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Rogue River
The Rogue River (Tolowa: yan-shuu-chit’ taa-ghii~-li~’, Takelma: tak-elam) in southwestern Oregon in the United States flows about 215 miles (346 km) in a generally westward direction from the Cascade Range to the Pacific Ocean. Known for its salmon run, whitewater rafting, and rugged scenery, it was one of the original eight rivers named in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. From Wikipedia
- Length
- 200 mi
- Basin
- 5,174 sq mi
- Flows into
- Pacific Ocean
Flow now
Rogue River At Grants Pass, OR, 3 mi from the river.
1,170cfsat build, Nov 12, 12 PM MT
The typical week here, from 10 years of record: 1,370 cfs to 1,790 cfs, around 1,470 cfs.
Water temperature at the gauge: 49°F.
Also gauged at Applegate River Near Wilderville, OR: 177 cfs, Nov 12.
Snowpack
0.1 in of water in the snow at King Mountain and 2 more stations, against a median 0.1 in for the date (50 % of normal).
The snowpack here usually builds from Jan 4, peaks Feb 7 and is gone by Mar 28; runoff follows the melt.
The season, November
Usually workable this week. Pick your window and fish it well.
- Midgessizes 18 to 22
- Small eggs and worms
- Pheasant tail and zebra midge nymphsunder an indicator
Typical for the week over 10 years: 1,370 to 1,790 cfs. Running 1,170 cfs today, inside that range. Flows are not forecast; check the gauge the day before.
Brown Trout are spawning (October to December). Stay off clean, light-coloured gravel in riffle tails and pool tailouts, and leave paired fish alone.
Brook Trout are spawning (September to November). Stay off clean, light-coloured gravel in riffle tails and pool tailouts, and leave paired fish alone.
Mountain Whitefish are spawning (October to December). The egg bite behind spawning whitefish is the best winter nymphing of the year: an egg pattern below the riffles.
- Egg patterns in the runs below the spawning gravel, never on it.
Written by the app's rules engine from the calendar, the gauge record and the snowpack, not by hand, so it says only what the data says. The weather for the week comes with the app.
Fly shops on this water
- Ashland Fly Shop AshlandWebsiteFishing report, updated Aug 25
Open Rogue River in FlyMaster for today's plan, the flies, and your own log here.
Flows from the U.S. Geological Survey, snowpack from the NRCS SNOTEL network, text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Built Nov 12.
