That is not what I'm hearing, it is in fact a red herring perpetrated by the guides in order cut down on the fishing pressure.
A similar situation occurred on the middle Rouge River with Sept-Oct bait ban.
All in the name of conservation, but the real reason was cutting out some of the competition.
I talked to a ODFW employee who attended the Roseburg meeting, and it is common knowledge what is going on.
It also looks like the bogus two month Rogue bait ban will be resined as well.