Idaho Fish Report

Trout fishing on the Umatilla River, and its tributaries, closed Oct. 31. Bass and other warmwater species remain open all year. 

The fall Chinook and coho fishery on the Umatilla River will be open this year from Sept. 1 until Nov. 30 with a 3 adult, in aggregate, and 5 jack per day limit. The steelhead fishery will be closed from the Hwy 730 bridge to Three Mile Falls Dam (TMFD), but from TMFD to the CTUIR reservation boundary will remain open. 

Fishing on the Umatilla for fall Chinook and coho has been very good. Anglers averaged 1 fish per hour of fishing. There have been a total of 418 summer steelhead, 5475 fall Chinook and 3209 coho counted at TMFD. A total of 358 summer steelhead, 3689 fall Chinook and 2810 coho have been released above TMFD.  Anglers have been most successful using a egg set up for fall Chinook and small spoons for coho. The fish are in good condition still and the increased flows being release from McKay reservoir are helping to move fish into the system