As you may guess I have floated the Rogue as well and also found the fishing to be a bit slow. You may want to try the lower river, but then you end up with the sleds. I agree the rogue is great fun, but blossom will scar the *&^%$ out of a guy. Try the McKenzie in the Eugene area, or the Hoh. The McKenzie is no cake walk, and the Hoh is more likely to go out on you with warm weather and glacial run off.