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The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is in the 1,050 cfs vicinity. Dodge Bridge is around 1,300 cfs.
Hatchery summer steelhead are still available and being caught throughout the upper Rogue but catch rates have slowed. Seven new summer steelhead were collected at Cole Rivers Hatchery last week bringing the season total to 4,026.
Trout fishing is also open in the Rogue with a daily bag limit of 5 adipose fin-clipped (hatchery) trout. Anglers are encouraged to harvest hatchery trout. Wild trout must be immediately released unharmed.
No winter steelhead showed up to the hatchery last week, and the season total remains at 10. A few anglers have started to pick up bright winter steelhead below TouVelle in the last few weeks. Wild winter steelhead over 24 inches may be harvested upstream of Hog Creek boat ramp Feb. 1-April 30 (1 per day, 3 per season). Please check out MyODFW for info on new validation and harvest tag requirements in the Rogue and South Coast Rivers.
Anglers are asked to avoid wading in and fishing near salmon redds.
For up-to-date river levels, check all the USGS Rogue gauges here.
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SALEM, Ore.—The Commission met Thursday and Friday, Feb. 16-17 in Portland. On Thursday, the Commission attended a workshop, Water for Fish......