Idaho Fish Report
Updates for Umpqua River Mainstream and North
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
7-3-2024
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Mainstream:
Anglers are catching pink fin perch in the bay.
Some anglers are reportedly getting some large smallmouth. Early warm days are a great chance to catch some great bass. There is no bag limit on bass caught in the Umpqua. There are a few reports of some striped bass being caught in the lower sections.
Open for catch-and-release only for trout.
The river remains open for hatchery Chinook and one adult wild chinook a day and five adult wild Chinook for the year from July 1 – Nov. 30.
North:
A few summer steelhead are crossing Winchester Dam but very few hatchery steelhead can be found on the North Umpqua. Fishing for all Chinook on the North is closed.
There is NO HARVEST OF WILD ADULT OR JACK SPRING CHINOOK in the Umpqua this year. There is a telemetry project on spring Chinook this year and any Chinook caught with a radio tag in it must be released. This will include a few hatchery fish.