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11/18/2016 - Fishing Report
Steelhead fishing slows down on Rogue (Fishing report)After months of consistent results up and down the Rogue River, steelhead fishing is beginning to slow down around Grants Pass.The majority of the fish have either made their way up side creeks to spawn, or are en route to the upper Rogue and Cole Rivers Hatchery.Local fishing guide Troy Whitaker of U-Save Gas and Tackle said the fact that steelhead haven't yet finished spawning signals there are still fish to be caught."From the bank, you can throw nightcrawlers with a puff ball," Whitaker said. "Spoons with spinners could work as well. We're still catching them, just not as many."Coho salmon continue to swim through Grants Pass, and can be caught in back eddies away from the central, swifter currents.Whitaker recommends using spoons or spinners to attract the fish — the brighter the better. He suggests using pinks, purples or blacks."I know black isn't really a bright color, but they can see it really well in the water," Whitaker said.For both the steelhead and coho, anglers should target Griffin Park, Robertson Bridge and Valley of the Rogue State Park.• APPLEGATE RESERVOIR. Fishing for trout should start picking back up with the decreasing reservoir temperatures. Trout anglers will want to try trolling, and a good bet will be a Wedding Ring and bait combination.One angler reported that a flasher tipped with a worm produced good results during midday hours. Fishing with bait from shore in the upper reservoir should also produce.French Gulch is the only boat ramp that is currently useable.• APPLEGATE RIVER. The Applegate River is open for trout angling, but closed to chinook and steelhead angling. Wild trout must be released unharmed.Rainbow trout over 16 inches are considered steelhead, and must be released through Dec. 31.• ILLINOIS RIVER. The river is open for trout angling. Since only hatchery trout may be retained, and hatchery trout are not likely to be found in the Illinois River at this time of year, fishing will be primarily catch-and-release of the native cutthroat trout.• LAKE SELMAC. Trout fishing should be improving with decreasing water temperatures. However, there is a lot of aquatic weeds. The lake was stocked with 600 pounders this fall and fishing should be good.• LOST CREEK RESERVOIR. Trout fishing is still good at Lost Creek.Lost Creek Reservoir was recently stocked with legal and trophy-sized fish, and fishing should be good. Recent reports have been encouraging. One angler caught seven trout in about six hours fishing a green Wedding Ring and worm behind an oval egg sinker and dodger.The best successes have been at the red rock area upstream of the Highway 62 bridge. Surface water temperatures have dropped to 53 degrees and the fall months are shaping up to continue the good trout fishing.Bank anglers are catching fish near the Takelma ramp and near the marina and spillway using Power Bait or threading a nightcrawler below a bobber.• REINHART POND. Reinhardt was stocked recently and fishing should be good for trout. Fishing for warm-water species will slow with cooler weather.
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