Idaho Fish Report

The release from Lost Creek is around 2,000 cfs and the flow at Dodge Bridge is around 6,000 cfs and blown out. The section just upstream of Casey Park will still have clear water from Lost Cr. Reservoir, but visibility deteriorates quickly downstream with the recent high water.

There are currently trout and steelhead available in this section of the Rogue.

Cole Rivers Hatchery swim-in numbers as of 3/12/25:

Species / Run New Season Total

Summer steelhead

0                         1,137

Winter steelhead

85                         150

Prior to the past weekend's rains, anglers have found a few winter steelhead in this section of river and more should be moving in as the water recedes next week. There is no wild harvest above the confluence with the Illinois River. The Rogue-South Coast Steelhead Validation is required for all winter steelhead anglers fishing in the Rogue Basin or on the south coast from Dec. 1 to April 30.

Anglers, please use proper catch-and-release techniques, such as keeping fish in the water as much as possible and releasing them quickly. If fish are getting injured with the technique you are using, please change techniques. Remember that smaller rainbow are usually the steelhead that will return in future years.

For up-to-date river levels, check all the USGS Rogue gauges here.