Idaho Fish Report

The release from Lost Creek is around 2,600 cfs and the flow at Dodge Bridge is around 3,600 cfs and coming back into shape. River temperature out of Lost Cr Lake is 47F.

Pulling plugs at the heads and tails of pools can be very productive under these semi-high conditions. Side drifting, spoons, and swung flies will work in some places and be more effective as river levels drop and settle.

There are currently trout and steelhead available in this section of the Rogue, but spring Chinook should be arriving any day.

Cole Rivers Hatchery swim-in numbers as of 4/3/25:

Species / Run New Season Total

Summer Steelhead

0.           1,137

Winter Steelhead

232         750

There is no wild steelhead harvest allowed 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.