09-03-2004, 05:35 AM
Rogue River - Upper - September 1st, 2004
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FISHING: Excellent
September 1st!! Today is the beginning of 61 days of fly-only regulations. Enjoy...................
August 31st: The river flow remains at 2,000 ish and the fish count is still 5,883 as of the 21st of August. Fishing is consistent right now for both traditional and non- traditional methods. Water temperatures are in the low fifties out of the dam. The river is full of steelhead from Shady Cove down. Fishing above Shady is okay, but there seems to be more empty cupboards up their. Less fishing traffic too!!
On the water report (Aug 29th): Floated to Tou Velle again today. Instead of taking off the river at noon, I put on the river at noon. Lots, lots, lots of fun boat traffic on 100 degree Sunday afternoons. If you have ever wanted to test a theory about whether or not a boat floating over the top of a pool effects steelhead taking your fly………….put in at noon next Sunday and you’ll be able to gather dozens of observations. Consider doing some trout fishing if you put in late and switch to steelhead fishing when the shade arrives and the splash and giggle ceremonies calm down.
Trout fishing was excellent for rainbow and cutthroat. [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2262"]Steelhead [/url]fishing was consistent too. And a [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2263"]half pounder[/url]/small adult? put a nice bend in my 6wt. The [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2265"]Olive Copper Bob[/url] was a steady producer.
On the water report (Aug 28th): Floated to Tou Velle before work today and landed two steelhead and a hand full of trout. Actually about 15 trout, but they were so small it was still just a handful. The first steelhead was a [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2239"]bright hen[/url] of the 20 inch variety on Agent Orange. She fought like a 40lb. wolverine fending off a grizzly bear. The second steelhead was the 25 inch variety and fought like a well trained dog on a leash! Nice and bright, but may have been caught a few times already. Both steelyz were on Agent Orange. [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2264"]Caution, full moon[/url]……………………….I lost a lens out of my Maui Jims, dropped my headlight in the river bottom, fell in over my head twice, lost my anchor, and loaded my inflatable on top of the car with the sunroof open.
Don’t be afraid of the higher flows, it brings the fish closer to the bank in many areas. It is also a great flow to go for the [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2225"]grab[/url]!! That’s right, get out there and [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2224"]swing a fly[/url] once in a while, while the flows are higher and warmer. You'll need a little courage to take a hour or two off of nymphing, and……you’ll have to deal with a skilled nymph fisher picking your pocket, BUT…..that tight line grab is the best fresh water take available. K-K-AAA-WAMMM-OOOO……………….no coffee necessary on early mornings when the steelhead are willing to wake you up.
The Nymph Fishing is very consistent right now. Be sure to fish one big and one small dropper fly to cover your bases. Some days the fish are all on the big, some days all on the small, and some days on both. Olive and [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2227"]Black Copper Nymph[/url], [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=617"]Olive Skip Nymph[/url], and [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2229"]Rubber Legg Copper Nymph[/url] have all been productive dropper flies in tandem with [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=560"]Agent Orange[/url].
Good Luck on the water…….
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RECORDED:
90 ° FISHING: Excellent September 1st!! Today is the beginning of 61 days of fly-only regulations. Enjoy...................
August 31st: The river flow remains at 2,000 ish and the fish count is still 5,883 as of the 21st of August. Fishing is consistent right now for both traditional and non- traditional methods. Water temperatures are in the low fifties out of the dam. The river is full of steelhead from Shady Cove down. Fishing above Shady is okay, but there seems to be more empty cupboards up their. Less fishing traffic too!!
On the water report (Aug 29th): Floated to Tou Velle again today. Instead of taking off the river at noon, I put on the river at noon. Lots, lots, lots of fun boat traffic on 100 degree Sunday afternoons. If you have ever wanted to test a theory about whether or not a boat floating over the top of a pool effects steelhead taking your fly………….put in at noon next Sunday and you’ll be able to gather dozens of observations. Consider doing some trout fishing if you put in late and switch to steelhead fishing when the shade arrives and the splash and giggle ceremonies calm down.
Trout fishing was excellent for rainbow and cutthroat. [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2262"]Steelhead [/url]fishing was consistent too. And a [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2263"]half pounder[/url]/small adult? put a nice bend in my 6wt. The [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2265"]Olive Copper Bob[/url] was a steady producer.
On the water report (Aug 28th): Floated to Tou Velle before work today and landed two steelhead and a hand full of trout. Actually about 15 trout, but they were so small it was still just a handful. The first steelhead was a [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2239"]bright hen[/url] of the 20 inch variety on Agent Orange. She fought like a 40lb. wolverine fending off a grizzly bear. The second steelhead was the 25 inch variety and fought like a well trained dog on a leash! Nice and bright, but may have been caught a few times already. Both steelyz were on Agent Orange. [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2264"]Caution, full moon[/url]……………………….I lost a lens out of my Maui Jims, dropped my headlight in the river bottom, fell in over my head twice, lost my anchor, and loaded my inflatable on top of the car with the sunroof open.
Don’t be afraid of the higher flows, it brings the fish closer to the bank in many areas. It is also a great flow to go for the [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2225"]grab[/url]!! That’s right, get out there and [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2224"]swing a fly[/url] once in a while, while the flows are higher and warmer. You'll need a little courage to take a hour or two off of nymphing, and……you’ll have to deal with a skilled nymph fisher picking your pocket, BUT…..that tight line grab is the best fresh water take available. K-K-AAA-WAMMM-OOOO……………….no coffee necessary on early mornings when the steelhead are willing to wake you up.
The Nymph Fishing is very consistent right now. Be sure to fish one big and one small dropper fly to cover your bases. Some days the fish are all on the big, some days all on the small, and some days on both. Olive and [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2227"]Black Copper Nymph[/url], [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=617"]Olive Skip Nymph[/url], and [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2229"]Rubber Legg Copper Nymph[/url] have all been productive dropper flies in tandem with [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=560"]Agent Orange[/url].
Good Luck on the water…….