Local Waters
Emigrant Lake
Ashland, OR · about 61 hours from Carlisle (typical, off-peak)
Ashland's reservoir.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
Around now
Most likely in this drive this week. Not a guarantee — confirm the official rule.
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Smallmouth bass
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Trout
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Sunfish and crappie
Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass.
- Season
- Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
- License
- Oregon angling license (ODFW)
- Park
- County park ramps. Fees.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the public lot.
- Wading
- Confirm flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm ODFW for this week.
- Tuesday conditions
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Wind ? mph.
- Sky
- ⛅ 94° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:27 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 10:58
- Wind at dawn
- 0 mph · Mostly Clear · 64°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: 0 mph
- 10am: 0 mph
- 2pm: 0 mph
- dusk: NE 1 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Easy Angling Southwest. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Ashland Fly Shop
55 N Main St, Ashland, OR 97520
Call
Rogue, Applegate, high lakes. Confirm the address if they have moved.
Rogue Valley Anglers
Medford, OR
Call
Medford fly shop. Rogue and Applegate. Confirm the street address.
Stay
Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.
Valley of the Rogue State Park
Campground · 2 min to the water · Year-round — confirm Oregon State Parks
On the Rogue. Legal camp if you want dawn without a motel.
Dogs: Yes, on leash — confirm park rules
Weasku Inn
Inn · 5 min to the water · Year-round — book ahead
Indoor bed on the Rogue above Grants Pass. Shop in town in the morning.
Dogs: Ask
Cabins and rentals (you leave Local Waters):
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.