Middle Rogue River Updates

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


by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
7-15-2025
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Flow in Grants Pass is about 1,890 cfs on Tuesday morning. The water temperature is averaging 67 F, but creeping up to 71F in the afternoons. Summer steelhead and spring chinook are migrating through the middle Rogue. Beginning July 1, anglers fishing downstream of Dodge Bridge may harvest up to 2 spring chinook per day, hatchery (adipose finclip) or wild (no adipose finclip).

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 Tuesday, July 15th

Blue River: Blue River Updates
Clear Lake: Will be stocked!
Coast Fork Willamette River: Open to fishing all year for trout
Cottage Grove Reservoir: Cottage Grove Updates
Detroit Reservoir: Any technique will catch fish,
Dexter Reservoir: Dexter Reservoir Updates
Dorena Reservoir: Dorena Reservoir Updates
Fall Creek Reservoir: Fall Creek is currently being held down
Foster Reservoir: Foster Reservoir Updates
Hills Creek Reservoir: Hills Creek Reservoir Updates
Leaburg Lake: Leaburg Lake Updates
McKenzie River: McKenzie River Updates
McKenzie River: R2 Updates
Middle Fork of the Williamette: Middle Fork Updates
Row River Pond: Wildlife viewing opportunities
Salmon Creek: Salmon Creek Updates
Salt Creek: Salt Creek Updates
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: Can coax some larger trout
Santiam River (South Fork): Santiam River (South Fork) Updates
Sunnyside Park Pond: Bluegill and largemouth bass year-round
Willamette River: Poor river conditions last week
Laurance Lake: Beautiful week to go up to the lake
Jubilee Lake: Vehicle access to the lake is open
McNary Channel Ponds: Bass fishing can be good
McKay Reservoir: Fishing is heating up
Umatilla River: Trout fishing is currently open
Agate Lake: Fishing for bass and panfish should be good
Applegate Reservoir: Trout fishing should be good
Coos River: Coos River Basin Updates
Diamond Lake: Fishing is good
Emigrant Reservoir: Fishing should be good
Fish Lake : Fish Lake Updates
Hyatt Lake: Fishing for largemouth bass is good
Lost Creek Reservoir: Lost Creek Reservoir Updates
Plat I Reservoir: Fishing is slow

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Monday, July 14th

Kilchis River: Kilchis River Updates
Necanicum River: The Necanicum is very low
Nehalem River: The run will improve throughout the month
Nestucca River: Summer steelhead continue to return
Three Rivers: The hatchery weir is still open
Tillamook Bay: Spring Chinook fishing is winding down
Trask River: Spring Chinook fishing is winding down
Wilson River: Fish throughout the fishery
Alton Baker Canoe Canal: Good spot to fish
Blue River Reservoir: Blue River Reservoir Updates
Breitenbush River: Breitenbush River has been re-opened
Fall Creek: Fall Creek Updates
Quartzville Creek: Green Peter Reservoir Updates
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Summer steelhead and spring chinook runs are slowing