This week should be a good chance to catch an early winter steelhead. As the flows come down and water starts to clear, anglers will have good conditions for fishing. It is still a bit early for the steelhead to be in great numbers, but they should be in great condition.‌

Anglers that catch a hatchery steelhead are encouraged to donate the snout in collection barrels at Scott Creek, Sawyer's Public, Elkton, Osprey, and James Woods boat launches or the ODFW office in Roseburg. These snouts may contain a coded-wire tag that will help inform managers on the best release strategy to improve the program. Those who contribute snouts with coded-wire tags are entered into a monthly drawing for a gift card to Sportsman's Warehouse. ‌

Chinook and coho runs should be mostly over now, but anglers might encounter some. Remember, only 1 wild Chinook and 5 per season can be kept in aggregate between the Umpqua, Smith and North Fork Smith.‌

There is NO HARVEST OF WILD COHO in the mainstem Umpqua this year. Anglers have been catching and releasing many wild coho.