I just had a great few days speycasting on the upper Rogue with John and Joy from Atlanta.  They have family in Oregon, which makes quite convienent to sneak away for some spey casting and chasing steelhead on the Rogue.  They are heading to BC on a speycasting trip in a few months, so the upper Rogue is a great way to get prepared for their trip.

 

John is a well seasoned spey caster, and Joy was a very enthusiastic beginner.  Despite the challenging river conditions in most of the state, we were able to fish some superb, uncrowded swing water for 2 days.  Joy learned how do double spey from both sides of the river, and John and I worked on multiple spey casts, techniques, and had in depth conversations regarding various casting and angling theories.  I love finding anglers who share my same passion and enthusiasm for flyfishing as a true artform.  Looking forward to fishing with them again.

 

The Rogue and Applegate are high, but fishable and dropping right now.  Fish are in each river.  They get caught sometimes too.  You wont catch them if you don't go fishing though.