Steelhead fishing has gone from slow to good to slow again on the Chetco the past week reports Andy Martin of Wild Rivers Fishing. “A slide at Redwood Bar made the lower river muddy, but as it cleared fishing took off Sunday and Monday with at least one to two steelhead per angler,” said Martin. “Then on Tuesday fishing suddenly slowed. On the good days, there have been a lot of hatchery fish. The lower river has fished better than the upper river.”

The lower Rogue is fishing very well, with guides anchoring and running MagLip plugs catching limits of steelhead according to Martin. “Big numbers of fish are moving up the river each day, and with perfect conditions, are willingly biting,” added Martin.