I finally took my own advice… I decided to stay a few days and back off on the driving. Both Trigger and I needed a break.
Most of the Chinook were still in the river mouth getting ready to head up the river to spawn.
I have fished for Salmon most of my life. However, the fishing regulations were challenging to say the least. No matter what, you either had to use a float or a strike indicator. Seems easy… Using a bobber with bait has caught a lot of Salmon and Steelhead. Using a strike indicator with a fly and trailing fly has produced many fish as well. However, the Salmon were on their initial push up the river. And, in that segment of the river, the water was almost still. So, fly fishing with an indicator was out. My plan before I arrived was to use streamers or swing a fly through the zone.
I was down to bobber fishing. Not my favorite.
The best thing was the ability to drive on the river rocks straight up to the hole you were going to fish. I’m not lazy, but if they let me drive there I will.
After two days of relative relaxing, I decided to camp on the Rogue closer to the mouth of the river.