Anglers continue to catch some winter steelhead

Rogue River - Middle - Grants Pass, OR (Josephine County)


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
5-22-2025
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Flow in Grants Pass is around 3,080 cfs on Wednesday. The water is clear at 3 NTU's and the temperature is averaging 58 F. Anglers continue to catch some winter steelhead. and spring chinook are migrating through the middle Rogue. Anglers can legally fish for trout on the mainstem Rogue beginning May 22nd.

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.




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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, May 22nd

Grande Ronde River: Spring is a great time of year to catch trout and whitefish
Hat Rock Pond: Hat Rock Pond is scheduled to be stocked with rainbow trout
Imnaha River: Catch trout and whitefish in the Imnaha
Jubilee Lake: Successful fishing in the morning and evening
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McNary Channel Ponds: Anglers should find success
McKay Reservoir: Water temps are heating up and so is fishing
Morgan Lake: Should provide some good trout fishing
Umatilla River: Spring Chinook are in the Umatilla
Wallowa Lake : Entering the prime time of the year for kokanee angling
Wallowa River: Fishing for trout and whitefish can be good in the spring
Willow Creek Reservoir: Fishing on Willow Creek Reservoir is currently good
Agate Lake: Fishing for bass and panfish should be good
Applegate Reservoir: Trout anglers have plenty of opportunity
Applegate River: Applegate River Updates
Cooper Creek Reservoir: The reservoir will be stocked again this week
Coquille River: Coquille River Updates
Diamond Lake: Fishing should be good
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is basically full
Expo Pond: Expo Pond is producing rainbow trout, black crappie, and largemouth bass
Fish Lake : Water clarity remained very good
Floras Lake: Floras Lake Updates
Hemlock Lake: Hemlock Lake Updates
Lake Of The Woods: Lake of the Woods Updates
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard is producing good numbers of trout
Hyatt Lake: A report of good fishing for largemouth bass
Illinois River: Illinois River Updates
Johnsons Mill Pond: Largemouth bass fishing can be good
Lake Marie: Good spot for a quiet fishing experience
Lake Selmac: Fishing should be very good
Medco Pond: Fishing should be good for stocked rainbow trout