Rogue River Half-Pounders: Summer Steelhead Tactics for Oregon's Most Explosive July Run
The Rogue River's half-pounder steelhead are unlike any fish in Oregon — juvenile sea-run fish returning in July with the energy of a freight train. Here's where to find them and how to catch them.
Fly Fishing the Owyhee River Tailwater: Wild Rainbows in Oregon's High Desert Canyon
Below Owyhee Dam in Malheur County, cold releases from the reservoir create a year-round tailwater fishery producing wild rainbow trout in a spectacular red-canyon landscape. Here's everything you need to know to make the drive worth it.
Suttle Lake Kokanee Trolling: Oregon's Best Summer Salmon on a High Cascades Lake
Suttle Lake near Sisters delivers consistent kokanee action all summer long. Here's how to rig, find fish, and put landlocked salmon in the cooler before the crowds arrive.
Buoy 10 Columbia River Chinook: Oregon's Premier August Salmon Fishery
The Buoy 10 season opens August 1 on the lower Columbia River, drawing thousands of anglers to one of the most productive chinook and coho fisheries in the Pacific Northwest. Here's how to get ready before the opener.
Alsea River Fall Chinook Preview: Scouting Oregon's Premier Coastal Salmon River Before the September Run
July is the time to start thinking about fall chinook. By the time the Alsea River turns green and the first rains push into the Coast Range, the anglers who did their homework in summer are the ones backing down the boat ramp with confidence. Timing, access, tactics, and gear for Oregon's Alsea River chinook season.
Tenmile Lakes Largemouth Bass: Southern Oregon's Premier Warm-Water Destination Near Coos Bay
Just inland from the Oregon Coast near Coos Bay, the twin Tenmile Lakes offer some of the state's best largemouth bass fishing — and most anglers driving Highway 101 have no idea what they're missing.
Haystack Reservoir: Summer Trout and Smallmouth Bass Near Madras
Haystack Reservoir is Central Oregon's overlooked summer fishery — stocked rainbows, aggressive smallmouth bass, and far fewer boats than the famous destination lakes. Here's how to fish it in July.
East Lake Summer Fishing Guide: Kokanee, Rainbow Trout, and Trophy Browns in Newberry's Caldera
East Lake is Newberry Caldera's overlooked twin—hotter in summer, more productive for trollers targeting kokanee and trophy brown trout. Here's your complete July and August guide.
Hosmer Lake Fly Fishing: Trophy Brook Trout and Atlantic Salmon in Oregon's High Cascades
Hosmer Lake near Bend is one of Oregon's most unique fly fishing destinations — fly-only water holding trophy Atlantic salmon and large brook trout in crystal-clear volcanic Cascade water.
Beulah Reservoir: Eastern Oregon's Forgotten High-Desert Rainbow Trout Fishery
Tucked into the rimrock canyons of Malheur County, Beulah Reservoir offers some of Eastern Oregon's best early-summer rainbow trout fishing — on a remote high-desert impoundment that most Willamette Valley anglers have never heard of.
Emigrant Lake Summer Fishing: Southern Oregon's Warm-Water Bass and Crappie Hot Spot
Just minutes from Ashland, Emigrant Lake delivers summer bass, crappie, and catfish action that most Oregon anglers overlook. Here's how to make the most of it.
Upper Rogue River Summer Trout: Wild Rainbows from Prospect to Lost Creek
The upper Rogue River above Lost Creek Reservoir holds some of Oregon's best wild rainbow trout fishing from June through September. Here's how to fish it right.