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Oregon: “Flossing” is not fishing

November 12, 2011 By JD 15 Comments

In Oregon, lining or “flossing” of salmon in several rivers may soon get the boot. Apparently, things have gotten ugly at places like the infamous Hatchery Hole on the Rogue and others.

Read all about it here: Mail Tribune

Filed Under: uncategorized Tagged With: king salmon, oregon, rogue river

Anchor Fishing for Spring Chinook

May 13, 2010 By JD Leave a Comment

The tastiest of all salmon…spring Chinook…are making their way up rivers all up and down the West Coast and April-July is the time to get out after ’em. While there are many ways you can target these prime kings, one of the most popular techniques on rivers like the Rogue and Klamath is to fish on anchor with spinners.

One of the top salmon guides in Northern California, John Klar, shows you how to do it…
Click here to read more…

Filed Under: Salmon, Techniques Tagged With: anchor, klamath river, rogue river, spinner, spring chinook, springers

13-year-old kid & 50-pound king salmon!

August 3, 2008 By JD Leave a Comment

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I always love a good kid fish story and that’s exactly what we have here…Thirteen-year-old Erik McGrath landed this monster 50-pound king salmon on the Lower Rogue River on Saturday, Aug. 2 while fishing with guide Matt Zlatek.

Nice job, Erik! Now, the only problem is…how do you top that??

Filed Under: Trophy Room Tagged With: 50 pound king salmon, rogue river

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