UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: Trout, bass
The South Umpqua River is open for trout from May 22-Sept. 15, catch and release only. Opens for bass on May 22. Smallmouth bass angling should be good. Last updated 6/11/25.
UMPQUA RIVER, NORTH: Steelhead, chinook
Summer steelhead angling is slow. This is mostly a catch-and-release fishery with very few hatchery summer steelhead. Only hatchery steelhead may be harvested.
Fishing is slow in the lower sections. The Swiftwater Park area has been fair, to good. Early forecast for spring Chinook in the North is low, but high enough for there to be some harvest. There will be 1 a day, 10 for the season limit on wild spring Chinook this year. Last updated 6/11/25.
UMPQUA RIVER, MAINSTEM: Steelhead, Chinook, shad, bass
Fishing has been slow for spring chinook. The river is running below normal water levels; boat operators should be aware. Also the moss is starting to appear which affects how long one's lure is working properly. With low forecasted returns, the main Umpqua will be closed to all harvest of wild spring Chinook. Only fin-clipped Chinook may be harvested. Anglers are catching good numbers of shad throughout the main Umpqua.
We have received a few good report of striper bass being caught in the lower sections.
Only hatchery steelhead may be harvested.
SMITH RIVER, Umpqua: Steelhead, stripers
Open for hatchery steelhead all year below Spencer Creek.
There have been reports of anglers catching good numbers of stripers in the lower sections.