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12/2/2016 - Fishing Report
Fishing opportunities expected to improve with better water conditions (Fishing report)With water conditions returning to normal and calmer weather expected, fishing should be a good bet this weekend.Local fishing guide Troy Whitaker of U-Save Gas and Tackle has seen a few steelhead swimming back to the Pacific Ocean after spawning upriver."There are still plenty of fish to be caught," Whitaker said. "People can fish from the bank at Whitehorse Park or near Robertson Bridge. Good boat runs have been from Valley of the Rogue State Park down through Rogue River, and from Gold Hill down to Valley of the Rogue."Whitaker recommends people use artificial eggs, yarn balls, or a nightcrawler and a puff ball to attract steelhead.Coho salmon are also still swimming in back eddies on the Rogue River, and can be caught using brightly-colored spoons or spinners.Reinhart Pond is still stocked with trout, which presents a good opportunity for children to fish, Whitaker said.The pond was stocked with 500 rainbow trout one-pounders recently.Also of note: 2017 fishing licenses can be purchased at many storefronts and online at www.dfw.state.or.us.Oregon residents will pay $38 for an angling license; non-residents must pay $97.50.• 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 a flasher tipped with a worm had produced good results during midday hours. Fishing with bait from shore in the upper reservoir should also be good.French Gulch is the only boat ramp that is currently useable.• APPLEGATE RIVER. The river is open for trout angling but closed to chinook and steelhead fishing.Wild trout must be released unharmed. Rainbow trout longer than 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 for the native cutthroat trout.• LAKE SELMAC. Trout fishing should be improving with decreasing water temperatures. However, there are a lot of aquatic weeds.The lake was stocked with 600 pounders this fall and fishing should be good.• LOST CREEK RESERVOIR. The reservoir was recently stocked with legal and trophy-sized trout and fishing should be good there as well.Recent reports have been encouraging. One angler caught seven trout in about six hours fishing with a green Wedding Ring and worm combination behind an oval egg sinker and dodger.Surface water temperatures have dropped to 49 degrees and good trout fishing is expected to continue.Bank anglers are catching fish near the Takelma ramp and near the marina and spillway.
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