South Umpqua River

Winter steelhead have started moving into the South Umpqua

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
1-17-2024
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Conditions remain the same this week. Winter steelhead have started moving into the South Umpqua. Some fish are being caught between Canyonville and Myrtle Creek from recent reports. The South Umpqua is muddy and high, but conditions should be good towards the weekend.‌

Anglers that catch a hatchery steelhead are encouraged to donate the snout at the ODFW office in Roseburg. Collection barrels are at many boat ramps on the South Umpqua. 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.

More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Wednesday, January 17th

John Day River: With recent warm and wet weather, steelhead are moving into the lower river
Alsea River: Some early winter steelhead have entered the Alsea River basin
Kilchis River: The Kilchis is on the way up today along with the rest of the North Coast Rivers
Miami River: The steelhead run on Miami will peak January through March
Necanicum River: The Necanicum River should have hatchery steelhead throughout the fishery and wild fish showing up this month
Nehalem River: The Nehalem is on the way up and will likely be high and off color for the week
Nehalem River- North Fork: The North Fork Nehalem has been getting moderate returns of hatchery winter steelhead
Nestucca River: Nestucca River Fishing Report
Siletz River: The bite has been steady over the holiday weeks
Siuslaw River: More fish have been entering the system
Three Rivers: Three Rivers should have hatchery steelhead in
Trask River: The Trask River is rising quickly today and may be high and off color all week
Wilson River: The Wilson River is rising quickly this afternoon and is predicted to peak early Friday morning
Yaquina River: Steelhead will likely take advantage of the recent rains to move quickly upriver
Agate Lake: Agate Reservoir has risen sharply and is now 43 percent full
Applegate Reservoir: Fishing for trout should be good
Applegate River: The release from the dam is 600 cfs, and the temperature at release is 41F
Ben Irving Reservoir: Conditions remain the same at Ben Irving getting muddy after lots of rain
Chetco River: The Chetco River Angler Caught Broodstock program has started for the year
Cooper Creek Reservoir: Rainy conditions over the last couple of weeks have made the lake muddir
Coos River: All the steelhead rivers in the Coos Basin were blown out with the recent storms
Coquille River: All the steelhead river in the Coquille Basin were blown out with the recent storms
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant is still at 17 percent full and filling very slowly
Galesville Reservoir: Trout fishing has been good from the shore using PowerBait
Garrison Lake: Good numbers of rainbow trout carry over in the lake, along with cutthroat
Illinois River: Illinois River Fishing Report
Lemolo Lake: Heavy recent snow will likely limit access to the reservoir and likely will start freezing soon
Rogue River- Upper: The release from Lost Creek Reservoir is 2,500 cfs and the temperature at release is 42.5F
Umpqua River: Steelhead are being caught throughout the river

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