Rogue River
South Fork

Rogue River, upper: Steelhead, Chinook

The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is around 1,440cfs and 55F. Click here for current flow at the Ray Gold gage. For up-to-date river levels, check all the USGS Rogue gauges here.

Cole Rivers Hatchery returns as of 7/8/26: New summer steelhead 53, season total 225. New spring Chinook 510, season total 14253. Folks are still catching a few hatchery and wild winter steelhead, and side-drifting larger beads seems to be the most productive. There are a few spring Chinook being caught, and angling pressure is starting to increase. If you don't intend to harvest a fish, please use proper catch-and-release techniques, such as keeping fish in the water as much as possible and releasing wild fish immediately. Last updated 7/15/26

Rogue River, lower: Chinook, summer steelhead, surf perch

Salmon anglers are picking up a few more chinook trolling the estuary. This is just the beginning of the return so angler can expect more and more chinook each day. Most of the fishing pressure has below the entrance to the Port of Gold Beach. Some folks have had some success targeting surf perch within the river estuary on the sand spit. The river is getting pretty low so boat anglers will want to pay close attention when running the river. Last updated 7/14/2026

Rogue River, lower: Chinook, summer steelhead

Slow. Most anglers are waiting for chinook to start showing up in the estuary. Last updated 6/23/2026