Oregon Fishing Trips

Ahh… the smell of the fresh, crisp air and the coffee brewing on the open camp fire, there is nothing better to bring back childhood memories.  My dad loved fishing and we took many Oregon fishing trips when I was a kid.  I remember picking blackberries along the banks of the beautiful Rogue River while he would be intently fishing for a rainbow trout or large salmon or Chinook that are this river’s natives.  I was assigned the task of managing the net for him. 

My mom shared his enjoyment of fishing and she would also be casting her line, carefully letting the fishing fly dance on the glistening water.  If my memory serves me correctly, I believe my mom’s technique was duly rewarded with more catches than my dad. In the evening, or for breakfast, my six siblings and I would eagerly gobble up the freshly fried catch expertly prepared by mom. My brother, Bob, seemed to be the most interested in learning the skills of fly fishing while the rest of us kids were happy to search through the fir trees that thickly populated the Rogue River’s banks for special treasures.

The Oregon wilderness is vast, rugged and beautiful with hundreds of rivers, lakes and miles of Pacific coastline with which to choose from for rewarding Oregon fishing trips.  The Rogue River is the one fishing area that I am the most familiar with.  My brother-in-law, Sam, and avid fisherman, has fished a great majority of the lakes, rivers and coastlines of the Southern Oregon area.  He has a freezer full of fish to prove his fishing expertise.

Several of the rivers boast some of the best river guides in the U.S.  Guided river fishing trips are fully supplied with everything you may need while fishing in the wilderness.  These Oregon fishing trips historical have a very high safety and fishing success rate.  Their guides are well trained and have had years of experience.  You will not camp like I camped as a kid.  Everything will be done for you from setting up your tent each night and preparing your meals to hauling all of your baggage in a separate boat.

There are many places listed online to compare prices and check for the best locations and the different fishing seasons.