At lunch today, if things have gone well, the group will enjoy their first lunch of fresh Steelhead and maybe a Salmon. Today also includes a wonderful ride down through Kelsey Canyon, a beautiful bedrock gorge with incredible scenery.
Usually today is where things really start to take off with great fishing most of the day.
After dinner, partake with your friends in games of cards before heading back to your cabin for a great night of sleep as you prepare for another day of fishing on the famous Wild and Scenic Rogue River.Īfter a hearty breakfast at the lodge we load back into the boats for a GREAT day of guided fishing. In the early evening the drift boats float into Blackbar Lodge where a hot shower awaits before your evening beverages lead into general revelry and dinner. Between rapids some good Salmon Fishing and pockets of Steelhead can be found. This section has back to back class II and III rapids including Slim Pickings where the boats slide through tight channel only inches wider than the boats themselves and the fun Upper Black Bar falls. Post lunch some more classic Rogue River fishing leads into the final miles of whitewater down to the lodge. Not far below loading back in we will pull over for our riverside picnic style lunch will include multiple salads, snacks and sandwich options. This is a scenic Rogue River spot and fun to watch the guides work their boats down the narrow chute. After these rapids some good fishing begins again before the quick push down to Raine Falls.Īt Raine Falls passengers un-load the boats for a quick walk around the 10 ft tall class V waterfall while the guides lower their drift boats through the fish-ladder around the falls with ropes. Upper and Lower Grave Creek are thrilling class III rapids with the second being a small water-fall like rapid which is an exciting ride in the drift boat. After about 90 minutes we will arrive at Grave Creek which is a good outhouse stop if anyone needs to quickly use a pit-toilet before the PFD’s go on and the class III whitewater begins. The first 4 miles of the trip includes some fun class II and II+ rapids mixed with often productive fishing holes. At the shop we go through a quick orientation to help prepare you for the Rogue River fishing trip and make sure you have all of the information and gear you need before loading into our van for the 15 minute ride down to the put-in.ĩ:00 am, Launch from Almeda Bar and start fishing. This provided dry-bag is where everything for the trip goes. Your car will be parked in our gated lot for the remainder of the fishing trip on the Rogue River.Īt our shop you will re-pack your luggage for the trip into our supplied dry-bag. Rogue River Fishing Trip - Trip ItineraryĨ:00 AM, Meet at our shop in Merlin Oregon. Briggs has been offering guided fishing trips on the Rogue River since the mid-1930’s. These trips are provided by our partner Briggs Rogue River Guide Service. Trips on the Wild and Scenic Rogue River happen from August through the end of October and these trips do fill up so we advise booking early! This is a trip simply un-like any other, perfect for bonding with kids, sharing a vacation with friends, having a fishy vacation with your less fishing passionate spouse or getting together with co-workers. This is a 4-day lodge to lodge fishing trip where you will load into a drift boat on day one and 4-days later exit your drift boat having traveled almost 60 miles downstream, having seen some of Oregon’s most incredible scenery, floating through class II and III whitewater, stayed in three historic riverside fishing lodges and ideally netted a good number of fish. Fishing from a drift boat on a fly can include catching many of both and on a good trip, usually includes fresh Steelhead for lunch. This incredibly scenic trip happens on the protected section of the Rogue River which is home to significant amounts of diverse wildlife and ample amounts of both returning adult steelhead and the famous “half-pounder” run. It has been a sought out destination by A-list celebrities, past Presidents, and was even the home of the famous author, Zane Gray. The Wild and Scenic Rogue River in Southern Oregon has been a popular fishing destination since the very early 20th century.
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