Winter steelhead have started moving into the South Umpqua. Some fish are being caught between Canyonville and Myrtle Creek from recent reports. The South Umpqua may get muddy this weekend from rain but should be a good place to fish after the flows start to come down.‌

Anglers that catch a hatchery steelhead are encouraged to donate the snout at the ODFW office in Roseburg. Collection barrels will be deployed on the South soon. These snouts may contain a coded-wire tag that will help inform managers on the best release strategy to improve the program. Those who contribute snouts with coded-wire tags are entered into a monthly drawing for a gift card to Sportsman's Warehouse.