Rogue River - Middle Fish Report for 8-27-2025
Flow in Grants Pass is about 2,040 cfs
Rogue River - Middle - Grants Pass, OR (Josephine County)

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
8-27-2025
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Flow in Grants Pass is about 2,040 cfs. The water temperature is averaging around 66F but creeping up above 68F in the afternoons. Summer steelhead are migrating through the middle Rogue. Bright fall Chinook are starting to show up in the middle Rogue. As always, anglers are encouraged to harvest any introduced pikeminnow caught in the middle Rogue, while we encourage the release of native suckers.
Anglers, please use proper catch-and-release techniques, such as keeping fish in the water as much as possible and releasing them quickly. If fish are getting injured with the technique you are using, please change techniques. Remember that smaller rainbow are usually the steelhead that will return in future years.
Current flow, temp and turbidity conditions for the Rogue can be found at the USGS stream gauges here, or checking the City of Grants Pass water page's river data here.
More Reports
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, August 27th
Ben Irving Reservoir: Anglers are catching a few warmwater species
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Trout fishing is best in the early morning but quickly slows down
Coos River: Coos River Basin Report
Coquille River: The wild coho season on the Coquille River begins on Sept 13
Diamond Lake: Most rainbows are being caught on power bait
Galesville Reservoir: Try finding the depth the schools of trout are suspended at, for most success
Lemolo Lake: Brown trout fishing should be good
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Tuesday, August 26th
Breitenbush River: Access to the upper Breitenbush River has been re-opened
Detroit Reservoir: Water elevation is dropping from ever-decreasing inflows and evaporation
Foster Reservoir: The reservoir is full
Green Peter Reservoir: The water level in the reservoir has been slowly drawing down
Quartzville Creek: The river is currently running around 20 cfs
Santiam River ( North Fork) : The river is currently running at around 1,400 cfs at the gage in Mehama
Santiam River (South Fork): Flows are being consistently held at around 840 cfs at the gage in Waterloo
Kilchis River: Find resident coastal cutthroat trout throughout the basin and the Kilchis River
Nehalem River: The early fish have moved up to the head of tide where fishing has been fair
Nestucca River: Summer steelhead continue to return to the Nestucca River
Tillamook Bay: August 1st is the official start of fall Chinook season in Tillamook Bay
Wilson River: There are fish throughout the fishery
Agate Lake: Agate Lake is 45 percent full
Applegate Reservoir: Bass fishing should be good at Applegate throughout the summer
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant Lake is 40 percent full
Fish Lake : Fish Lake is 58 percent full
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie is 83 percent full
Hyatt Lake: Hyatt is 78 percent full

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