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http://www.dfw.state.or.usThe Smith often clears before others in the Umpqua Basin after high flows.
Winter steelhead fishing opened on Dec. 1 upstream to Bridge 10 (approx. 14.5 miles up the N.F. Smith R. rd.) on the North Fork Smith and upstream to Sisters Creek on the mainstem, and there have been recent reports of anglers catching steelhead on the mainstem. Retention is only allowed on adipose fin-clipped steelhead. Fishing should currently be solid with lower water levels but river levels are expected to rise this weekend.
Sturgeon fishing is catch-and-release only. The daily limit for striped bass is two per 24-hour period. Trout and Chinook are closed.
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Early season trout stocking is underway It’s not too early to be thinking about trout fishing – in fact, in several......
