The Rivers

The Rogue has been a part of the steelhead fly fishing as long as people have been plying rivers for these magnificent fish. People are only now rediscovering what is quickly becoming known as the "Rogue River Phenomena." As far as numbers go, steelhead flyfishing doesn't get any better than the Rogue. It's user friendly gravel bars and large numbers of aggressive steelhead is a dream for the flyfisher just diving into the realm of steelheading. Even for a beginner, multiple hook-up days are the norm when drifting this river.

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Few rivers are as rich with steelhead fly fishing tradition as the North Umpqua. It's noted camp water area may be the most famous stretch of steelhead water in the world. The North Umpqua is home to the most incredible summer steelhead south of the Canadian border. It's healthy run of wild fish are big, strong, and very aggressive. I can't imagine a better place to fish steelhead with dry flies.
As winter approches, some of the biggest steelhead in the state make their way up the North Fork. This is the river to be on if you are chasing that dream of the 20 pound chromer.

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The first big rains after Thanksgiving bring winter steelhead into the South Umpqua. Despite the fact there are other drift boats fishing conventional gear, as a fly fishing guide, I feel like this has been my own private fishery for years. I rarely ever see other fly fisherman. This makes for little competition, considering the gear anglers are generally fishing different water.

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This is the earliest of our summer steelhead fisheries. These are primarily hatchery fish returning to Dexter dam above the city of Eugene. These are some of the biggest and strongest summer runs we will see all season. This makes for a convenient day of fishing for the traveling fisherman. Fly into Eugene and you are only minutes away from our fishing destination.

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There are a seemingly endless number of coastal streams that are within striking distance of our home base. A lot of these are small rivers are untapped fisheries so I am not posting any names on the world wide web! These rivers host healthy runs of wild steelhead and are often fishable when our bigger systems are blown out and muddy. Where we fish depends on weather and river conditions on any given day.