Last week the surrounding hills of the recreational section of the Rogue River received more than a foot of snow. Though the sun has come out and the snow at Ferron's Rogue River Fun Trips has melted, we can still see the snow on the hillsides.
The river is dropping and many are on the Rogue River fishing for steelhead. Today one of Ferron's guests caught a 14 inch fish, enough for a dinner.

The Rogue River is high and muddy

Mid-January on the Rogue River. The temperatures during the day have been in the mid fifties, not low enough for snow which means lots of rain. Folks would not need to carry their rafts very far for a river put in. The day after this photo was taken the sun came out. As Rogue River levels drop, we hope the wiley winter steelhead will start to bite.

January 1, 2011 began with snow along the Rogue River. Without rain the past few days the river is dropping and becoming clearer. We anticipate winter steelhead fishing on the Rogue River shortly. It was a beautiful, sunny blue sky day. The snows glistened as they melted and fell from the trees. What an awesome way to start the new year on the Rogue River.

80th Birthday Celebration on the Rogue River

Adrienne DeLaurell and her family from California, her brother and his family from Colorado, and her step-brother and sister-in-law from CA joined Adrienne's mom, who will be celebrating her 80th birthday on September 11, for our afternoon Rogue River trip. The birthday girl, who is sitting right in front of Pupeye, our dog, lives in Grants Pass.

Last year the crew joined Ferron's Rogue River Fun Trips, and had so much fun that they returned again this year.

A good time was had by all and their festivities continued throughout the week end.

Erika and her partner, Danielle, joined Sue for a
full day Rogue River raft trip over the week end.
It was a great day for floating and some paddling
in the kayak for Erika who even tried her hands
and arms at the oars.
Danielle enjoyed the relaxation of the oar raft and
we all enjoyed some of the Rogue River wildlife:
otters, osprey diving for fish, blue herons, king-
fishers, and a deer and two of her fawn standing by the river's edge in the shade of the willows.

Rogue River raft rentals

Depending upon the day our stack of Rogue River rental boats can look totally alike or show a lot of variety. On this particular day a trailer full of boats was loaded for a Hog Creek Boat Landing put-in. On the bottom is an 8 person paddle boat. Above that is a 14 foot self bailing oar boat, above that are two twelve foot paddle rafts topped by a single tomkat. We're happy to accommodate your rental needs. We'll put you in and take you out anywhere in the Hog Creek to Grave Creek stretch of the Rogue River.

Kayaking on the Rogue River

On July 13 the Bieber siblings, Cade in the foreground and Addi in the background, joined Sue and Ferron's Rogue River Fun Trips for a half day trip from Hog Creek to Galice. We had the river practically to ourselves and the wildlife, once again, was wonderful. An otter swam in front of us and many osprey and blue heron flew overhead. As we paddled through Taylor Creek Canyon above Morrison's Lodge, Sue commented that we might see a bald eagle. No sooner said then Cade yelled and pointed, "There it is!" and a bald eagle landed on a tree branch. We had time for swimming, fishing and snacking. The cool upstream breeze gave us all a little chill with temperatures hovering at 90 degrees on this summer day of mostly solitude, except for the

wildlife and an occasional raft.