Recent content by Salty Nick

After getting skunked two saturdays in a row on the Sacramento River, got lucky again with a limit of Kings. One was a jack, the other a little bigger at 11.5#. Mmmm, salmon on the smoker. Salty.

Though I didn't have much luck a few weeks ago fishing the Rogue and N Umpqua, got lucky this labor day weekend catching a pair of fall run jacks on the Sacramento River in CA. There were about 30-40 guys throwing spinners off the bank, with 5 fish caught, and I was lucky enough to get a limit...

Thanks again! Thanks again! Just got back from southern Oregon, and just wanted to say thanks again for all the info and suggestions. Didn't have much luck fishing (unless you count mini-steelhead and rainbow trout fry, but enjoyed the very beautiful natural scenery. Glad the north route down...

Thanks for all the input! Will be staying in Gold Beach then travelling to Crater Lake, so probably won't make it up to mouth of Umpqua. Was thinking of hitting jetty at the mouth of the Rogue or at the bank a little further upstream. When fishing spinners in the rivers, do you guys generally...

Thanks, ESF. So it looks like in Umpqua, near Idleyld Park, and Rogue, near Shady Cove it's a steelhead game. Any suggestions on what to use? Would spinners work in these areas? Mepps or Panther Martins or Rooster Tails? Are most steelies wild, or is there a mix? Thanks, Salty.

More Regulation Help! Boy, and I thought CA regs were confusing - but, I was looking at Southwest Zone regs for Upper Rogue (around Shady cove area) during August 21-27th timeframe, and was getting a headache. Am I right in understanding that all Chinook Salmon is closed in that stretch, but...

Wow! Thanks for all the great, detailed info - appreciate your generosity. I really like the idea of hitting Gold Beach and trying for salmon, and even middle Rogue for Steelhead, too - will see if family & friends agree tho. Will let you know how it goes. Salty.

Thanks much for the info RWS, appreciate it. Salty.

Thanks for the info. Plans are not yet set in stone. We are coming from SF Bay Area in CA - was planning to hit north coast of CA up through Mendocino to Crescent City, and into Oregon mainly to hit Crater Lake. Wasn't sure whether should go directly from Crescent City up to Grants Pass/Medford...

Also, will probably head to Crater Lake after that, it looks like that passes by Grants Pass area, which is near Upper Rogue? If given the choice, would I do better in late August to bank it from Upper Rogue or Lower Rogue for Salmon? The hard part for me though, is to fit in the fishing...

I will be visiting southwest Oregon near the end of August - I'm a California native who bank fishes quite a bit, mostly surf-fishing for rockfish, and bay/river fishing for striped bass (used to fish for river-run salmon - 'til it got so bad it isn't worth it). I will mostly be doing the...