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Feb 27
Oregon DWR
UMATILLA RIVER: fall Chinook, coho, summer steelhead, trout, bass, walleye
This season, more than 1,400 summer steelhead have migrated past Three Mile Falls dam. The cold, low-water conditions experienced in early February have given way to muddy, high-water conditions making fishing difficult this month. However, fishing should improve as water levels subside in March.
There is now a new regulation in place with a hook gap size that may not exceed 3/8 inch in the section of the Umatilla River above the CTUIR reservation. This new regulation is to protect bull trout and decrease the chance of hooking mortality. As a reminder, if you catch a bull trout, recognized by its white spots, please keep it in the water and release it as quickly as possible. No targeting of bull trout is allowed in the Umatilla River. Last updated 2/26/25
This season, more than 1,400 summer steelhead have migrated past Three Mile Falls dam. The cold, low-water conditions experienced in early February have given way to muddy, high-water conditions making fishing difficult this month. However, fishing should improve as water levels subside in March.
There is now a new regulation in place with a hook gap size that may not exceed 3/8 inch in the section of the Umatilla River above the CTUIR reservation. This new regulation is to protect bull trout and decrease the chance of hooking mortality. As a reminder, if you catch a bull trout, recognized by its white spots, please keep it in the water and release it as quickly as possible. No targeting of bull trout is allowed in the Umatilla River. Last updated 2/26/25