Rafting, fishing, kayaking on Oregons Rogue River, John Day River and Upper Klamath River.
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Rogue River fishing trips. We offer Oregon day fishing trips for:
Chinook salmon fishing, Coho salmon and steelhead.

Rogue River fishing trips in driftboats.Come experience our Oregon salmon fishing, Oregon Coho salmon fishing and steelhead fishing in Oregon. We fish from our very comfortable dory style 'driftboats' manufactured locally in Medford, OR by Willie Boats Inc. All tackle provided. We use only top of the line rods, reels and fishing line. Brands like Lamiglass, Rogue Rods, Shimano reels, Abu Garcia reels.
Willie boats used exclusively
Willie boats used exclusively!

Use this 'best times to fish' calender to choose which species you want to fish for.
Best months to fish by species Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
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Summer Steelhead fish fish fish fish fish fish trout boat fish trip fish fish
Fall salmon fish fish fish fish fish fish fish rod boat trip float fish
Winter steelhead fish rod float drift fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish

Spring ChinookChinook salmon from the Rogue River

Chinook Salmon or 'Springers' begin entering the Rogue River in April and arrive in the Upper Rogue area by mid-May. We fish for them by back-trolling lures such as Kwikfish or back bouncing clusters of salmon roe. We patiently teach you the methods that are most productive and provide all necessary terminal tackle and bait. All you need is a Oregon fishing license, and a willingness to try a new type of fishing. Licenses can be purchased after you arrive in town. As you can see we this Fall Chinook salmon angler hit the jackpot. 2004 was a very good year for salmon fishing with plenty of large fish.
Chinook salmon fishing.

Summer run steelhead

Begin to arrive in our Upper Rogue River area in good enough numbers in mid-July to begin targeting them while we fish for Spring Chinook salmon. Yes thats right, we fish for both species at that time of year. August fishing for Summer run steelhead is really hot. This is a great time to take younger or first time anglers. We fish by back trolling lures, an angling technique that is very easy for first time anglers to master.

Anne with a very nice 29" summer-run steelhead. This one was caught on a fly. This is the beginning of the Upper Rogue Rivers famous flyfishing season. We fish from boats or wade fish, your choice. We also roll bait and pull plugs such as Wee warts to entice strikes from these feisty fish that can tip the scales sometimes up to 10-12 pounds.

Fall Chinook

Salmon fishing starts to rock and roll mid-August and gets really hot in September tapering off around mid-October. We backtroll Kwikfish lures wrapped with a sardine filet. This is a very easy fishing technique to learn. We also roll bait (salmon egg clusters), a little harder to learn but very effective on these gigantic Fall Chinook salmon. This happy angler hooked and landed a 40+ Fall Chinook salmon rolling bait (salmon roe clusters) on a 9 1/2 foot Lamiglass Noodle Rod and a Shimano Stradic 4000 spinning reel with 10 lb test Maxima ultragreen line. After a 45 minute fight the fish came to the net.
These Fall fish really fight, often going airbourne.

Winter run Steelhead

Fishing is best from mid-December to mid-April. We begin fishing the Umpqua River, and dependant on water levels we fish the Rogue River, Chetco River, Coquille River and occasionally run a trip on the John Day River. Our season winds down around mid-April where we fish the Upper Rogue River. Occasionally we hook the first Spring Chinook salmon of the year on these trips.
Look at these beautiful 'Wild' steelhead caught on the Rogue River. After these pictures were taken the fish were released unharmed.

Prices for Rogue River salmon and steelhead trips are:

Half-day fishing trip: $125 per person (2 anglers per boat) 4 hours.

Three-quarter day fishing trip: $150 per person (2 anglers per boat) 6 hours.

Day fishing trip: $175 per person (2 anglers per boat) 8 hours.

Our day fishing trips begin at 5-6:00 AM and continue to 1-2:00 PM.

Single anglers add $50 to the prices above for (1 angler per boat).

We provide:

  • Comfortable boat seats and heaters for those cold days.
  • Rods, reels, all terminal gear and bait when needed.
  • Licensed courteous, patient, knowledgeable guides to teach you.
  • Lunches provided upon request for a nominal fee.
  • We can arrange lodging accommodations for you.
  • All fish are cleaned and bagged for you at the end of the day.

You provide:

  1. Current fishing license (out of state day licence approx. $12.00).
  2. Layered clothing to adjust to variable weather conditions.
  3. Rain gear if needed.
  4. Any personal items-sunscreen, camera, hat, sunglasses etc.
Come fish on a multi-day fishing trip with us in the Fall on the Lower Rogue River Canyon. Its a 3 or 4 day lodge trip in the beautiful Rogue Wilderness. Interested? Click here for more info.
Members of the Oregon Guides and Packers Association.Members of America Outdoors.Members of Rogue River Sportsmen Association.
Arrowhead River Adventures
720 Greenleaf Drive
Eagle Point, OR 97524
Office: 541-830-3388
Toll free: 800-227-7741
Email: don@arrowheadadventures.com

Arrowhead River Adventures is an authorized permitee of the Bureau
of Land Management and the United States Forest Service.