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Jun 17
Oregon DWR
UMPQUA RIVER, MAINSTEM: Spring Chinook, Shad, Perch
The mainstem is closed to all harvest of wild spring Chinook including jacks. Hatchery fish are still able to be retained and there should be a decent run again this year. Chinook Angling is likely ending for the season but remains open until July 1 when it transitions to fall Chinook regulations. Bass fishing is good. A few good reports of some large strippers have been reported. Shad are available in the lower sections and good numbers are being caught. Been getting good reports from pink-fin perch anglers below marker 12.
The ODFW Commission will adopt inland fall salmon seasons at their meeting next week. The current proposal can be found on ODFW's webpage. The current proposal 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 6/18/26
The mainstem is closed to all harvest of wild spring Chinook including jacks. Hatchery fish are still able to be retained and there should be a decent run again this year. Chinook Angling is likely ending for the season but remains open until July 1 when it transitions to fall Chinook regulations. Bass fishing is good. A few good reports of some large strippers have been reported. Shad are available in the lower sections and good numbers are being caught. Been getting good reports from pink-fin perch anglers below marker 12.
The ODFW Commission will adopt inland fall salmon seasons at their meeting next week. The current proposal can be found on ODFW's webpage. The current proposal 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 6/18/26
Jun 17
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. 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 ODFW Commission will adopt inland fall salmon seasons at their meeting next week. The current proposal can be found on ODFW's webpage. The current proposal 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 6/18/2026
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. 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 ODFW Commission will adopt inland fall salmon seasons at their meeting next week. The current proposal can be found on ODFW's webpage. The current proposal 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 6/18/2026
Jun 11
Oregon DWR
UMPQUA RIVER, NORTH: steelhead, Chinook
A few early hatchery summer steelhead have crossed Winchester Dam.
In 2026, anglers may retain one wild adult Chinook per day and 10 for the season as well as 5 jacks per day through June 30. Early counts over the dam are good. Angling success is fair. Last updated 6/11/26
A few early hatchery summer steelhead have crossed Winchester Dam.
In 2026, anglers may retain one wild adult Chinook per day and 10 for the season as well as 5 jacks per day through June 30. Early counts over the dam are good. Angling success is fair. Last updated 6/11/26
Jun 11
Oregon DWR
UMPQUA RIVER, MAINSTEM: Spring Chinook, Shad, Perch
The mainstem will be closed to all harvest of wild spring Chinook including jacks. Hatchery fish are still able to be retained and there should be a decent run again this year. Chinook Angling is likely ending for the season, but remains open until July 1 when it transitions to fall Chinook regulations. Bass fishing is good. Shad are available in the lower sections and good numbers are being caught. Been getting good reports from pink-fin perch anglers below marker 12. Last updated 6/11/26
The mainstem will be closed to all harvest of wild spring Chinook including jacks. Hatchery fish are still able to be retained and there should be a decent run again this year. Chinook Angling is likely ending for the season, but remains open until July 1 when it transitions to fall Chinook regulations. Bass fishing is good. Shad are available in the lower sections and good numbers are being caught. Been getting good reports from pink-fin perch anglers below marker 12. Last updated 6/11/26
Jun 11
Oregon DWR
SMITH RIVER, Umpqua: striped bass, trout, smallmouth bass
Please be aware Smith River below Sisters Creek and North Fork Smith below Bridge 10open 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. 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. Last updated 6/11/2026
Please be aware Smith River below Sisters Creek and North Fork Smith below Bridge 10open 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. 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. Last updated 6/11/2026