Late summer fish continue to come into the Hatchery. Last week did see a small push of 38 winter steelhead. Expect winter fish to start to infiltrating the upper Rogue between Touvelle and Shady Cove. 

Wild winter steelhead can now be retained as long as they are a minimum size of 24 inches. Only 1 wild fish can be harvested per day as part of the daily limit, and 3 wild fish in aggregate for the year in the Rogue and other waterbodies of the SW zone where wild steelhead may be harvested. Consult the 2022 sportfishing regulations and SW zone for more information. 

As of March 9, 23 new winter Steelhead entered the hatchery with 38 fish for the year to date. Another late push of 50 new Summer Steelhead brought this year’s run to 3366 fish.

Best bets for the upper river would be concentrating on the area between Shady Cove and Touvelle as there is more color to the water. If fly-anglers are so inclined, the Holy water should start improving with the cloudy and slightly warmer days. 

The Dodge Bridge is hovering at 1370 cfs and 45 degrees F. Flows out of the dam are 900 cfs and 44 degrees. You can check all the USGS Rogue gauges here.