Rogue River- Lower - OR

Trolling in front of the cat houses near the Rogue River mouth enables you to fish in depths between 15 to 45 feet, where the water is cooler.

The boat traffic can be like rush hour over the interstate when the fishing is good at the lower Rogue River mouth as seen here toward the end of the line. What you don't see are the 70-plus boats trolling toward the cat houses and the sand spit.

Richard Smith of Gold Beach hoists a monster Chinook salmon he caught last week while trolling the lower Rogue River with guide John Anderson.

Tommy Berg and his mother Tiffany from Brookings hold two of the numerous tuna they caught last week while fishing in the ocean out of Charleston Harbor. Photo by Larry Ellis.

Don Gilbert from Brookings, Oregon nailed this Chinook last week while trolling the Chetco Estuary with guide Jack Hanson of Brookings. Gilbert, the author and Hanson all limited out on wild Chinook.

When you troll for salmon in the Rogue bay, an occasional summer steelhead is caught on the same gear, this one held by guide John Anderson

Joanne Lehman from North Bend, Oregon caught this 18-pound springer on the lower Rogue last week while fishing with guide John Anderson from Memory Makers Rogue River Guide Service.

Steve Rayevich from Coquille, Oregon (shown) fished the lower Rogue with his friend Ronnie Davis and were well on the way to filling their limits of spring Chinook last week. Photos by Larry Ellis.

Doug Massingill from Hood River, Oregon travelled down to Brookings to catch some large black rockfish and lingcod. Photo by Larry Ellis.

Jason Dowsland from Medford, Oregon discovered the key to unhinging the rusty jaws of redtail surfperch while surf fishing in Brookings, Oregon last week. Photo by Larry Ellis.

Jantzen Godley from Central Point, Oregon was surf fishing with his family last week in Brookings when they hauled in large striped surfperch,