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Category Archives: North Umpqua River Fishing Reports
These North Umpqua Steelhead are easy
I spent three days on the Umpqua River last weekend, starting with a morning in Reedsport fishing for fall chinook. Salmon were in the river between the mouth and Dean Creek. We stumbled onto a couple good spots to fly … Continue reading
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North Umpqua summer steelhead, sleep deprivation, and collective insanity
We made it hard on ourselves, taking off for the North Umpqua Thursday night after last call. How many days ago, two? We left with no sleep, straight for the fly water. When I popped out of the truck that … Continue reading
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Late winter/early spring steelhead
The end of March is the time when people start to ask; are there many winter steelhead left? and when are the summer steelhead going to be in? The answer to the first question is, Yes! Although the major push … Continue reading
Jay Nicholas’ Salmon Fisher’s Journal: North Umpqua 1/8/10
Looks like Jay is at it again, reeling in big fish like the one he photographed (above) before releasing it last week. For the fascinating and mundane details of the fishing, the secret fly patterns, his companions, and the fun, … Continue reading
Another scenic skunking on the North Umpqua
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Wild North Umpqua Winter Steelhead safe for now
Communique from Bruce McIntosh, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Division Deputy Administrator, Inland Fisheries As the management of North Umpqua winter steelhead is of great interest to Oregonians, last week ODFW made the following decisions regarding the future … Continue reading
North Umpqua Steelhead Management: Charting the future
An interview with Jay Nicholas by Matt Stansberry. This is a huge document, so please use the table of contents below to navigate. CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. North Umpqua Fishery Management Proposal 3. Native Fish Conservation Policy 4. Unique Biology … Continue reading
Fishing with Frank Moore on the North Umpqua
Last week I had the chance to fish with Frank Moore and Pat McRae on the North Umpqua for summer steelhead. I drove down to meet them at lunchtime and fished the second half of one of the first rainy … Continue reading
More Lessons from the North Umpqua summer steelhead
My quest for North Umpqua chrome continued last weekend, this time with the help of an experienced young steelheader named Rob Kirschner. He was determined to guide me into a fish, and our first morning was a greatest-hits tour of the … Continue reading
North Umpqua steelhead recon — after the fire
As most of you are already aware, the North Umpqua produced over a week of incredible dry fly fishing just as the Williams Creek Fire was getting started. Remember those cloudy, misty days a week or two ago? While you … Continue reading
The North Umpqua Chronicles: Book excerpt by Pat McRae
If you’re in love with the North Umpqua, you need to read Pat McRae’s new book about fly fishing 12 months a year on Oregon’s finest wild steelhead river. You can pick up The North Umpqua Chronicles at the shop. … Continue reading
The North Umpqua Chronicles: Q&A with Pat McRae
Saturday, I was fishing with Pat McRae, author of the new steelhead diary The North Umpqua Chronicles on his home water – the famed pools of the North Umpqua. McRae’s book will be available in August — it covers fishing … Continue reading
North Umpqua Summer Steelhead Report
Having just returned from a 3-day, marathon fishing-trip to the North Umpqua, I wanted to share what I learned. Get ready, folks, this will be shocking. This internationally famed Oregon River is reputed to host runs of summer and winter … Continue reading
North Umpqua Winter Steelhead heating up
It would seem long in coming but the North Umpqua river is fishing well for wild steelhead. Tony Wratney and Jeff Carr of Summer Run Guide Service had a nice weekend on the North. Using a Sage 7136-4 Z-Axis Spey Rod a … Continue reading
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It’s all about North Umpqua winter steelhead
Fishing has been hot for Jeff Carr down on the North Umpqua this week. I haven’t sniffed a bite down there this winter, but I haven’t been fishing with Carr. Call the shop to book a trip with Jeff.