Fishing the Rogue River

The Rogue River was designated as Wild and Scenic by the US Government in 1968 and is famous worldwide for outstanding fishing.
Fishermen should make plans to stop and fish, either by renting a boat, or signing up with one of the highly skilled river guides. Information about fishing and fishing guides are contained in the Gold Beach fishing guide located on this website.

Spring Chinook are fished from March through June in a section of the river from Gold Beach up through Agness.

The mouth of the Rogue, near the Port of Gold Beach, is where fall Chinook Salmon stack up in the cooler water. These same Chinook head upstream in late summer and early fall as the Rogue cools down. Trolling from smaller jet boats, anglers catch salmon up to 60 pounds.

The Rogue also receives a healthy run of Coho Salmon in September through December.

Steelhead are sea-run rainbow trout hit their peak between December through March.

The mouth of the wild and scenic world famous Rogue River is in Gold Beach. The river travels roughly east for about 215 miles (346 km) to its headwaters at the base of Crater Lake National Park.