Welcome to our guide to floating and fishing the upper Rogue River. Check out a series of videos by Mail Tribune outdoors writer Mark Freeman and photographer Jamie Lusch, read archived stories about the river and find resources for information on using the river and enjoying its wildlife. Use the map below to watch videos about the river as well as to find the best fishing holes, swimming sites and public-access points along Jackson County’s most popular stretch of water.
Here's an introduction to our video project and the river. Then, explore the rest of the river.
Interactive Map
Videos
These videos also can be found on the interactive map above.
From our archives
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Cormorant management bill debuts in Legislature - 4/22/2013
Oregon salmon advocates believe they are inching toward developing a federally approved plan in which over-populations of fish-eating cormorants...
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Upper Rogue River has new boundary - 4/19/2013
The Fisher's Ferry boat ramp — not the old Gold Ray Dam site — is the new lower boundary of the upper Rogue River, one of a handful of...
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An early springer gets juices flowing - 3/15/2013
SHADY COVE — For the first six days of March, Mark Randolph pulled himself out of his Shady Cove bed and trudged up to Cole Rivers Hatchery...
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Invasion: ODFW tries to stop invasive snails and plants at Jackson County Sports Park - 3/14/2013
WHITE CITY — Two small ponds infested with Chinese mystery snails and non-native aquarium plants are being drained in the latest attempt to...
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Canyon casters - 3/1/2013
GALICE — Low and cold flows throughout February put an icy grip on winter steelhead fishing in the Rogue River.
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Along for the ride? - 2/24/2013
During a trip down the Lower Rogue River Canyon in fall 2010, fishing guide Dan Stumpff noticed the back of his right hand swelling, then festering...
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DEQ investigating river water report - 2/16/2013
A new study that says effluent from Medford's wastewater treatment plant illegally harms insect life and promotes unwanted algae growth in the Rogue...
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Rogue River ecosystem impact study questioned - 2/13/2013
A new study contends that treated effluent released into the Rogue River from Medford's wastewater treatment plant illegally harms insect life and...
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'No Carcass Left Behind' - 2/9/2013
TRAIL — A tote containing 800 rotten, smelly spring chinook salmon carcasses is pushed by forklift — very daintily — into fish...
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Go get those hogs - 2/8/2013
ASHLAND — With one turn of a lever Thursday, Cole Rivers Hatchery technician Colby Gonzalez turned 351 summer steelhead into rainbow trout and...
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Chinook benchmarks set in ODFW management plan - 1/12/2013
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday adopted a fall chinook management plan for the Rogue River that seeks to ensure that the basin's...
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Eroding plans: Rogue thrashes banks at TouVelle - 1/7/2013
State parks officials grappling with the Rogue River's ever-eroding banks at TouVelle State Park are looking at short-term and long-term solutions to...
Fishing stories
- Warmer air, water affect trout-stocking schedule - 5/17/2013
- It's definitely no longer kid's play - 5/17/2013
- No halibut-catch quota slated for South Coast - 5/10/2013
- Fly-fishing expert will fly in, teach seminar - 5/3/2013
- Hooked on opening day - 4/28/2013
Environment
- Grant ends dispute between off-roaders, park users - 5/11/2013
- Klamath water war poised to erupt - 5/8/2013
- Sanctuary One boss immerses himself in lives of swine - 5/2/2013
- Don't dump that water — reuse it - 4/30/2013
- New environmental rules tap trucking firm finances - 4/29/2013
Map legend
- Yellow markers - Public boat ramps
- Red markers - Fishing pools and riffles
- Light blue markers - Wildlife viewing opportunities
- Dark blue markers - Public swimming holes
- White markers - Navigational tips
- Green markers - Bridges
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