Oregon Salmon Fishing

Oregon Spring Chinook Salmon

The best Spring Chinook Salmon fishing in the world is found on the famous Rogue River at Gold Beach Oregon. The Rogue River Spring Chinook salmon won the Worlds Fair for eating quality every year entered. A fabulous quality Chinook Salmon for both fighting and eating, Spring Chinook Salmon run 15 to 40 pounds each, with a limit of two Spring Chinook Salmon per angler per day. Spring Chinook salmon fishing is a great fishery on the Rogue River for all skill levels. We use our 22 ft. Rogue Power Boat for accessing the lower 37 miles of the Wild and Scenic Rogue River when Spring Chinook Salmon fishing. Methods for Rogue River Spring Chinook fishing is to place our Rogue powerboat in narrow migration paths by anchoring on an inside corner in 3 to 6 ft. of water to intercept fast moving Spring Chinook Salmon. The Spring Chinook Salmon is intent on moving very fast upriver 150 miles to the Upper Rogue River spawning beds. Rogue River Spring Chinook fishing is entirely a conventional style of fishing with no fly fishing opportunities. Best baits are anchovies and spinners on the Lower Rogue River near Gold Beach Oregon and bounced roe and plugs on Upper Rogue near Medford Oregon. Seasons for Spring Chinook Salmon fishing are the middle of March to early June at Gold Beach Oregon and the Lower Rogue River; late May to late July on Upper Rogue River near Medford Oregon.      

King Salmon Fishing

The Rogue River Fall King Salmon fishing begins ahead of all other rivers on the Oregon and California coast. Oregon Fall King Salmon will stack in the lower 3 miles of the Rogue River in cool tidal waters giving the angler lots of fresh Oregon Fall King Salmon milling in the estuary. We troll for these Ocean bright King Salmon brutes with anchovies and spinners. This is an easily learned Fall King Salmon fishing and anyone can participate. King Salmon run 18 to 50 # with most in low to mid 20's. Success is high with a two King Salmon limit. By mid Sept we are able to move upriver and fish the moving Fall King Salmon as they head to spawning area still in great condition.
This allows us to fish roe and back troll plugs.    

Chetco ~ Elk ~ Sixes Rivers Fall King Salmon fishing

The Oregon Fall King Salmon fishing in these rivers will test the best King Salmon angler. They are stronger King Salmon than any other. We will often set our drags on maximum stun to handle these King Salmon brutes. They are not the eating quality of earlier Spring Chinook runs but the make up for it in action. Running in size from 25 to 60 pounds with most fish 25 to 38 pounds. These Oregon Fall King Salmon are in small streams, only about 50 miles long and brushy. Powerful and aggressive it is not uncommon to hook 10 to 15 Fall King Salmon fish daily. We use drift boats for two anglers fishing roe and plugs. These are trips to dream about.
October to December limit two fish.