February 6, 2009: .12 last night, .31 this morning. Not much rain. As always, I sign off at the end of January until the new fall season arrives. Hope you all have a great year fishing, see you after the first fall rains. Watch the storm page for rain & storm news.

January 28, 2009: .55" of rain last night and this morning.

January 26, 2009: .51" of rain on the beach yesterday, with .12 since midnight. Elk River is low and clear... no further reports unless it rains significantly.

January 23, 2009: Rivers are all low (Elk is a 3'+) and clear. Really not much to report.

January 11, 2009: Apparently there was some excitement yesterday along the river, when a couple of kayakers dumped. What were they thinking? River is 5.0' this morning and still falling. Sixes and Elk were both headed towards green again late Friday. A quick trip overland, I saw that almost every river is on it's way down, most were still brown working on green: Rogue, South Umpqua, Coquille. Thankfully, we have had no rain.

For more information of the Elk River rescue visit the: Curry Coastal Pilot and read the article by Valliant Corley.

January 8, 2009: Rain gauge reads .83 so far this morning (.08 yesterday, .47 on the 6th). High gust on the cape last night was 64. Elk River had over 3" of rain last night. The river is now murky green and the level is 6.3' and falling... unless we get more rain.

January 6, 2009: Cape winds gusts this morning in the 40 mph range. Beach rain is .43 so far. Little change in Elk River level or color. About 5' the last two days and jade green.

January 5, 2008 •   It's warmer today, 46 on the beach. Last night was windy, 77 mph gust on the Cape, 56 mph gust across the dock. Beach rain was .04 last night and .20 since midnight. Elk River 5.4' and jade green in color.

January 4, 2008 •   Elk River is 5.8' this morning, and falling, until the next storm anyway. Would it be warmer to swim in the 46 degree water or stand on the 36 degree bank?

January 2, 2008 •   Happy New Year! High wind was 70 mph on the Cape last night. .83" of rain and about .24 so far today with only a few hours to go.

Several fishermen wrote to says Thanks for the website... I say, my pleasure. Thanks to everyone who wrote this year! I will keep intermittent reports through January as usual.

December 30, 2008 •   No rain today rivers are working their way down, however, there are still flood warnings for the Coquille through tomorrow morning. The day couldn't end dry... it had to rain again... only .04 so far (9:30pm). Elk was 8' this morning and has dropped to 7.8' as measured around 4 pm and reported by the fish checker. Expect the river to start clearing if we don't get much rain.

December 29, 2008 •   Elk River is 14.8' and rising. We have had 1.26" of rain on the beach since midnight. It's currently not raining and there are a few blue spots here and there in the clouds. The fish checker has hopes for fishing on the Elk by Wednesday... Both rivers are a mess this morning.

Elk River Hatchery

Sixes / Edson Creek Swimming Hole and Boat Launch

December 28, 2008 •   Expect the Sixes to be clear as mud with 2.75" of rain Friday & Saturday. We've had a smidge over 4" since Christmas (includes white stuff). Elk River is 14.5' and mud brown. Hope you all enjoyed the rain. If your out and about, today is the last day to visit the Hughes House and the Lighthouse, noon to five.

Elk River 12 28 2008

December 27, 2008 •   Rivers are both up, with over an inch of rain the last few days. Sixes was looking more like mud. Elk River is 4.9' and still green. Winds on the Cape are above 50 mph, 35-40 plus across the dock. Be careful where ever you are.

December 25, 2008 •   Merry Christmas! Welcome to the land of hail, 30 degree temperatures. Hope you catch of fish if your fishing, otherwise stay warm and enjoy the holiday.
Rain for yesterday: .63" today we have a mix of hail and rain .16" worth so far.

December 24, 2008 •   We are getting rain in little bits, so far .24 on the beach today. Elk river green in color and the level is 4.5'. Sixes was looking a little towards chocolate yesterday.

December 22, 2008 •   Elk River was 5.8' this morning and jade green in color. Temp is 45 degrees. Final high wind gust for the Cape for this storm was 75 mph.

December 19, 2008 •   Noted the rivers were both up ever so slightly with the bit of rain we had, which was just under a half inch including the .04 this morning. If you were on the road last night, some of that water varied through slush, hail, snow and rain. It helped! Our resident fish checker notes fish are as far up as the hatchery again, and that some pretty bright fish were caught on the Knapp Ranch. Good luck. Stats: Elk River is 4.0 with .70" of rain in the canyon, and the river has a bit of color.

December 17/18, 2008 •   Midnight report: Our resident fish checker reports as much as 6" of snow on the north fork of Elk River, and a few fish were caught on private ranches. (Please note: You must have permission to cross private property!) Pretty much no fishing above 101/Elk River bridge. It's suppose to rain... there's .04 on my rain gauge now. Perhaps there will be more by morning.

December 17, 2008 •   The weather remains cold, however, rain is suppose to be on the way. We shall see. Both rivers were low and clear today, with several trucks with empty boat trailers noted at the Sixes Store/Grange/Post Office take out. A die hard fisherman notes he caught a fish on the Sixes each of the last few days, and now has on hand 3 salmon and a steelhead. So there are fish, patience required.

December 15, 2008 •   UPDATE: Fish checker checked in... nothing really new. Elk is at 3.3' ... Little change in the Elk River, and fish aren't biting. Until we get some real rain, things will likely be slow or slower. However, you are still encouraged to continue enjoying the sport of being outdoors fishing, you just might get lucky.

Only significant change today is that it's even colder and there's more hail/snow on the ground.

December 14, 2008 •   Rain and hail today, hope you all enjoyed this mornings lightning and thunder. Two vehicles at Hwy 101 & Elk River today, one was the fish checker. Die hard fishermen on the Sixes today, three or so at the take out at Sixes Day Use and another at the Orchard Hole.

December 13, 2008 •   Finally some rain... river should be up a little with the .75" of rain we had at the beach. Cool air added some hail to the excitement late last night. This morning the rain gauge is .16" ... not quite an inch of precipitation. It's 35 outside, with grey skies. To busy with work, haven't been fishing, anybody catch anything?

December 4, 2008 •   Evening UPDATE: River level is 3.2' about .5' above summer levels. The beach access is passable from the Cape Blanco Campground again (as of today). Our fish checker reports very slow fishing on the river, also notes redds in the river, and fish are arriving daily at the hatchery.

Still no rain or real change in the rivers. Reports of a few fish are still being caught according to a fisherman on the Elk.

November 30, 2008 •   Good Morning... Sunshine and fog. Still no rain, so the river is still low and clear. Again, no rain, fishing is likely going to be slow. It was reported this morning that the Cape Blanco State Park access to fishing is closed off to vehicles by high tides moving logs. Foot traffic only until appropriate steps are taken to get the road back open.

November 28, 2008 •   Without rain... fishing is slow. The fish checker reports a few fish caught each day towards the mouth, almost nothing above the Elk/101 bridge. Some have caught darker fish and released them. Hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving holiday. Perhaps we will get a little rain on Monday... if the weatherman is even close with predictions.

November 22, 2008 •   .28" of rain on the beach this morning, .16 yesterday. Not likely much change in the river level. No fish in my freezer yet. Nothing caught on the lower Elk yesterday, and several were caught the day before.

November 20, 2008 •   The rains returned. Beach rain is up to .35 already this morning. Gusts on the cape hit 60 earlier this morning, gusts now are in the 40s ESE. Heard of a few fish caught at the mouth, fishing on the Elk/101 bridge has been heavy at times. If you catch the big one, let me know. I will post the weight.

November 18, 2008 •   So far sunshine this morning. Elk River is 3.5', falling and clear.

November 17, 2008 •   Late evening report: Elk and Sixes were both clear and low this afternoon. Over a dozen fishermen at the Hwy 101 / Elk River bridge. High fog dropped a little drizzle late day... who knows what tomorrows expected clouds will bring. One of the ODFW fish checkers dropped an email, best fishing is in the lower part of the river, and they witnessed salmon spawning in the tributaries.

Looks like the sun and dry weather may run out by the end of the week. Should see the same river conditions on the Elk and Sixes this morning.

November 16, 2008 •   Sunny again today. Elk River is 4.0' and clear. Pays to be in the right spot... fishing was good at the mouth of the river yesterday. No doubt the rains taking the river scent out farther to lure those fish back home. Good Luck. I keep hoping to run into ODFW and see how their count is going. They will be on the river through December doing their fish count, in case you haven't heard.

November 15, 2008 •   Again, another sunny day. Elk River is 4.4' and clear. Not much action this morning, heard of one fish caught.

November 14, 2008 •   Another sunny day. River is 5.1" and falling, color is emerald green.

November 13, 2008 •   THE SUN IS OUT! Rain on the beach yesterday totaled .59", last night we had another .16". Elk River is 6.5" and falling. About 2" of rain in the river canyon. River color is brown.

November 12, 2008 •   Rain on the beach totaled 1.10", Elk River is 4.8" and rising slowly, about 1.5" in the canyon. So far .31" of rain this morning, with some wind. River light green.

November 11, 2008 •   Thank you Veteran's for serving our country!
Weather is stormy as predicted, gusts hit 64 mph on the Cape last hour, under 20 most other local areas. Elk River is 4.2' and steady so far, with only .5" of rain. .51" so far on the beach.

November 10, 2008 •   Elk River is looking good...level is 4.6' and clear. A few fishermen at the Elk River/101 bridge yesterday afternoon. Sixes was a bit muddy late yesterday, but likely clearing up this morning.

November 9, 2008 •   1.26" of rain fell on the beach, Elk River had 2" of rain and the river level is 5.5' and a nice green.

November 8, 2008 •   Late evening UPDATE: Over an inch of rain fell on the beach today, expect more to have fallen in the Sixes and Elk river canyons. Stormy out today, with .39" of rain on the beach, Elk River is 4.1' and steady, 1" in the river canyon, the river is clear.

November 7, 2008 •   Just .08" of rain on the beach yesterday, no rain since midnight. Elk River canyon recorded .75" of rain yesterday. The river 4.6', and is emerald green and clearing.

November 6, 2008 •   1.45" yesterday on the beach with .08 today. Elk River is 5.6' with almost 3" of rain in the canyon last night.

November 5, 2008 •   Rain about .35 yesterday with another .39 already today. More rain on the way. Elk River is 4' and mostly clear. 10PM update: 1.38" of rain fell today. Look for rivers to be up.

November 4, 2008 •   Half dozen cars parked at Elk River/101 bridge. Sixes River is up and brown. Elk was still low and green late yesterday. We've had .69" of rain yesterday, .71" the day before. Winds were up in the 40s with a couple higher gusts on the cape. Can see a little hole of blue sky.

October 31, 2008 •   The storm is churning things up a bit. Please be careful fishing. Not much rain: .08 so far. Winds on the Cape are gusting in the mid 40s, with pretty steady 30+ mph winds.

October 30, 2008 •   Barely room for fisher-people. Numerous fish caught last night.

October 29, 2008 •   Rivers are low, but there are reports of fish being caught at the mouth of the Elk.

October 19, 2008 •   No rain yet. Just enough sprinkles to wet the ground. Still see a few boats in the Coquille & Rogue.

October 8, 2008 •   Sunshine today. Some rain due tomorrow with more sun for the weekend. Checked in with Five Star Charters in Gold Beach (saw about 10 or so boats at the mouth of the Rogue yesterday), fishing for Five Star continues to be worthwhile and they were headed out again today. Not enough rain to make any difference in the Sixes or Elk. Reality is, it's still to early for fishing on those rivers. Will be back when we have had a good rain.

October 7, 2008 •   Rain topped 1" with .28" since midnight. The total stands at 1.26". Probably not enough to encourage fish.

October 2, 2008 •   Fall is here, and the first bit of rain has fallen. Sorry to report it's not enough to cancel fire season or bring fish in. I've seen a few boats in the Coquille, no reports of fish.

August 31, 2008 •   Fall is almost here. Just a few more weeks before the official autumnal equinox. Will be back when we've had a good fall rain for fishing reports on Elk & Sixes.

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