A variety of techniques will catch fish

Rogue River- Upper (Above Lost Creek) - Prospect, OR (Josephine County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
9-6-2023
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Trout stocking will conclude in early October when 5,000 legals and 2,300 trophy size trout are released. ‌

A variety of techniques will catch fish: casting flies below a bobber or small spinners; drifting worms, or fishing with other bait like Pautzke eggs. One angler caught some fish recently with an unusual technique of fishing an artificial worm on a jig head under a bobber. ‌

The Rogue and tributaries above Lost Creek Reservoir remain open year-round, with a daily retention limit of 5 trout (no limit on brook trout).

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for Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

: Elk season is now jailing season for poacher New sentencing guidelines elevate some poaching crimes from misdemeanor to felony
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Trout fishing at Crane Prairie has improved in recent weeks
Crescent Lake: Crescent Lake is currently 8 percent full
Hosmer Lake: Anglers continue to report good brook, cutthroat and rainbow trout fishing
Metolius River: The Metolius River continues to fish well
Ochoco Reservoir: The reservoir is 38 percent full
Paulina Lake: Anglers continue to report good trout fishing and excellent kokanee fishing
Prinevile Reservoir: Prineville Reservoir at 68 percent full
Three Creek Lake: Anglers report light use and good trout fishing
Breitenbush River: River flows have dropped and are now around 150 cfs
Detroit Reservoir: Water levels are slowly dropping and will continue to drop through the fall
Green Peter Reservoir: Launching boats will then no longer be possible until sometime after refilling begins this winter
Santiam River ( North Fork) : River is currently running at around 1,200 cfs
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Flows are currently around 400 cfs
Santiam River (South Fork): Currently flows are around 1,200 cfs at the Waterloo gauge
Waverly Lake: The pond is much better shape now
Nestucca River: Saturday, Sept. 9 is the opener of the wild coho fishery in the Nestucca estuary
Kilchis River: Cutthroat are available throughout the river
Necanicum River: Sea-run cutthroat fishing should be decent
Nehalem River: Saturday (9/9/23) will be the first day of the wild coho fishery in Nehalem Bay
Applegate Reservoir: Fishing for warmwater fish should be the focus for Applegate anglers
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is 18 percent full
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 37 percent full
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is currently 41 percent full
Lost Creek Lake: Trout anglers will want to fish deeper with the warm water
Rogue River - Middle: Current flow is a little less than 1,600 cfs
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is 1,723 cfs and temperature is 56F

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