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03/10/2017 - Fishing Report
High water levels slow fishing on the Rogue (Fishing reports)The middle Rogue River pushed up near 9,000 cubic feet per second on Thursday, more than double the median mark for this time of year.Fishing for steelhead will be limited for the next few days, as the water level remains high. But with a turbidity level of 12 NTUs today, it is clear enough to fish."It looks like it will go up a little more, but turn around and drop again," fishing guide Troy Whitaker said. "We should be fishing again by Sunday."When the water drops back to more fishable levels, there have been steelhead to be caught flowing through the system."There have been a lot of half-pounders running around," Whitaker said. "The majority are hatchery which is nice."Whitaker, of U-Save Gas and Tackle, said running dark plugs with a side-planer from the bank has been effective.He said anglers have been catching steelhead between 18-24 inches.Some good spots include Whitehorse Park, Chinook Park and Matson Park.Nightcrawlers and a puff ball should also work well.Side-drifting larger yarn balls dipped in either nectar or shrimp juice should work well for anglers, though Whitaker said the best plan is to stick near the banks.Good floats include Valley of the Rogue State Park to Tom Pearce Park or Tom Pearce to Baker Park as well as Baker to Schroeder Park.The Rogue is open to trout fishing. Only hatchery trout can be retained and wild trout must be released unharmed. Rainbow trout larger than 16 inches are considered steelhead and must be tagged as part of the daily salmon/steelhead restrictions.The Applegate River is open for trout and steelhead fishing and is fishing well. Fish have been caught upstream of Ruch and near the Highway 199 bridge, although water is high. Prospects are good for next week with levels dropping.Whitaker suggested larger Cleos in 2/5 ounce or 3/4 ounce sizes on both the Applegate and Illinois rivers.Bobbers and jigs have grown in popularity on both rivers.Only hatchery steelhead may be retained on the Applegate and anglers must take care in releasing wild fish. Wild trout must be released unharmed.Whitaker said the water is flowing faster than normal on both the Applegate and the Illinois, so the usual run of good steelhead fishing in March could be affected.• LAKE SELMAC. Two weeks ago, Selmac was stocked with 5,000 legal-sized trout. 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. The reservoir was stocked with legal and trophy-sized fish last fall. Recent reports have been encouraging. One angler caught seven trout in about six hours fishing a green wedding ring/worm behind an oval egg sinker and dodger.Anglers were successful trolling around the dam and throughout the lake below Peyton Bridge.Bank anglers are catching fish near the Takelma ramp and near the marina and spillway using PowerBait or threading a nightcrawler below a bobber.• REINHART POND. Reinhardt was recently stocked with 300 legal-sized rainbow trout and was stocked with 300 legal-sized trout last month. There were also 500 "pounder" rainbow trout added late last fall.
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