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Winter Steelhead

• January-March

Winter steelhead from a 17-foot Willie drift boat with a built-in heater. Rivers named for this trip: Chetco, Elk, Sixes, Smith, Umpqua, and Rogue. The page says the river depends on where the fish are, not one fixed launch. Bring a license with steelhead tags for Oregon and California, plus rain gear and layers.

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Sacramento River Striped Bass

• March-June
• Half-day to full-day
• Up to 6

Back-bouncing roe, plug fishing with Kwikfish or FlatFish, and drift fishing.

Striped bass on the Sacramento River, out of Colusa and Butte City. The page lists day, evening, and night trips, and both fly fishing and bait fishing. Two-boat and three-boat trips are offered for large parties.

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Upper Rogue King Salmon

• June-July

Early summer Chinook on the Upper Rogue River, from a 17-foot Willie drift boat.

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Gold Beach King Salmon

• July-October

King salmon at Gold Beach, where the Rogue River meets the Pacific Ocean, from a jet boat.

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Chetco Fall Salmon

• October-December

King salmon and coho on the Chetco River. The fall salmon page says the trip runs from a 17-foot Willie drift boat or a 25-foot Willie jet boat, including tidewater.

Sacramento and Feather River Salmon

• July-December

King salmon on the Sacramento River from Red Bluff to Butte City, and the Feather River from Oroville to Gridley, from a Willie jet boat. Techniques named on the page: back-bouncing roe, plug fishing with Kwikfish or FlatFish, and drift fishing.