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Jul 16
Oregon DWR
UMPQUA RIVER, MAINSTEM: Spring Chinook
Fall Chinook regulations Start July 1 through November 30. Anglers are finding a few early Chinook near Reedsport. Bass fishing is good. A few good reports of some large strippers have been reported.
The current 2026 bag limit for fall Chinook is one wild adult per day and 5 per season in aggregate between the mainstem Umpqua, Smith, and North Fork Smith rivers. There is no season for wild coho in these areas. Anglers can still retain two adult salmon per day, but only one may be a wild Chinook.
Last updated 7/16/26
Fall Chinook regulations Start July 1 through November 30. Anglers are finding a few early Chinook near Reedsport. Bass fishing is good. A few good reports of some large strippers have been reported.
The current 2026 bag limit for fall Chinook is one wild adult per day and 5 per season in aggregate between the mainstem Umpqua, Smith, and North Fork Smith rivers. There is no season for wild coho in these areas. Anglers can still retain two adult salmon per day, but only one may be a wild Chinook.
Last updated 7/16/26
Jul 16
Oregon DWR
SMITH RIVER, Umpqua: striped bass, trout, smallmouth bass
Please be aware Smith River below Sisters Creek and North Fork Smith below Bridge 10 are open for catch-and-release only for trout. Above these locations it is open for retention.
Smallmouth bass and striped bass are being caught in the tidewater sections. Angling for bass has been good. There are no harvest limits on any bass in the Smith River. There is also good access for angling since the Smith River Road follows the mainstem most of the time.
The current 2026 bag limit for fall Chinook is one wild adult per day and 5 per season in aggregate between the mainstem Umpqua, Smith, and North Fork Smith rivers. The is no season for wild coho in these areas. Anglers can still retain two adult salmon per day, but only one may be a wild Chinook. Last updated 7/16/2026
Please be aware Smith River below Sisters Creek and North Fork Smith below Bridge 10 are open for catch-and-release only for trout. Above these locations it is open for retention.
Smallmouth bass and striped bass are being caught in the tidewater sections. Angling for bass has been good. There are no harvest limits on any bass in the Smith River. There is also good access for angling since the Smith River Road follows the mainstem most of the time.
The current 2026 bag limit for fall Chinook is one wild adult per day and 5 per season in aggregate between the mainstem Umpqua, Smith, and North Fork Smith rivers. The is no season for wild coho in these areas. Anglers can still retain two adult salmon per day, but only one may be a wild Chinook. Last updated 7/16/2026
Jul 02
Oregon DWR
UMPQUA RIVER, MAINSTEM: Spring Chinook, Shad, Perch
Fall Chinook regulations Start July 1 through November 30. Bass fishing is good. A few good reports of some large strippers have been reported. Shad are available in the lower sections but is slowing down. . Been getting good reports from pink-fin perch anglers below marker 12.
The current 2026 bag limit for fall Chinook is one wild adult per day and 5 per season in aggregate between the mainstem Umpqua, Smith, and North Fork Smith rivers. The is no proposed for wild coho in these areas.
Last updated 7/2/26
Fall Chinook regulations Start July 1 through November 30. Bass fishing is good. A few good reports of some large strippers have been reported. Shad are available in the lower sections but is slowing down. . Been getting good reports from pink-fin perch anglers below marker 12.
The current 2026 bag limit for fall Chinook is one wild adult per day and 5 per season in aggregate between the mainstem Umpqua, Smith, and North Fork Smith rivers. The is no proposed for wild coho in these areas.
Last updated 7/2/26
Jul 02
Oregon DWR
SMITH RIVER, Umpqua: striped bass, trout, smallmouth bass
Please be aware Smith River below Sisters Creek and North Fork Smith below Bridge 10 are open for catch-and-release only for trout. Above these locations it is open for retention.
Smallmouth bass and striped bass are being caught in the tidewater sections. Angling for bass has been good. There are no harvest limits on any bass in the Smith River. There is also good access for angling since the Smith River Road follows the mainstem most of the time.
The current 2026 bag limit for fall Chinook is one wild adult per day and 5 per season in aggregate between the mainstem Umpqua, Smith, and North Fork Smith rivers. The is no proposed for wild coho in these areas. Last updated 7/2/2026
Please be aware Smith River below Sisters Creek and North Fork Smith below Bridge 10 are open for catch-and-release only for trout. Above these locations it is open for retention.
Smallmouth bass and striped bass are being caught in the tidewater sections. Angling for bass has been good. There are no harvest limits on any bass in the Smith River. There is also good access for angling since the Smith River Road follows the mainstem most of the time.
The current 2026 bag limit for fall Chinook is one wild adult per day and 5 per season in aggregate between the mainstem Umpqua, Smith, and North Fork Smith rivers. The is no proposed for wild coho in these areas. Last updated 7/2/2026