Despite a relatively dry winter in Southern Oregon, early April brought the season’s first snowfall to the valley floor and flakes flew again this morning. Thankfully, the sun decided to emerge from the clouds finally hinting at the arrival of spring weather as Jim and I slid the boat into the upper Rogue. It’s currents still green from recent rains, the river seemed to come alive illuminated by the sun. By mid-morning, a few March Browns came off and at noon the river simply exploded with bug life. Both mayfly and stonefly shucks drifted en masse, while adults littered the surface and filled the air. The fish responded as if they had been waiting for this for months with rainbows and cutthroat stacked in riffles and steelhead scattered in runs. With only one shot left in the camera, we spent more time with a line in the water and less time looking into a lens. We kept smiling though - just ask Jim.
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