Salmon and steelhead fishing opened on September 1. Counts at Three Mile Falls dam are beginning to pick up. Anglers can expect fishing to get better as more fish enter the river and water temperatures drop.

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. Targeting bull trout is NOT allowed in the Umatilla River.