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12/9/2016 - Fishing Report
Local report: Coho have moved on, while winter steelhead yet to arrive (Fishing report)Fishing on local stretches of the Rogue River has slowed in recent days.Though some summer steelhead remain, coho salmon have all but moved on from the area and winter steelhead have yet to make it this far upriver."The water is running more than 5 feet high below the mouth of the Applegate River, which should push some of those fish up here," local fishing guide Troy Whitaker said of the winter steelhead. "I know they're catching them down below us."Whitaker, of U-Save Gas and Tackle, suggests using either spoons or spinners if fishing from the bank. Anglers can also try side-drifting small pieces of roe or nightcrawlers with a puff ball.Good stretches to fish the Rogue from a boat include from Valley of the Rogue State Park down to the town of Rogue River and from Baker Park to Griffin Park."I've been having really good success running small plugs out," Whitaker said. "They've also been biting on small pieces of roe on a puff ball. Single, orange plastic eggs are working, too."• 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 produced good results during mid-day hours. Fishing with bait from shore in the upper reservoir should also produce results.• APPLEGATE RIVER. The river is open for trout angling but closed to chinook and steelhead angling.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 of the native cutthroat trout. Winter steelhead should be in the river now.• 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. Trout fishing is still good at Lost Creek, which was recently stocked with legal and trophy-sized.Recent reports have been encouraging. One angler caught seven trout in about six hours fishing with a green Wedding Ring and worm behind an oval egg sinker and dodger.Bank anglers are catching fish near the Takelma ramp and near the marina and spillway using PowerBait or threading a nightcrawler below a bobber.
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