Fishing conditions on the mainstem Umpqua are looking good this week. Chinook fishing has slowed as fish are moving upstream. Some anglers have been targeting shad, but no reports to verify if they are being successful. With the late snow melt, the peak of the shad run may be later than typical.

From June 1-Sept. 30, angling is prohibited at the mouth of all Umpqua River tributaries from Scottsburg Bridge upstream to River Fork boat ramp.  Angling is prohibited within 200 feet from all portions of a tributary’s mouth and in the tributaries themselves from the mouth to 200 feet upstream.

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).