The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is around 1,200cfs. Click here for current flow at the Ray Gold gage. A few summer steelhead continue to migrate into the upper Rogue. Fishing for Chinook is now closed but Coho are moving through in good numbers. Hatchery (adipose clipped) Coho may be harvested, but wild Coho must be released.

Cole Rivers Hatchery returns as of 10/22/25:

Species/Run          New fish       Season total

Coho.                        469               473

Summer Steelhead.    37              1,275

Anglers, please use proper catch-and-release techniques, such as keeping fish in the water as much as possible and releasing them quickly. Spring Chinook have started spawning, so please be careful not to step on reds/nests if wading. Remember that smaller rainbow are usually the steelhead that will return in future years.

For up-to-date river levels, check all the USGS Rogue gauges here.