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Willamette Spring Salmon – Oregon Salmon Fishing

Posted in Chinook Salmon Fishing Oregon, Guides, Spring Salmon Fishing, Willamette River, tagged , , , , on May 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

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As many of you know the Willamette and Columbia Rivers were predicted to have near record runs of Spring Chinooks. This had me very excited, expecting to have a great springer season BUT………….. Mother Nature stepped in and threw a curve ball our way. With lot’s of rain and high water and a bouncy barometer, the fish run was not only fish late but has caused inconsistent fishing, there have been a few great days followed by so so fishing.

I only have 3 more days left of my springer season and still believe that May and June could be very good for the Willamette Chinook Springers. But now we are off to The World Famous Deschutes River,  fly fishing for the magnificent Red side Trout!

Maybe next year the Oregon Chinook Springer run and mother nature will team up for a the ultimate spring salmon season. :)

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Oregon Chinook Salmon Fishing | RRO-Trips

Posted in Chinook Salmon Fishing Oregon, Columbia River, Willamette River, tagged , , , on April 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Oregon Chinook Salmon

Oregon Chinook Salmon fishing this year has been unbelievable!  Although the weather (water conditions) have forced us to cancel a few trips,  the trips we have made qualify for the record books…

Chinook Salmon Fishing in OregonOn Wednesday we fished a crew of  seasoned salmon fisherman.  Some of these guys have been fishing with RRO for over 25 years and have seen the Columbia River and Willamette River at its “best” and “worst”. By 10:00 am we had 4 of those elusive Oregon Chinook Salmon in the boat.

All of us were fairly certain that was the end of the bite for the day and with memories of this fishery from the past, we realized what a special thing it really is. :|

A few of the our crew started spreading the word by cell and text on their success. One of the guys (we will not mention his name, to protect the innocent) was so intent on bragging rights over the phone, he did not notice his rod had bent in half and he had hooked up again. Oregon Chinook SalmonDespite everyone yelling at him and all the normal ribbing and commotion he finally picked his rod up and believe it or not,  the fish was still there!

These guys had been blessed by the “Chinook gods” and seemed to do no wrong! They ended up the day around 2:00 and had gone 6 for 6. Now that’s a memorable day! They headed home to grill some fabulous fresh salmon fillets.

Most every day has been great but for the weather, it would have been a terrific season. Easily one of the best we have ever had.  Our 2012 bookings are starting to reflect it. Those that have gone are re-booking and I guess the word is out to the rest. Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing OregonWe know it’s a year away but we would recommend you book for next year asap, the seats are filling up already. :)

Give Tina a call at 888-767-3144 to get the schedule for next year.

PS. Also another quick update: Denny Hughson (aka Dad) and I have joined forces on the Rogue River. We just created a combined website.  Check it out at www.roguefishingguides.com . This site will allow us to work together and give our clients the best options for the Rogue River Fishery. Now we cover the Rogue River with nearly 100 years of combined experience!

PPS: One of the guys just called to say that was the best tasting salmon he had ever eaten.

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Springer Salmon Fishing Update | rrotrips.com

Posted in Chinook Salmon Fishing Oregon, Columbia River, Craig Hughson, Rogue River Outfitters, tagged on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I did get my Easter Salmon we had a nice day went 3 for 4 on Sunday and while I was out-of-town at a meeting in Merlin, Oregon at Morrison’s Rogue River Lodge, Craig seem to have stayed pretty busy catching these wonderful fish.  On Monday he went 3 for 6, Tuesday 2 for 8 and yesterday 6 for 10.  Even though  the weather has not good at least salmon fishing has been.  It looks like we will all get a break this weekend from the rain and I must say if you have never been salmon fishing your really missing out on one of the most  beautiful and amazing fighting fish we have to offer here in Oregon.

I do not get  the chance to go fishing much but I must say that the salmon  we caught on Easter Sunday brought back why I love to get out and go fish not to mention that I get to spend some quality time with my husband doing something we both love.  Thank you Craig for a wonderful Easter Sunday.

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Oregon Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing | RRO-Trips

Posted in Chinook Salmon Fishing Oregon, Craig Hughson, Rogue River Outfitters, Spring Salmon Fishing, Willamette River, tagged , , on April 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Oregon Salmon FishingThe second week of April started out slow. We had only 1 fish on Monday and Tuesday got 4, I took a break on Wednesday but went back out in the rain on Thursday and got 9!!!  On friday we ended up landing 2 for 3.  The water has been so far out of shape we will call the week a success.

Oregon Chinook Salmon FishingI will be fishing everyday up until I leave for the Deschutes in May and will try and keep you posted with fish counts and fresh photo’s. To see more photo’s visit our flickr account.Cinook Salmon Fishing in Oregon
Cinook Salmon Fishing in Oregon-RRO-Trips

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Oregon Winter Steelhead Update | Oregon Chinook Salmon Beware

Posted in Chinook Salmon Fishing Oregon, Columbia River, Craig Hughson, Winter Steelhead Fishing, tagged , , on March 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Steelhead Fishing 2011This past Saturday and Sunday were good to us we went 6 for 10 and then Sunday 2 for 5.

Steelhead Fishing 2011Monday we went 6 for 6 and Tuesday went 5 for 7. Tues was a wet start but then it turned out to be a sunny end to a fish perfect day!

Yesterday we broke out the fly rods and went 3 for 6. Soon we will be headed north for the beginning of our Salmon Springer Season. Steelhead Fishing 2011There is always mixed emotions about this transition, especially this year because the steelhead fish is still so remarkable. :) Regardless we are headed north to catch the King of Oregon’s Rivers the Chinook Salmon.

We do have a few Salmon Fishing dates still available so give us a call and let’s go fishing!!!Steelhead Fishing 2011

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Springer Fishing In Oregon | Columbia River Salmon Fishing

Posted in Chinook Salmon Fishing Oregon, Columbia River, Rogue River Outfitters, tagged , , , on March 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Rogue River Outfitters Springer Fishing 2011

What a March so far.  Rain, rain, rain.   It’s the 18th of March and my coastal rivers that I fish have only been fish-able two days.  On the 16th we ventured to the Columbia River for our first Spring Chinook trip.  The fishing reports had been decent and my guests had cabin fever as bad as I did.  The day we arrived the grumble on the river was they were releasing extra water out of Bonneville Dam and that it shut the bit off, not what you want to hear on your first day.

RRO-Trips Springer Fishing 2011We fished till noon without seeing a fish caught, coming up on the tide which was about noon, we saw the first net out as it turned out it was not a great day but a very worthwhile trip.  We saw 5 springers boated and were fortunate enough that we caught two 20 pound hatchery springers.  It looks like mother nature is going to give us a bit of a break so I will be back steelhead fishing the rest of this week, then its springers through May.

Due to a recent cancellation we now have a few springer dates available, don’t miss this chance to catch the king of king’s and spend a beautiful spring day on the water.  Springer Fishing Oregon 2011, Let’s go fishing!

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Rogue River Fishing Report | Fall Fishing 2010 | Rogue River Outfitters

Posted in Chinook Salmon Fishing Oregon, Guides, Rogue River Bay Fishing, Rogue River Canyon Fishing, Rogue River Outfitters, tagged , , on September 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Rogue River Outfitters 2010

Fall seems to be moving in fast this year.  We have begun to see the vine maple and alder start to fade to color.  We have even noticed the days are getting shorter… Are last three trips down the Rogue Canyon, and in the Rogue Bay,  have just been unbelievable.

Rogue River Fishing 2010We won’t get into the exact numbers, but just to give you an idea our last trip through the canyon, over 100 half pounders on flies in 3-days. We even had a double, on one rod.

The cold air is moving in, the rain is in the wind.  We know here in the northwest our days of good weather are numbered.

Every now and again in life the stars do align, the last couple of weeks were loaded with great fishing, wonderful weather, and terrific clients, this can only make a person appreciate!

Putting in tomorrow for another 3-day through the canyon. Can’t wait for this next trip… We will report back shortly… :)

Rogue River Fishing 2010

PS. For those wondering. The salmon in the above (top) picture weighed 45 lbs.  That is not a photo shopped picture.  The Rogue River in the fall “Gotta love it!” :)

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Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing 2010 Video

Posted in Chinook Salmon Fishing Oregon, Guides, Willamette River, tagged , , , on May 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »

We just put together a 3 minute video… It shows a few of our trips within the last couple of weeks.  This is Rogue River Outfitters first production so stay tuned more is surely to come…

Enjoy,


Special Thanks to Eric Finster for editing the video for us. :)

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Oregon Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing

Posted in Chinook Salmon Fishing Oregon, Spring Salmon Fishing, Willamette River, tagged , , , , , on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

When you have such a good season it’s sometimes hard to move on to the next one.  Spring Chinook Salmon fishing has been one of those seasons.  This year was predicted to be very, very good and all predictions have come true.  I have been guiding full-time for 27 years and this has been one of my best spring salmon seasons.  I had a great ending to a great season, my last four days were awesome!  The weather, my guests and the fishing were all great!  Tina and I fished the last day together her once a year fishing trip, and we went 5 for 5 with 4 keepers.  A  few bookings are already coming in for next year, I guess  I am not the only one that was pleased with this good Springer season.  I want to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who joined me this season not all days were great but the slow days were few and far between, again thank you all very much.

I have put all the salmon gear away and now we are moving on to the Deschutes Trout season.  With the weather and water conditions Trout fishing should be wide open when we arrive on May 17th.  For any last-minute anglers we still have two great stone fly dates available, June 9-11 and June 13-15.  We can also run a trout fishing trip on the Grande Ronde June 13-15 that is also peak stone fly season for this river.

If you have not had the opportunity to fish or float the Grande Ronde give us a call.  It is a Scenic River you will not soon forget, loaded with fish.  Different from the Deschutes in the way that we can fish right from the boat… So the action is none stop,  from one terrific hole to the next you will not be disappointed.

Give us Call, lets get you booked on the Deschutes or the Grande Ronde in the month of June.  Stand by Redsides we are on our way! :)

Way to go Tina :)

There's Trouble! :) Jeff, Jim,Rick,Jim

What a Year! :)


Thanks Again for a great 2010 Salmon Season!

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Oregon Spring Salmon Fishing 2010-RRO

Posted in Chinook Salmon Fishing Oregon, Columbia River, Guides, Spring Salmon Fishing, tagged , , , , on May 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I would like to extend a big THANK YOU to Christine, Carol, and Steve Lewis for a really fun day this past Friday.  We were 5 for 9 with 4 nice keepers and one wild fish returned.  Good Job Lewis family!  :)

I have only a handful of Spring salmon fishing days left, then it’s off to the Deschutes, look out trout here we come!   I do want to say “thank you” to everyone who joined us salmon fishing this spring.

Not everyday was great but for the most part it was a very, very good season, one of the best I have ever had.  Our 2011 bookings are a reflection,  I know it’s a year in advanced but we are already receiving bookings for next year, thanks to you and the good fishing.

Wrapping up such a good Salmon Season is always tough.  A person never wants to say die…  We know the Deschutes is right around the corner for us.  But maybe if the weather will help us out a bit this week,  we can go back to the Salmon for the last few remaining days before we head east. 

Thanks again for a great season and give us a call if you would like to get your seats book for next year.  Now To The Redside’s over east, were Coming Soon!

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