Anglers have had poor luck on the mainstem Umpqua over the past week with steelhead fishing slowing down and Chinook having yet to pick up. Recent rain has once again pushed up the flows and the river is very turbid. However, fishing may be decent over the weekend as the river clears up and we see a bit of warmer weather.

Spring Chinook runs until June 30. Wild spring Chinook may be harvested this year with a bag limit of 1 per day and 5 total from the mainstem Umpqua. This is in aggregate with the North Umpqua limit of wild Chinook of ten total Chinook per season. Anglers may still retain two adults per day, but only one may be wild (unclipped).

Anglers are encouraged to submit steelhead snouts in barrels stationed at many boat ramps throughout the Umpqua drainage, or at the ODFW office in Roseburg