Oregon Chinook Salmon Fishing
Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing
Oregon Spring Chinook
Salmon are prized for their great eating qualities and are a top sport fish.
Oregon Chinook Salmon enter fresh from the Pacific Ocean in the early season
months of late March to June. Spring
Chinook Salmon which escape the rigors of
ocean life, and the Sea Lion gauntlet at the rivers mouth, return to their natal streams,
after 3 to 4 years at sea at 18 to 40 pound silver bright fat Spring Chinook Salmon adults.
Not all rivers have a
Spring Chinook Salmon run. The best rivers to catch these prize fish in are the Umpqua
River and the Rogue River. The Rogue River has the largest run of Oregon Spring
Chinook Salmon although the Umpqua River produces good catches.
These are very large rivers during run-off and an
Oregon Spring Chinook Fishing Guides is recommended.
Lower Rogue River Spring Chinook Fishing
March to June
Spring Chinook fishing
in the Lower River extends back to the 1870's. The most highly prized eating
salmon in the world is a Rogue River Spring Chinook Salmon. A Lower Rogue River
Spring Chinook Salmon is literally only a few hours
out of salt water. Fresh from the sea with a spirit that causes extreme
excitement among those Spring Chinook Salmon fishing. Down here Spring Chinook Salmon
fishing is generally from a specialized anchored Jet boats equipped with a
canvas top and heater to ward off the morning chill. When a Spring Chinook
Salmon is hooked up all rods will be brought in and stored except the one
with the screaming reel! Sometimes we will float down river hundreds of
yards chasing the hooked Spring Chinook Salmon to find a place to land it in
slower current. A limit of two Spring Chinook Salmon per angler is observed, but
that means 35 to 60 pounds of Spring Chinook Salmon the best eating salmon you
ever had to take home each day!
Oregon Spring Chinook Fishing Guides
Middle Rogue River Spring Chinook Fishing
April to June
Spring Chinook Salmon fishing in the middle section is
mainly for moving Spring Chinook Salmon. River flows and salmon movements are
very important to a successful Spring Spring Chinook Salmon fishing outing.
One of the hot spots is below Savage Rapids Dam at Grants Pass. Spring Chinook
Salmon stack below the dam allowing large numbers of salmon to be accessed by
fishermen.
Oregon Spring Chinook Fishing Guides
Upper Rogue River Spring Chinook Fishing
May 1st to July 31
This is the region where the Rogue River Spring Chinook Salmon is headed when
it starts its journey upriver. Here the Spring Spring Chinook Salmon slows its
frantic pace and starts to hold in cold deep pools. A few areas are accessible
by Jet Boat but the region is mostly Drift Boats with two anglers each. Areas
drifted are from Cole Rivers Hatchery to Valley of the Rogue Park. This is about
a 45 miles. Methods used to for Spring Chinook Salmon fishing here are
Back Trolling big plugs such as Quick Fish and Flat Fish wrapped with a rapper
or back bouncing roe.
Oregon Spring Chinook Fishing Guides
Umpqua River Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing
March through June
The Umpqua River has a nice run of Spring Chinook Salmon. Umpqua
River Spring Chinook Salmon fishing is mostly from the town of
Elkton down to tide water. High quality Spring Chinook Salmon fishing
with beautiful Umpqua River scenery. There is also some good success
from the forks to Winchester Dam and good bank fishing at Rock Creek on
the North Umpqua River.
Oregon Salmon Fishing Guides
Contact Rogue River Country
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