Still, set up from last fall, I used a heavy stonefly, and a red copper nymph with a piece of yarn about 7 feet above them. One split shot help the drift slow to a crawl in the faster currents.
If youre over anxious and feel like doing some prospecting, there is enough steelhead over Gold Ray to start hooking a few. Flies to try are Agent Orange, Key Lime Fly, Rogue River Red Ant, Green Butt Skunk, and copper nymphs in copper/black/red/or green. Tou Velle Park has some great high water holding areas to find these early chromers. Good Luck!!!!
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| Rogue River - Upper - June 24th, 2004 |
FISHING: Great
The Upper Rogue River is well known to fly fishers during steelhead season in the fall, and the Holy Water to trout fishers at the beginning of summer. How about that 30 mile section below the Holy Water for trout?
Just the thought of launching my ClackaCraft at the Hatchery boat ramp gives me butt cramps. So, I launch at Casey Park not too far down stream. Traffic stresses me out. It doesnt matter if Im ten deep at a stop light, forth in line to try on my bowling shoe rental, or on the river with 300 people per mile. I just cannot relax in traffic situations. By launching at Casey, drifters can avoid most of the bank traffic. By launching at Rogue Elk Park, drifters can avoid most fishing traffic all together. Wading fly fishers can have great trout fishing, and dodge the crowds, at either park by sticking to the shallow riffles.
Salmon, salmon, salmon
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Thats what the mob style crowds are casting for. Often Im the only person fishing for trout on a ten mile drift. Historical references to the big stone fly adults were fishing are many. When one-time names like June Bugs are considered to Salmon Flies, I entertain the circular discussion with my-self as to the nick name of the bug. Sure, the salmon color makes a strong case for the nick name. But, maybe its the run of fish in a river giving its name. Old timers on rivers that had salmon runs call the big stones Salmon Flies, and old timers on rivers historically absent of salmon runs call the big adults June Bugs.
Regardless the nomenclature origin I still get tickled to fish a river for trout with Salmon flies when there are 20,000 salmon in the river. The ground zero nostalgia helps erase the crowded ugliness as I shove off and begin to seek the smallest adult fish this river has to offer.
Away from the big swirly eddies, littered with lead sinkers and thousands of yards of 30lb. fishing line, awaits miles of untouched trout water. Mid river rock bars, islands, straight-aways of overhanging trees, riffles, pools, and etc. Many spots go for weeks with out being disturbed by a fisherman.
The trout are small; perhaps Crooked River size is a fair match. There is a certain element of thrill to volume, as well as size; and I have yet to accidentally hook a steelhead on many trout streams while trout fishing with my 3wt. That covers volume and size in one foul swoop. The beloved white fish is absent, so, every hook-up is a salmonid of some sort.
Its darn right relaxing to be able to start at the top of a run and fish the entire stretch nice and slow, every rock, every pocket, every curious inch of green water. Not a single worry about a pontoon terrorist knifing in, or bank maggots wading out in front of me. Can you imagine fishing from Morrisons to Mecca during the stonefly hatch without seeing another angler?
The next time you catch yourself in contempt of river crowds, spend the extra $30 buck on gas, save the difference on the hotel, and give Southern Oregons Rogue River below the Holy Water a try.
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| Antone Ranch - private - June 15th, 2004 |
RECORDED:
70 °
FISHING: Great
June 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 2004
To read the photo essay of this trip with more pictures. Click Here.
Girth, Girth, Girth
I just exhausted a stretched weekend chasing rainbows, with a group of nine friends, at Antone Ranch. Not to my surprise, I was happy to see the sub-surface All-Stars at the ranch continue to stick with their Ultra-Swim Fast diets. Most trout to hand were solid as bars of soap, with scaled spandex skins ranging from shimmering nickel chrome, to adult red band camouflage complete with par marks. One fish landed had a girth 5 inches less than its length. I suspect its carbohydrate intake was too high.
Didnt see a single dun Callibaetis in four days, saw one spinner. I watched many adult Damsels, in green, blue, and tan, eye balling through the water, and talking smack to their cruising opponents. They all lost. A lake fattened, belligerent feeding rainbow trout eating a damsel off the glassy waters surface can hardly be called a rise, more of a detonation. It can be eye witnessed at great distance, with your ears. The nymphs were important to the fish also, and produced more hook-ups than the dries. The skinnier the fly, the better it worked. The rings left behind by trout snarfing damsel nymphs could easily be mistaken for midging fish. There was no mistaking the damsels swimming out of the mouths of landed trophies. Not unlike an Alaskan rainbow burping up eggs with the slightest touch.
Most of the six lakes fished slow except during peak insect time, when hook-up rate was manic. Midge fishing was O.K., and soaking leaches the same. The hefty fish are currently waiting for ladies day at weed-bed park, and the damsels were showing up late morning in large numbers. The winds were down the temperatures were up, and the bi-polar feeding cycles made timing the daily fishing sessions essential.
Throw in a six-pac of good fishing pals, a few of your closest beers, some mild off road travel from lake to lake, and youve got the ingredients for a darn fun weekend.
For expert information concerning Antone Ranch, and booking availability, please call 1-541-734-CAST
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| Klamath Lake - May 21st, 2004 |
FISHING: Poor
No rating yet, just a heads up to get ready for Klamath Lake. Some fly fishers are catching fish now in Pelican Bay.
Well,
Its time to start tying flies for Klamath Lake. Yes, I understand that the lake is open all year. However, it is common to consider the summer months the best season for fly-fishing. Why? Because, that massive body of water gets stinky and unlivable after the first good week of hard heat to the Klamath Basin. And, that entire lakes population of fish get concentrated into a few small areas. Springs, rivers, and river mouths.
So, keep an eye on the weather if you want to hit the lake during the should have been here last week, week.
We may be closer than you think to the start of fish swarming to the springs in the Rocky Point area.
Here are some gear recommendations to prepare for this trophy fishery.
GEAR CHECK LIST
Some type of boat
Lucky fishing hat.
Rain jacket.
Polarized sun glasses.
Camera and film.
Oregon annual fishing license. Oregon 1-2-3 or 4 day license
Fly rod. 5wt.-7wt are best. 9 to 10 ft.
Lines: Distance taper or WF floating line. Stillwater clear line.
Leaders: 9 3x to 5x fluorocarbon.
Tippet material: 4x-5x fluorocarbon.
Sunscreen
Strike indicators
BASIC FLY LIST
This list of flies will cover most fishing situations during the season.
Soft hackle. Olive, orange, gray, #16-#18.
Copper nymph, beadhead. Red, plain copper #14-#18.
Midge sub-surface, black, pheasant tail, red. #14-#18.
Dubbed leech. Black, brown, olive, red #6-#8
Scud. orange, olive #12-#16.
Brassie. Copper, Red, #16-#18
Damsel. Olive #8-#10
Stillwater Stimulator. Burnt orange, black, olive #8
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| Klamath River - May 18th, 2004 |
FISHING: Excellent
Looking for a place to warm up your favorite trout rod? Try the Klamath River in the stretch around Hornbrook, below Iron Gate Dam and upstream of the I-5 freeway. From Medford this is a bit less drive time then the Holy Water on the Upper Rogue River. You will need a California licenses for this adventure. I fished this section of river with Matt York this weekend. River traffic was at a minimum, trout were plentiful, and the hatches were great.
Lots of caddis, some mayflies, and we found good numbers of adult stone flies further down river, so they should be above I-5 Bridge in a week or so.
Most of the trout landed were 12 inches and smaller. There are some nice sized fish in this section of river we hooked that could be described in terms of pounds instead of inches .We dead drifted, and skated caddis patterns. We dead drifted nymphs, and fished buggers and bead heads on the down stream swing.
Not surprisingly the larger fish were landed on subsurface patterns. An olive crystal bugger with black tail and hackle was effective as a lead fly. For the dropper fly the #14 bead head prince was king. A #14 Royal Wulff was fast action for dinks in the riffles.
When driving from Oregon take the Hornbrook exit off of I-5 southbound. Follow the pavement upstream and look for public access to get into the river. Consider a wading staff for this river, walking is a challenge in areas.
There is a certain element of thrill to volume as well as size. Take a day off from the head-hunting and try this inviting trout fishery.
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| Williamson River - May 18th, 2004 |
FISHING: Good
The Williamson River is opening this weekend. The section above the marsh has been open, but the section you see when driving on Hwy. 97 is opening on May 22nd. Opening day is usually darn good fishing, and the fishing stays good until about mid-July. The County Park below the Chiloquin Bridge is a good put in for boaters, and the Water Wheel Campground is the take out. A small fee is charged. Get a shuttle from the general store in Fort Klamath. Be sure to call in advance for arrangements.
Collier Park is the best foot access early season until the water drops. Also pontoon boats can be put in at Collier and drift to the town of Chiloquin. This is a LONG float, be sure to allow for plenty of time. Also, above Chiloquin fisherman cannot fish from a floating device like is legal below the bridge.
GEAR CHECK LIST
Waders and wading boots. (If you choose to wade.)
Fly rod. 6wt.-7wt are best. 9 to 10 ft.
Lines: Distance taper or WF floating line. Stillwater clear line, Type II sinking
Leaders: 9 3x or 4x fluorocarbon.
Tippet material: 4x-5x fluorocarbon.
Sunscreen
Strike indicators
BASIC FLY LIST
This list of flies will cover most fishing situations during the season.
Soft hackle. Olive, orange, brown, gray, #16-#18.
Copper nymph, beadhead. Red, plain copper #12-#14.
Prince nymph, beadhead. #14-#18.
Dubbed leech. Black, brown, olive, red #6-#8
Flashback P.T. Natural, olive #16-#18.
Brassie. Copper, Red, #16-#18
Hex Dry #4-#6.(seasonal)
Hex Nymph #4, #6.(seasonal)
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| Rogue River - Upper - March 13th, 2004 |
RECORDED: 
69 °
FISHING: Great
March Madness is here. A few 80 degree days have visited the Upper Rogue already. The winter steelhead are in the Upper 30 miles in force and the flows have been darn good for Flyfishing. You will find winter steelhead with and without their love handles right now in a variety of spring colors, chrome will be getting harder to find from mid-March on. Some fish are going up stream, some going down. All steelhead, are going four directions of the compass after connecting with your fly.
Attention trout bums: The wave of heat has the caddis flies going full tilt. Many of the evenings I have spent swinging bright flies for winter steelhead could have been great trout fishing. Trout are rising freely to a variety of bugs right now, but the warm days are particularly good for caddis. A few winter steelhead have been rising freely to bright Marabou patterns as well.
Flows out of the dam have been below 2,000 cfs most days, and have been below 4,000 at the lower end a lot of days. As of March 6th 7,545 winter steelhead have clear Gold Ray Dam.
Thank you to the 20 individuals that attended our free Winter Steelhead Clinic on March 6th. We had fun teaching the seminar, and enjoyed hearing back from the attendees that went fishing that afternoon. And the ones that went catching. To learn about future free clinics and promotions sign in to our email list on the home page of our web site.
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