Winter Steelhead Fishing on the Rogue River in Southern Oregon

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It’s never too cold to fish. Back in December I headed up north for another weekend steelhead mission with my friends Ryan and Rich. I am not a morning person but when there is an opportunity to float on the Rogue River, I somehow find the motivation. Coffee helps. We left Ryan’s house early in the morning for the long drive north into Oregon and met Rich stream side as he was putting the boat in the water. I love how different a river can look and feel in the middle of winter. The color palettes stream side take on pastel hues and there is this cold, beautiful stillness to the landscape. It was a nice change of scenery. In between swinging assassin flies on our spey rods, I took the time to photograph the guys fishing. Being out there in the cold was worth it. After years of steelhead fishing in northern California and Oregon, I finally ended up catching my first adult steelhead. Thanks for looking, -M

This entry was posted on Sunday, January 8th, 2012 at 8:32 pm. It is filed under Fly fishing and tagged with fish, float boat, floating, Fly Fishing, guides, Oregon, Rogue River, Ryan Peterson, spey rods, Steelhead, winter, winter steelhead. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.