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Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend October 6, 2005 Fishing and Hunting Report River Outlook ROGUE — The Rogue’s quickly turning into a summer steelhead show, with fishing fair in the upper Rogue, good in the Grants Pass area and a bit slow in the lower Rogue. Fall chinook fishing is banned upstream of Hog Creek, and many of the fish downstream of there are dark and in spawning mode. That makes the Grants Pass area the best for summer steelhead, while the upper Rogue remains a close second. The best action is just downstream of chinook spawning grounds. These steelhead are aggressively eating chinook eggs, so they’re best caught on egg flies or very small clusters of roe. Remember to stay away from the chinook and disturb the spawners as little as possible. Throughout the entire upper Rogue, fishing remains flies-only and the relatively low and cool flows out of Lost Creek Lake have hampered catches. Water releases are down to 900 cubic feet per second of 47-degree water. The cooler water has the fish less active, though they continue to focus their eyes toward salmon eggs behind spring chinook spawners. Use single egg patterns and uglyl bug nymphh, cast either with traditional fly gear or with a spinning rod and bobber. No added weights or attachments are allowed, but multiple flies are legal. In the lower Rogue, trolling the bay has remained slow, but some action is occurring for cohos as well as fall chinook bound for the Indian Creek Hatchery. Last weekend’s rains did not appreciably raise the river enough to improve chinook migration. Freshwater holes in the lower Rogue have been slow for fall chinook, and the Agness area also has been slow for chinook and fair to good for halfpounders. Many steelhead have moved into the lower Illinois, where they can be fished for only with artificial flies or lures. Advertisement For daily flow reports out of Lost Creek Lake, call 800-472-2434. CHETCO — The river is open to fishing, and a few large fall chinook have been caught recently in the bay. Last weekend’s rains rose the river enough to draw fall chinook as far upstream as the Social Security Hole. Baitfish levels have improved slightly in the bay, and a storm predicted for the weekend could improve fish migration. UMPQUA — In the North Umpqua, summer steelhead numbers continue to improve, but the bite has slowed. Early mornings and evenings remain best, with good bank fishing around Idleyld Park. The South Umpqua remains closed to all angling. In the main-stem, fall chinook salmon fishing remains sporadic, with the area from River Forks Park to the Umpqua Ramp good. Also, some decent catches remain in the Sawyer’s Rapids area. COOS — Chinook salmon fishing has been fair in the bay up to Chandler Bridge. Fin-clipped coho can be kept in Coos Bay and the lower Coos River up to the bridge. Sea-run cutthroat are present in the estuary. COQUILLE — Chinook salmon fishing is fair for trollers in the lower river up to Riverton. Sea-run cutthroat also have hit the system, while striped bass are can be caught early in the morning on large rattling lures. Lake Outlook HOWARD PRAIRIE — The trout are starting to get a little more active and can be found in 25 feet of water by anglers trolling or wind-drifting worms. Trolling with worms on Wedding Ring lures also is good. The bass fishermen are working the shallows and rock piles on the west side of the lake, with the best catches coming in waters at Red Rock Cove and off the end of the jetty at the resort. The daily limit remains five trout per day, with an 8-inch minimum length. Only one of those trout per day can be more than 20 inches. HYATT — The rainbow trout are starting to get more active in the deeper parts of the lake, while the bass are starting to move into more shallow water in search of warmer areas. The lake is starting to transform back into a trout lake, with the last month of the season expected to bring good fishing. Trollers can do well, provided they troll large Needlefish or Tasmanian Devil lures slowly in search of the bigger, predatory trout. The daily limit remains five trout per day, with an 8-inch minimum length. Only one of those trout per day can be more than 20 inches. DIAMOND — The lake is fishing just fair now as no new fish have been stocked in several weeks. The daily limit remains five trout per day, with an 8-inch minimum length. Only one of those trout per day can be more than 20 inches. LOST CREEK — Fishing remains fair for rainbow trout and land-locked salmon stocked into the lake. The surface temperature has dropped under 60 degrees, which is helping draw more trout toward the surface. The lake is open year-round for trout and bass fishing, with trout anglers out-numbering bass anglers throughout the cold-weather months. EMIGRANT — Smallmouth bass fishing is fair in cooler water, which has helped jump-start the lake’s trout fishery. The legal-sized rainbow from the spring plant have grown into nice-sized fish. Panfish angling is good around points and submerged vegetation. Anglers are reminded that the crappie must be 8 inches long to be kept. APPLEGATE — The lake has been dropping quickly as water releases were increased to 300 cubic feet per second. Smallmouth bass fishing is good near the dam. A mix of trout and stocked spring chinook salmon are available year-round. The Hart-Tish Park boat ramp no longer is operational. Anglers can keep up to five rainbow trout, stocked salmon or recycled winter steelhead a day, but only one fish can be more than 20 inches long. Also, no bass between 12 and 15 inches can be kept, and only one bass larger than 15 inches can be kept. Ocean Outlook Chinook salmon fishing just off the Chetco River mouth has been good. The opener on Saturday brought about 100 fish to the Brookings dock, but catches have slowed since. The short season closes Wednesday. Troll large anchovies slowly near the bottom, even skipping them along the sandy spots works well. The limit is one chinook a day and four a season. Bottomfishing remained very good. The new limit on groundfish is 5 instead of 8 in aggregate per day. Also, all cabezon caught while fishing from boats must be released unharmed. Hunting Outlook ROGUE — Look for blacktail bucks in higher elevation and along north-facing slopes. High-elevation snows have not yet gotten the deer to move much, but the cooler and wetter weather has improved stalking conditions. Mountain quail hunting has been very good in the upper Applegate as well as Prospect and Butte Falls areas. Dove season is open, but effort and success have been fair because of recent cooler evenings. General-season bear hunting began Aug. 1, and good bear populations are present. Early harvest has been light, with a few hunters focusing on bears near orchards. Cougar hunters can expect an average year. Cougars are abundant throughout with indicators pointing to stable or increasing numbers and distribution. Hunting cougar is a challenge because these animals are very secretive, but harvest success is greatest adjacent to private land with high deer populations using a predator call. Watchable Wildlife ROGUE — A covered viewing station on the Denman Wildlife Area provides a good opportunity to view waterfowl, egrets, raptors and songbirds. The structure was built by the Oregon Hunters Association and is accessed by a paved, wheelchair-accessible pathway. It is on Whetstone Pond, just north of the ODFW office. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. 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