67th BEST FISHING-RETIREMENT LOCATION, GRANTS PASS, OR


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67th BEST FISHING-RETIREMENT LOCATION, GRANTS PASS, OR

Ivan Gillis

200 Best Fishing in Retirement Locations

Location Number 67:

Grants Pass, OR

Grants Pass is a city in, and the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on Interstate 5, northwest of Medford. Attractions include the Rogue River, famous for its rafting, and the nearby Oregon Caves National Monument located 30 miles south of the city. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 23,003. As of 2007, the population is 34,237.

In 1922, a group of local businessmen incorporated the Grants Pass Cavemen. Taking their name from the nearby Oregon Caves National Monument, this group was one of many groups of boosterism common in the United States at the time. For decades afterwards, this group would represent their city in countless public gatherings, dressed in furs and bearing clubs, performing such uncivilized acts as capturing female crowd members and politicians and putting them in their cages. To honor this group, in 1971 a fiberglass statue of a caveman was erected at the corner of Morgan Lane and Sixth Street. Grants Pass High School's mascot is also the caveman. The original monument was damaged by arson in 2004 and repaired in 2005.

True to its motto, "It's the climate!" Grants Pass enjoys a Zone 8 climate with hot, short summers and mild but pronounced winters with sharply defined seasons without the severe winter cold or enervating humidity. This climate zone differs from the rest of Western Oregon in that there is less ocean influence, cooler winters, and warmer drier summers.

The Rogue River runs through Grants Pass and many people come to the city to raft the river's world-class rapids. Visitors can also travel down the river on jetboats.

Boatnik is held every Memorial Day weekend in Grants Pass and is one of the years most popular events in Grants Pass, drawing many visitors to town. The activities start in Riverside Park with the Davis Shows Carnival. Friday includes the Boat Show on the River - 8:00pm to 9:00pm Sprints, Drags, and Hydros. Saturday morning is the well-known Boatnik parade. Sunday includes the Fireworks Display at Dusk at Riverside Park. Monday is the highlight of Boatnik featuring an F15 Flyover and the world famous white water hydroplane race.

During the winter, there are the Christmas murals on many downtown streets, along with Santa's arrival by train to the Town Square and a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony.

State Fish:

Chinook salmon Click this link for pictures and more information.

Types of Fish:

http://www.u-s-history.com/or/f/fishspec.htm

State Fish & Game Website: (Licensing requirements & Etc)

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/

Fishing Information Links:

http://www.aa-fishing.com/or/oregon-fishing.html

http://www.theguidesforecast.com/

http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=373

Income & Housing Costs Numbers:

Estimated median household income in 2006: $37,400 (it was $29,197 in 2000)