Early winter steelhead should be showing up in the next few weeks


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
1-12-2023
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The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is in the 1,053 cfs vicinity. Dodge Bridge is around 1,500 cfs and will likely hover or rise with rain in the forecast.    

Hatchery summer steelhead are still available. 296 new summer steelhead were collected at Cole Rivers Hatchery last week bringing the season total to 3,608.

Coho swim-ins at Cole Rivers Hatchery are pretty well wrapped up, bringing the season total to 1,618. Only adipose-clipped coho may be harvested. 

Trout fishing is also open in the Rogue with a daily bag limit of 5 adipose fin-clipped (hatchery) trout. Anglers are encouraged to harvest they hatchery trout.  Wild trout must be immediately released unharmed.

Early winter steelhead should be showing up in the next few weeks. Wild winter steelhead over 24 inches may be harvested upstream of Hog Creek boat ramp starting February 1 (1 per day, 3 per season). Please check out MyODFW for info on new validation and harvest tag requirements in the Rogue and South Coast Rivers.

Anglers are asked to avoid wading in and fishing near salmon redds. 

For up-to-date river levels, check all the USGS Rogue gauges here.







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