We are appreciating the good fishing years and the abundance of salmon we have enjoyed over the past 20+ years. The river level upstream on the Rogue was low due to decreased amounts of water released from the reservoir, a similar story heard across the west. Drought, climate change…? The salmon were having a hard time getting over the sandy bar created by the high wave action and decreased river flow so very few Chinook were caught by wishful fisherman trolling up and down the bay. Several wild salmon were returned back to the river; Greg says the ratio is about 50/50 hatchery but seems higher the few days we are here! We leave with two “jacks”, young chinooks that are small. The weather was perfect but the cooler returns quite empty. Thus ends our journey as head home tomorrow.
